Islam, Aikido & the Environment

There are two interesting posts on the environment over at [Greater Democracy]. As one of the organizers of the Greater Democracy blog, I hope these are but the first of many exchanges on environmental issues from a wide range of perspectives.

The first is [Islam: Environmental Protection] by Professor Dr. Farooq Hassan, President Pakistan Ecology Council.

The second is [Islam, Aikido, and Environmental Sustainability] by M. D. McDonald.

I hope you will take the time to read both essays and comment on them, either here or over on Greater Democracy.

-- JockGill

JaneMarsching Says:

I was listening to the Boston WBUR public radio station today –the program was science Friday with Ira Flato–the discussion was about a court case about EPA power and about how a democratic Congress would address Climate Change. It was a great discussion and you can listen here
but all the time I was thinking, but what about the oil producing nations? It seems that our thinking around Islam is totally focused on stereotypes and extremist views, and not on the rich and inspiring central tenets of the faith. Your two posts make this abundantly clear. I wonder if Al Gore or Laurie David have read those talks? I wonder if the next movie they should make would be The Climate of our Globe, a movie that looks at international politics, faith, and Climate Change.

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