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Eco-Muslim, Professor Ali’s Islamic Eco-Rap

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Holland, where religious tolerance has been known since the 16th century, proposes a step backwards to the Dark Ages. Although here on Green Prophet we...

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Need some ideas to help inspire Muslims on environmental issues? Here are my ten top tips... As much as I'd like to tell you that...

Ohev Sholom is America’s First Jewish “Energy Star”

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A Guide To Green Blogging For Muslims

Want to attract Muslim readers and help them switch to a green way of life? Well, here's how. A couple more weeks of blogging...

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A multi-level tomb in Tiberias, Israel, shows how one space may house the remains of several family members. In Judaism, respectful care of human...

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Traditional Jewish burials: guidelines to a green farewell. The recent controversy over arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden's burial at sea has piqued an interest in eco-funerals...

Help Save The World’s First Green Synagogue

Help save the world's first green synagogue which is currently under threat of closing down due to financial difficulties Here at Green Prophet, nothing makes...

Connecting the Profound: Jewish Passover and the Environment

Tomorrow night the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. The holiday marks the time when the Israelities left Egypt as slaves, and entered the land...

Project to Reduce Water and Electricity Consumption in 300 Mosques in Dubai

The 'Green Mosques' project hopes to help conserve water and electricity at 300 mosques- and save around US$1.5 million every year Water scarcity in the...

Make Your Own Green Purim Costume

Design your own environmentally-friendly Purim costume this year. For kids, the most important part of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim is the costume....

Part 2: Weighing up the Green (and Not So Green) Aspects of Hajj

According to our calculations, a pilgrimage to Mecca from the UK releases more tonnes of carbon than the average French person does in...

Celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Purim the Old-Fashioned Way

Cooking and baking are one way that Jews celebrate the Purim holiday of salvation. Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim on the 14th day of...

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