Green Ramadan Webinar

Earth Day

Wednesday 22^nd April 2020

2.00pm – 3.30pm 

To prepare for Ramadan and to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of Earth Day, the Bahu Trust is organising a reflective webinar on how to prepare for this holy month and our Islamic responsibility towards environmental stewardship. We currently have two pressing emergencies facing us; the coronavirus pandemic which is forcing us to observe Ramadan in a way that we have never experienced, and climate change which represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable.

To attend this free webinar, please register here

Speakers

Sarah Joseph OBE – Reflections on Ramadan & Covid-19

Sarah is a writer, broadcaster, internationally recognised public speaker, and entrepreneur. Renowned for her independent and innovative thinking, she has addressed audiences the world over. Sarah has spent almost 25 years in various forms of media. In 2003 she founded emel – a brand which first created the concept and then detailed the progression of Muslim Lifestyle. She says her favourite emel issues include the “EcoJihad” issues that raise issues of environmental stewardship from a Muslim perspective. Sarah was awarded an OBE in the June 2004 Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for services to interfaith dialogue and the promotion of women’s rights. She has been listed as one of the UK’s most powerful Muslims in the Muslim Power 100

Hafiz Dr Ather Hussain al Azhari – Ramadan, Isolation & Mental Health

Dr. Hafiz Ather Hussain al-Azhari is an Imam, writer and researcher. Between 1996 and 1999, he studied at al-Azhar University in Cairo, the oldest seat of Islamic learning in the world. He specialised in Hadith Studies, and graduated in BA principles in Theology in 1999.  Upon returning to England, he joined the University of Birmingham to study BA Political Science, and he graduated with First Class Honours in 2003. In 2006, he completed his MPhil in Theology on the al-Jaml of al-Khatib al Baghdad and in 2012, he completed his PhD in Theology (on the Nuzha of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani), all at the same university. He has translated several Islamic texts from Urdu to English, most notably Tafseer Imdad al-Karam (volume one), by M.I.H Pirzada and Surah al-Fatiha by Allama Ghulam Rasul Sai’di. In collaboration with Dr. Allama Muhammad Shaid Raza Na’imi OBE. Hafiz Ather has given many talks on contemporary issues such as mental health, materialism, fake news and environmentalism. Dr. Hafiz Ather Hussain lives in Leicester with his wife and three daughters, Aisha, Aarifa and Aaliya.

Alessandra Palange – Green Ramadan at Home

Alessandra Palange, also known as Safiyah by family and friends, is a mum of four young children. She’s a Phd student researching Islamic online education and activism. She’s also a member of Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) National Citizens’ Assembly Working Group and XR Faith Communities. She has been concerned about environmental issues since a young age, but her passion for living a life in harmony with nature has rekindled in recent years through her interest in natural crafts.

Kamran Shezad – The Prophet’s Ramadan

Kamran Shezad is the Sustainability Lead for the Bahu Trust and the Climate Change Advisor to the Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB). He has developed a number of faith based community toolkits, video messaging campaigns and resources to promote sustainability and positive environmental behaviour for various faith communities.  He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability (Strategy & Management), has been awarded ‘chartered environmentalist’ status by the Society for the Environment (SocEnv), and is a full member of the Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA).

To attend this free webinar, please register here