Turkish Professor İbrahim Özdemir is a prominent Muslim environmentalist. He has been involved in the drafting of Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change  and in Al Mizan Project within the UN Environment Program. He has recently authored the excellent book Care for Creation; An Islamic Perspective  where he explains, in detail, how Islam is a “genetically environmentalist religion”. In his book (115 pages) there are almost...

Ibrahim Ozdemir, 02/06/2023 As usual, I talked with some of my nephews yesterday late afternoon. They told me they were concerned about my health and well-being when they learned of the severe cold on Friday and Saturday in MA. A few hours later, I was informed that an earthquake had hit Turkey and my hometown. On early Monday, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that...

The forword to the last book published by Viverealtrimenti: Care for Creation; An Islamic Perspective, authored by Turkish Professor İbrahim Özdemir. The book is available both in paper and digital format.   «We are facing a global emergency. Our scientists tell us that human-induced climate change brought on by the burning of fossil fuels has taken the human race and our fellow species into the sixth mass extinction event of life on...

In Care for Creation; An Islamic Perspective Prof. İbrahim Özdemir explains, quoting the Holy Qu’ran, the aHadith and some Sufi authors, how Islam is a “genetically environmentalist religion”. Therefore, he invites all members of the international Muslim community (Ummah) to be more mindful about the environment and more active within eco-logical movements. Indeed, the “care for creation” is a crucial duty of every authentic...

Britain’s then Prince Charles admires modern Islamic art pieces at the Qasr Al-Taz School for traditional arts in Cairo during his tour of the city on 21 March 2006 (AFP)   Author: Professor Ibrahim Ozdemir, Uskudar University, Director, Forum on Environmental Ethics ib60dmr@gmail.com   Plato’s dream came true after twenty-four centuries, and we finally have an environmental king or green king: Charles III. Plato, one of the...