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ISLAM, SPIRITUALITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE: A RETURN TO PROPORTIONS
Date:
Sunday 10th December 2006
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)
Speaker:
Dr Muzammal Hussain (Founder, London Islamic Network for the Environment)
"He created the heavens and the earth in true proportions" (Qur 'an: 39:5)
The destabilisation of our climate, through increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, is having profound implications for the planet. Atmospheric proportions have been altered, and whilst the signs of a warming world are already visible, should the climate system reach a tipping point there may be no way back. Mass famine and hundreds of millions of climate refugees could be one part of the unfortunate outcome. To prevent this catastrophe, humanity must change, otherwise change will be forced upon it. This short talk and discussion will touch on themes such as needs, nature, peace-building, khilafah (guardianship) and 'adl (justice) in the light of climate change. It will also explore how Muslims can engage effectively within their networks, and within the UK climate movement. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, offer insights, and also to hear about environmental campaigning LINE is actively involved with.
About the speaker:
Muzammal Hussain has been active with environmental campaigning for more than a decade. Whilst building strong links with the wider environmental movement, he was amongst the first to mobilise the UK Muslim community on climate change and GM foods. In 2004, he established LINE and has coordinated climate change actions that received extensive media coverage, including in the national press. He recently gained an MA in Environment, Development and Policy from Sussex University, writing his dissertation on Islam and climate change. He has spent 8 years working with IFEES (Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences) and has also been active with the World Development Movement. Along with outward campaigning he believes in the necessity, for individuals and groups, to integrate in themselves the very values that they wish to see in the world around them. Muzammal is also a medical doctor and has worked in the field of mind-body healing.
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