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Prince Charles commends Qur’anic teaching on the environment
The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) is an Islamic Environmental NGO, based in Birmingham with projects all over world, working for betterment of all, in our only home, planet Earth.
Prince Charles has commended a project in Zanzibar where IFEES played a major role. This project, which has received world wide acclaim, was the first ever in which environmental ethics derived from the Qur'an was taught. The Zanzibari fishermen stopped dynamiting coral reefs soon after they participated in the first workshop on Islam and Conservation in 1998. HRH the Prince of Wales said:
"These are schemes that are close to my heart, but the Oxford Centre keeps me informed of many others. Working in Muslim countries, the World Wildlife Fund has found that trying to convey the importance of conservation is much easier if it is transmitted by religious leaders whose reference is Qur'anic teaching. In Zanzibar, they had little success trying to reduce spear-fishing and the use of dragnets, which were destroying the coral reefs. But when the guidance came from the Qur'an, there was a notable change in behaviour. Or in Indonesia and in Malaysia, where former poachers are being deterred in the same way from destroying the last remaining tigers.” [www.princeofwales.gov.uk]
One World Week has a selection of Islamic resources that can be used to learn about Islam’s perspectives on a number of issues. To see these visit our resources page.
For more information about IFEES please contact David on
07956983609 or 01283 529767, e-mail info@ifees.org.uk or visit the website at www.ifees.org.uk