Environmentalism In The Muslim World [Hardcover]

Richard C. Foltz (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2005

This is the first book to provide an overview of how Muslim activists are responding on the ground to the global environmental crisis. The detrimental effects of environmental degradation are felt most severely by the world's poor, a disproportionate number of whom are Muslims. Unfortunately, governments of Muslim societies have been slow to respond to environmental problems, while opposition movements as well have mostly chosen to focus on other issues. Nevertheless, environmental awareness and activism are growing throughout the Muslim world. This book offers chapters by leading Muslim environmentalists which survey environmental initiatives in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Malaysia. Issues are detailed pointing out both successes and failures and describing the unique challenges facing the world's very diverse Muslim societies in striving to balance development and social justice with preserving the integrity of the earth's life support systems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 150 pages
• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594543860
• ISBN-13: 978-1594543869
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,968,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Foltz (b.1961) is a cultural historian specializing in the Iranian world. He has also worked as a musician, film critic, and travel writer. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at Brown, Columbia, and the University of Florida. He is currently a professor in the Department of Religion at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. His work has appeared in over a dozen languages.