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ENVIRONMENTAL THOUGHT IN ISLAM
Date:
Sunday 12th June 2005
Time: 2.15pm to 4.45pm
Venue: 4nd Floor, Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London, W1T 4LU (entrance on the corner of Charlotte Street); Nearest Tube: Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Guest Speaker: Rebecca Findlay
This months talk will look at how modern Islamic Scholars have used the Qur'an and Sunna to establish an Islamic environmental perspective. Several core Islamic beliefs will be taken and we will discuss whether these beliefs can be interpreted to understand Islam as ‘Green'.
Within the meeting there will also be an opportunity to hear about current LINE activities and how to get involved with upcoming environmental projects.
About the speaker:
Rebecca Findlay specialised in Islam for her Masters degree in Religious Studies from Edinburgh University . Her Masters year was spent looking at how various world religions – including Islam, dealt with the concept of environmentalism. Previously she ran an animal rights group in Edinburgh and is a voluntary press officer for the Green Party. She is married to Ahmed – an Egyptian born Muslim.
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