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Book Review: Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Culture

Arwa reviews the book by Richard C. Foltz, Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Culture, Oneworld Publications Following the controversy during Eid Al-adha and allegations...

This Is What A Muslim Vegetarian Looks Like

Arwa meets three Muslim vegetarians from around the world whose views, lifestyles and paths to vegetarianism couldn't be more diverse and distinct When I was...

The Tooth That Changes Everything

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Follow the top 10 Middle East environment news stories of 2010. With 2011 a few days away, we wanted to reflect on the stories that...

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Book Review: Loving Leo Hickman’s ‘The Good Life’

Want a reference book to living ethically? Want to know the truth about the costs of globalisation and profit-driven business...

5 Things A “Green” Writer Wants For Christmas

After giving up the consumer lifestyle, Tafline reflects on how her Christmas list has evolved. It might not be what you'd expect. In four years,...

A Lost Civilization Under the Persian Gulf?

Could the stories of a lost city of Atlantis, first noted by Herodotus and Plato, have some basis in fact? A "Persian Gulf Oasis"...

Sufi Poetry: Lessons In Nature & Leadership

Eco-spiritual inspiration in Sufi poetry. Sufis, followers of the mystic sect of Sufism, have a deep reverence for nature and nowhere is this more obvious...

The Islamic New Year: A Time To Reflect

As the Muslim world marks the Islamic new year, Arwa reflects on the past 12 months of environmental action (and inaction) in the Middle...

Jordanians Urged To Pray For Rain

An unprecedented absence of rain in the Middle East has Jordanians praying in Amman As the water crisis in Jordan deepens, the country's ministry of...

Climate Change and Hanukah – A Connection?

The 8-day Jewish holiday of Hanukah starts tonight. Is there a connect with climate change?

Obama Tried to Get Saudis on Board at Copenhagen, Wikileaks Reveals

ClimateWire has revealed that leading up to the UN meeting at Copenhagen last December, the Obama administration leaned hard on the Saudis to get...

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