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Let’s seize this opportunity to ‘flatten the curve’ of air pollution

Let’s seize this opportunity to ‘flatten the curve’ of air pollution

By Dr. Hind Al-Abadleh While major news outlets track the number of illnesses — and deaths — caused by COVID-19, I have been looking for articles that report data on the concentration ofpollutants [https://www.compoundchem.com/2015/05/05/atmospheric-pollutants/] used as indicators for air quality. And in conversations with friends

Laurier philosophy professor to speak on climate change and the Anthropocene epoch

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University

Laurier philosophy professor to speak on climate change and the Anthropocene epoch

Byron Williston [https://www.wlu.ca/faculty-profiles/arts/byron-williston.html], associate professor in Wilfrid Laurier University’s Philosophy program [https://www.wlu.ca/programs/arts/undergraduate/philosophy-ba/index.html], will speak on his newly released book, The Anthropocene Project [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-anthropocene-project-9780198746713?cc=ca&lang=

Ontario’s Sex-ed Battle Enters a Dangerous Phase

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Ontario’s Sex-ed Battle Enters a Dangerous Phase

By John Milloy [http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/ontarios-sex-ed-battle-enters-a-dangerous-phase/milloy/] (May 29, 2015) – The debate around Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum is entering a dangerous phase. As media coverage moves on, myths have started to solidify and a convenient narrative has taken hold about a secular society trampling

Chapel Hill and the way forward

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Chapel Hill and the way forward

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2015/vigils-and-prayers-across-north-america-for-3-muslims-murdered-in-north-carolina/unc_muslim-students2/] By Hind Al-Abadleh (February 20, 2015) – Like everyone else, I was shocked to the core when I learned of the shooting in Chapel Hill last week that led to the heinous murder of three young, bright seekers of knowledge and

The “Muslim” response to climate change?

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The “Muslim” response to climate change?

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2014/the-muslim-response-to-climate-change/album-photo-cefic-indd/] By Hind Al-Abadleh The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) started releasing reports on their fifth assessment of the status of the climate starting in September 2013. The latest report on adaptation and mitigation came out last Sunday, April 13. The

Let’s put ‘Eco’ back into Economics

Let’s put ‘Eco’ back into Economics

[http://127.0.0.1/wp/2012/lets-put-eco-back-into-economics/suzuki-2/] By Hind Al-Abadleh On Wednesday October 17, 2012, environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki and economist Jeff Rubin brought their eco tour to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. I had the pleasure of being among the hundreds who attended the evening, which was

Our relationship with food – should we really care?’

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Our relationship with food – should we really care?’

By Hind Al-Abadleh (July 24, 2011) – Most of us now are enjoying summer and waiting with exciting anticipation the beginning of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims. Those people who observe the month of fasting are usually keen on gaining spiritual revival through personal reflections on past events and regular

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On observing Earth Hour on March 26

By Hind Al-Abadleh Earth Hour (http://www.earthhour.org) is coming up this year on Saturday March 26, 2011 starting at 8:30 p.m. Many, if not all Canadian cities, will be observing this 4-year old global event that started as grassroots environmental initiative in Sydney, Australia. Of all

Prof. Hind Al-Abadleh: Reuniting faith and the environment

By Pauline Finch The first time I saw Anglicans and Muslims interacting, even collaborating for one another’s mutual benefit, wasn’t in real life. No, you guessed it; I was watching “Little Mosque on the Prairie.” But amid the laughter and goofiness of it all, there were sparks of

Toronto Faith Communities Respond to the Environmental Challenge

(March 11, 2010) – People of faith came together on Sunday, March 7th at the Green Awakening/Greening Sacred Spaces Annual Leaders Forum to discuss the biggest challenge to the welfare of life on earth – the destruction of the natural environment. “Care for the environment is considered to be the same

A Catholic perspective on the theology of Tariq Ramadan

By Hind Al-Abadleh On Friday, February 12, 2010, Professor Gregory Baum from the Centre Justice et Foi and McGill University delivered a public lecture at the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON. The title of his talk was Islam and Democracy: A Catholic Perspective on Reform

Through religious lens: combating climate change

By Hind Al-Abadleh (December 10, 2009) – As world leaders gather in Copenhagen this week (Dec 7-18, 2009) to negotiate reductions in emissions of gases causing climate change, citizens of the world should continue the task of examining their value systems that define their relationship with the Natural world. For Muslims

Environmentally-friendly Practices in Ramadan, a Religious Duty

By Hind Al-Abadleh (AUGUST 30, 2009) – Every year, Muslims around the world observe the fasting in the month of Ramadan (9th month in the Islamic calendar) as it is one of the five pillars of the religion of Islam. Numerous articles have been written on the relative magnitude of reward

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University

“Where is home, Ma’am?” - Reflections of a new Canadian

By Hind Al-Abadleh (August 22, 2009) – I was returning from a short road trip to the U.S. to attend a friend’s wedding. This is a routine question that the border officer asks every person presenting a Canadian passport to enter Canada. However, answering this question made me experience

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'Arts, Culture and Religion – Friends or Foe?’

(August 3, 2009) – MuslimFest 2009 held an Open Discussion Forum on the role of Arts and Culture in a Muslim’s life during the festival that took place at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga this past weekend. The question up for discussion was ‘Arts, Culture and Religion – Friends or

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Elevating the Friday Sermon

By Hind Al-Abadleh (June 18, 2009) – For most Muslims, Friday is not only the last work day in a given week, but a much anticipated day when a visit to the masjid (mosque) for Friday prayers means spiritual re-charging and fulfillment of a religious obligation on believing men. Yet, a