95% halal and freedom friendly, Zaufishan is our eco-Muslim reporter from England, UK.
Zaufishan reports from her environment blog http://www.theecomuslim.com/ and is creator of the media savvy group site http://www.muslimness.com.
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Islamic New Year – Staying Green Since 622CE
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Astronomical time savers, renewable faith and eco-terrorism. Another year has passed of the Islamic calendar. Over a thousand years since the first eco-mosque, but are Muslims any more greener at the end of it?
Why Muslims Don’t Drink Alcohol
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Alcoholism creates addiction and affects health. But for Muslims, not drinking is a command from God. While alcohol has its medicinal uses, the negative outweigh the bad and Islam says ‘halal wine’ is promised to only those who abstain from the bad.
Eco-Wudhu and Islam’s Bright Relationship to Water
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Wudhu (woo-dhoo) is a Muslim’s ritual wash before any act of worship. Wudhu is a control switch, a health check, a reminder of liquid blessings. But how can wudhu make the Islamic faith even greener?
If It’s Not Organic, It’s Not Halal (4 Ethical Zabiha Principles)
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If the meat’s zabiha – slaughtered according to Islamic law – is it always halal? Yes, there is a difference. Zaufishan explains how the ethics in Muslims’ meat-eating religion, embraces animal welfare, organic living and vegetarianism.
7 Tips for a Sustainable Eid-ul-Adha Festival
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Sacrifice is Muslims’ way of giving back to community, the poor and God. But consumerism had turned the Eid-ul-Adha festival into another “Eid-mas”. See our doable ideas on what you could be giving up after Hajj season and share your own.
Micro-Financed Straw Houses For Pakistan Are Quake-Proof
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Environmentally-friendly designed straw bale houses are energy efficient and earthquake resistant. Pakistan’s poorest groups rebuild lives through Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB) micro-financed project.
Landmark Wind Power Plant To Be Built In Pakistan
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Amidst economical concerns and heavy reliance on fossil fuels, Pakistan’s first private wind turbine gains $169 mil in international investment through Turkish company Zorlu Enerji.
Trees4Life Tell British Muslims To Plant Trees In Palestine And Reduce Waste
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British Muslim environment campaign Trees4Life explains why Islam encourages tree planting, with hopes to to reduce carbon emission and reforest Middle Eastern/Asia regions, in an exclusive Green Prophet interview.
World’s First Turkish Womb Transplant Is A Success
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“If God allows, we will hold our baby in our arms”. 21-year-old Derya Sert (right) and her doctor Omer Ozkan pose for a photograph before her medical operation Derya Sert is the 21 year old who had the world’s first…
A Thousand Student Scouts Clean Jeddah Shores
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Jeddah’s beaches have notoriously been used as a local sewage dump. But almost a thousand patriotic students swept the corniche clean for Saudi Arabia’s National Day to stand by keeping the country litter-free.
