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Religion

Death Cry- Part Two !!!

January 18th, 2010Sami, the beduin.

Oh Almighty God! Oh merciful God! Who’s that god you extend your hands to Sheikh Buddha? Can he hear you? Does he see? … God forgive! Oh Great God of the celestial throne, where are you now??
I looked up into the extensive sky were the Sheikh was extending his hands, but I saw nothing, nothing [...]

VideoIs Khamenei stealing the wealth of Iran?

January 14th, 2010Ehsan Bakhtiar

A number of websites and videos are presenting evidence that the lifestyle of Ayatollah Khamenei is not as simple as he pretends. Check out two of the most interesting ones here:

Meet Noam Dolgin of the Green Zionist Alliance

December 3rd, 2009Green Prophet

Jewish religious values can help green The Holy Land.
Noam Dolgin is a Jewish environmental educator and the executive director of the Green Zionist Alliance (GZA). Based in Vancouver, Canada, he travels regularly around North America teaching about Jewish
environmental values and Israel’s environment.
Green Prophet sits down with Noam to learn a little more about the [...]

Ramadan Kareem

August 21st, 2009Shahrazad (Iran)

“There is nothing more beloved to God than a youth who turns to Him.” ~ Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
It’s so interesting that most muslim countries start Ramadan all together. Inshallah it plants more friendship among our nations and bring us peace and justice..
Ramadan Mubarak to all, my dear muslim and non-muslim friends

Get On The “Hajj” Train

May 2nd, 2009Green Prophet

(Millions of Muslims go on the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina every year. A new high speed train planned by Saudi Arabia is bound to make the journey smoother, cooler, and much more environmentally-friendly.)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has long been thought of as a country
where white gowned sheikhs drive luxury American, German, [...]

VideoMuslims Should “Waqf” for Water Because It’s Good for the Environment

November 22nd, 2008Green Prophet

The video (access it through this link) is a bit slow to start and speaks to a somewhat unsophisticated audience, but it introduces an important concept of charity in Islam (sadaqah jariyah), and why Muslims should support “Waqf” –– for the environment’s sake. Or at the very least political stability (see Doc’s Talk doomsday prophecy [...]

Environmental Conference for Imams Challenges Israeli Muslims to Go Green

August 19th, 2008Green Prophet

(Image credit marantzer)
Last Thursday fifty Muslim clerics gathered in Umm el-Fahm, Israel, for a conference to raise awareness regarding environmental issues among imams. The first of its kind, the conference was an important stepping stone in improving the quality of the environment in Israeli-Arab towns.
Organized partially by the director of Environmental Quality Unit [...]