Dubai’s first carbon free mosque
The greenest mosque in the Middle East is in Dubai.
Religion
The Taliban bans women’s voices, non-Muslim friendships and visits to national park
Women in the Taliban-controlled country of Afghanistan are already banned from showing their bodies and faces in public. A new blow to dehumanizing women is the ban of the sound of women's voices in public. Like the regime in Iran that controls women singing in public and showing their hair, the restrictions in Afghanistan are more fierce and among them bans women from being friends with non-Muslims and from entering national parks:
The Jewish mystical world and water
Judaism is rich with water symbolism and environmentalism spanning back centuries.
What the Jewish Talmud says about the environment
The Talmud, a the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology, would grow so large that a person who read a folio a day would complete one cycle of the Talmud in seven and half years. To the surprise of many, buried among these pages are jewels of information about the “environment”.
Maldive’s environment minister jailed for being a witch
The Maldives president has jailed his environment minister over fears she's been doing witchcraft.
At least 20 Hajj pilgrims dead from shocking 125 degrees F Saudi heat wave (GRAPHIC)
They weren't prepared for 116F or 47C degree heat: about 20 people have died from Jordan and Iran and more are missing amid the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Officials to urge worshippers to avoid the blistering heat as climate change take its toll on the region.
Quran guidelines on how to be ecological in the Muslim faith
Similar to Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si’ published in 2015, Al-Mizan is an Islamic-inspired global call to head the cries of the people and the earth seeking to inspire billions of people from all religions in all parts of the world to tend to our one planet, our home.
The Muslim headscarf and caring for “hijab hair”
In the diverse tapestry of Islamic culture, the hijab stands as a symbol of modesty, identity, and faith for Arab and Muslim ladies. We firmly believe wearing a hijab or a Muslim head scarf should be an act of faith and a woman should always decide. Some women believe the hijab is empowering. But how to avoid nasty hijab hair?
Solar panels save these sisters in Lebanon
A Christian aid organization helps power up orphanage in Lebanon
Repression of Bahai’s in Iran “a crime against humanity”
Iranian authorities’ decades-long systematic repression of Baha’is amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Muslim Climate Watch and the Green Ramadan Calendar Download 2024
Here is a Ramadan Creation Care calendar, to print and post in your masjid or at home.
Interview with eco-Islam scholar and 11 books for sustainable Muslims
Core ideas and reading list for every Muslim who wants to be more sustainable.
Black churches protected in America with $4 million fund
Black churches stand as timeless bastions of faith, resilience, and achievement in communities across America. These sacred spaces have been the birthplace of movements, the planning grounds for change, and a refuge for those seeking solace.
Meet Vita Sapien’s founder Guy Lane
Vita is very different from the normal sort of religion we are familiar with as it doesn't hold a position on the existence of God/s or an eternal soul. Instead, it is a nature-based religion devoted to our Living Planet.
Child bride hangs for murdering her husband
Child bride at 15 hangs for killing her abuser husband.