Religion

Core ideas and reading list for every Muslim who wants to be more sustainable.

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.

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 at 15 hangs for killing her abuser husband.

Over in the United States, Green Muslims want to share their love of faith and the natural world and invite the public to join in on a Zoom call on the top of Islam and the Environment. The Zoom call on Dec. 7 at Noon, DC time, is part of a monthly series with this one highlighting Islamic approaches to environmental care. 

The despotic enforcers of the "hijab law" have claimed another victim. In a mysterious incident reported a few weeks ago in international press, a young woman Armita Geravand, just 17 was injured on the Tehran Metro in Iran. She was in a coma for a few weeks and has since died.

Muslims used stones for warding off the evil eye. A pile of unusual magical objects was uncovered in Israel and believed to be used by sorcerers helping pilgrims on their way to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. 

All about keeping kosher and lists of what is necessary in order to be kosher. It also includes why it may be better for the environment.

Meet David Pearlman Paran, an eco rabbi helping to bring faith into current sustainability questions

The Quran, which is the central religious text of Islam, contains several verses that prohibit the consumption of alcohol. There are clear commands from the Muslim God Allah to abstain from intoxicants, including alcohol and cannabis, in order to attain success in life.

Yonatan Neril is an eco-rabbi. Catch him in Davos making climate change through faith.

Those attending the World Cup in Qatar may be culture-shocked into learning that alcohol is banned in Muslim countries. Why is this?

The Islamic regime in Iran has lost its head and control over women who refuse to wear the Islamic state's stringent dress codes, and the hijab.

A young Iranian woman, 22, has died in custody after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for improper clothing. Her death sparked anger on social media under her name #MahsaAmini.

A candid letter by a Muslim woman who shares the pleasures of female circumcision.