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Practicing Shukr: Maintaining Hope Amid the Climate Crisis 

By Maryam Gamar Finding reasons to remain hopeful is becoming increasingly difficult in the face of the climate crisis. The more you learn, the more you may realize how severe human devastation of our planet has become. As Muslims, we have a tool to maintain hope and endurance as we participate in climate action. It […]

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Where the olive trees once stood: Ecocide in Gaza

By Aadil Nathani Indigenous peoples across the world have long maintained strong, reciprocal relationships with their lands and environments. In contrast, our resource-driven capitalist system has permitted, and in many cases encouraged, corporations to deforest, over-exploit, and deplete resources with minimal accountability. We see this in the deforestation of the Amazon and pollution of water […]

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Sustaining Sustainability: An Ethical Foundation

By Ahmad Deif The Islamic perspective on ethics provides  a compelling framework for understanding and shaping the moral principles that guide human behavior and structure our societies. This article suggests that applying this framework to sustainability efforts can help cultivate sustainable practices both at the individual level and within Muslim communities.  Islamic sources describe complete […]

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