Islamic Water Management

Amery, Hussein A.

doi:10.1080/02508060108686949

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“…In addition, religious attitudes and perceptions have been studied for sanitation planning in growing cities of developing countries (Avvannavar and Mani 2008;Nawab et al 2006). Finally, the role of religion has been a significant aspect of discussions of water pollution of the major rivers of India, including the holy Ganges River (Ahmed 1990;Alley 1994;Benvenisti 2008;Haberman 2006;Amery 2001;Ramakrishnan 2003;Faruqui et al 2001). How religious values, perceptions, and practices inform household solid waste management, apart from the disposal of household waste in rivers, has thus far received little attention, however.…”

Section: Religion and Urban Environmental Issuesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Waste and Worldviews

Allison

2015

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The global trend tow ard urbanization has led to increasing waste challenges, especially in developing countries. Although Bhutan is still one of the w orld's least developed countries, its economy and capital city have grown rapidly during the past two decades, causing solid waste production to outstrip management capacity. The governm ent instituted new waste m anagem ent initiatives in 2007, but they gained little traction. Ethno graphic research in communities across the country revealed competing paradigm s about the identification of waste, the disposition of waste, and household practices of waste management. Vajrayana Buddhism, the dom inant religion throughout much of the country, profoundly shapes local beliefs and practices. Local environmental imaginaries and cultural concerns about ritual pollution have conflicted w ith technocratic manage ment protocols, leading to confusion and incompletely implemented policies. Waste m anagem ent policies m aybe more effective if they engage with the values and practices inherent in a lived religion that contributes to cultural understandings of waste.

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Section: Religion and Urban Environmental Issuesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Waste and Worldviews

Allison

2015

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“…Other research, from history and religion, has documented the long-standing cultural traditions that use emotional connections to water (e.g., lakes, wells, rivers) as powerful motivators to action and worship (Amery, 2001;Blackstock, 2001;Faruqui, Biswas, and Bino, 2001;Gibbs, 2009;Hamlin, 2000;Voeller, 2011).…”

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Original Article: Women's “Choices” and Canadian Water Research and Policy: A Study of Professionals' Careers, Mentorship, and Experiential Knowledge

Wolfe

2014

Environmental Practice

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This article is an investigation of the different factors that potentially influence the career choices of Canadian female professionals working in water research and policy (WRP).This community was broadly defined as any Canadian engineers, technicians, biologists, planners, economists, scholars conducting physical and social research, public servants (e.g., national, provincial, municipal), and civil society activists who were self-identified as working on water-related

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“…The word 'water' (al-Ma'), for instance, and other hydrological related terms, especially rivers, are more frequently mentioned in the Qur 'an when compared to the other water-related words such as fountains, springs, rain, hail, clouds and wind (Amery, 2001). The word 'water' and the phrase 'river water' appear 63 and 52 times, respectively, in the Qur'an (Abd al-Baqi, 1987) and water is held to be God's second greatest creation after man himself (Amery, 2001). Water, which exists naturally in cycles (Qur 'an, 23: 18, 30:45, 15:22), is God's invaluable creation and gift, and is critical for ecological equilibrium, public health and the wholeness of life (Faruqui et al, 2001).…”

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An Islamic perspective on water quality: a case of Malaysia

2014

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Water pollution has long been a crisis of life-threatening proportion in many Muslim countries. It is therefore timely to determine the role of traditional Islamic jurisprudence in outlining the water quality standards. This study examines the Islamic and scientific approaches in appraising water quality. More specifically, this study used the Taharah-Najasah (T-N) standards (pertaining to purification and degree of pollution) as stated in Islamic jurisprudence of purification to analyse the water classes, index ranges and parameters of the water quality index stipulated by the Malaysian Department of Environment. It is important that the T-N standards are taken into consideration in determining the water quality so that Muslim communities are assured of the purity of the water used in performing worship and instilling healthier water habits among Muslims. At the same time, the application of T-N standards in gauging water quality will also benefit the whole nation as the unique characteristic of mutlaq water (purest and purifiable water) can help significantly in formulating an innovative and advanced water quality index and hence in alleviating the water pollution issue The resemblances can be found in the aspects of acceptability (taste, odour and appearance).

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Islamic Water Management

Cited by 23 publications

References 6 publications

Waste and Worldviews

Waste and Worldviews

Original Article: Women's “Choices” and Canadian Water Research and Policy: A Study of Professionals' Careers, Mentorship, and Experiential Knowledge

An Islamic perspective on water quality: a case of Malaysia

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