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London Mosques Start Beekeeping Trend – INTERVIEW
Two mosques in London have taken up beekeeping – and there are plans to encourage more to join the quest to save dwindling bee populations When Kingston mosque in London introduced between 10,000 and...
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The Eco-Mosque Checklist – 7 Steps To A Greener Mosque
From edible gardens to green bank accounts, I look at the top 7 things every eco-mosque should have As the days creep into weeks and months, it seems that an entire year has passed and Ramadan has come...
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Plants Of The Quran: Pomegranate
The princely pomegranate, ar-Rumm in Arabic, is mentioned in the Qur’an as one of the many delicious rewards awaiting in Paradise. Its numerous uses in cooking and medicine, as well as its beautiful...
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New Mekkah Mega-Scheme On The Way
A German company has just secured the contract for a mega project in Mekkah which will house around 160,000 inhabitants Despite reassurances that Mekkah would take a more considered approach to...
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Ramadan Food Waste and Green Tips for Cutting it Down
Muslims will probably throw away more than 40 percent of all food prepared daily during the upcoming Ramadan – read our food saving tips below According to Bahraini environmentalist Mohammed Aman, food...
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Embracing a Greener Ramadan
Green iftars, and sustainable ways Muslims can approach the holy month of Ramadan. The holiest month of the Islamic year, Ramadan, began last Friday, 20 July. This Ramadan, many Muslims are looking at...
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5 Fun and Festive Ramadan Crafting Ideas (PHOTOS)
While away the long, hot hours of fasting with these fun and festive crafting ideas for Ramadan In times of stress, I turn to sewing and crafting. Colouring in and cutting out shapes, gluing, stitching...
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Middle East’s Olympians Exempted from Ramadan Fasting
Islamic scholars decree that Muslims athletes participating in the Olympic games are exempted from fasting. Throughout Ramadan, Muslims must refrain from eating or drinking from dawn to sundown. The...
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What Can Islam Do For The Environment? Lots, Actually…
Answering (or at least attempting to answer) what now feels like an age-old question What can Islam do for the environment? That’s a question I have been asking myself for some years now and, in all...
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Film Review: ‘The Blessed Tree’– An Interfaith Meeting Under The Shade of Nature
Under a solitary tree in the desert, a young Prophet Muhammed met with the Christian monk Bahira. This documentary charts the importance of this chance meeting. The Blessed Tree is a short and...
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Cambridge’s Eco Mosque Finally Granted Permission (PHOTOS)
Years after it was first announced, the Cambridge eco mosque has finally received planning permission. Back in 2010, we reported that the Cambridge Muslim community was planning to build Europe’s first...
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Halal & Organic – The Skincare Range That Cares About The Planet
Faiza Hussain, who has started a small online business selling halal and organic skincare products, tells us why she ditched the chemical-laden products she used to love Like most women, Faiza...
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Green Muslim Blogger Muaz Nasir Says Spiritual Connection With Nature Is Key...
We speak to Muaz Nasir about his faith-focused environmental work in Canada and why the Muslim community can’t afford to sideline climate change “The environment is something everyone should be...
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Bosnian Walks 3,600 Miles to Mekkah
Senad Hadzic walked for 314 days and crossed six countries from his village in Bosnia to get to Mekkah in time for Hajj Last year we covered the amazing story of two South African Muslims who had...
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Angry Cow Murders Its Gazan Slaughterer During Muslim Eid Festival
Amateur slaughterers are often injured on the job. Should slaughtering be left to the professionals? The annual Hajj pilgrimage, on which we wrote about efforts to make it more green, has also become...
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5 Inspiring Green Prophet Stories and People Of 2012
For Green Prophet, I often write about (let’s face it) depressing issues such as climate refugees and environmental conflicts in which everyone pays the price but I do sometimes get to write about some...
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The Big Ask – Is Islamic Sustainability The Answer To Our Green Prayers?
I interview Professor Al Jayoussi about Islamic notions of sustainability and whether they could ever be seen as universally applicable In a previous post, I raised concerns over what an Islamic...
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Green ‘Khutbah’ Muslim Sermon Campaign Launches Today
Today marks the first annual ‘Green Khutbah Day’ which also coincides with Earth Day 2013 Muslims have been asked to encourage their spiritual leaders, imams, to devote this Friday Khutbah or sermon...
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Faith Leaders Unite Against The Illegal Wildlife Trade
Religious organisations are working with conservation groups to help end the consumer demand for products supplied by the illegal wildlife trade A major initiative linking religions and conservation...
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Muslims in Myanmar Forced to Two Child Limit
While limiting children, or not having them at all, is a good way to fight global warming and the demise of our poor planet, there is nothing more inhumane in being told how many children you can...
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