The Qur’anic Botanic Garden in Qatar: Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Environmentalism: Research Article

Islamic environmentalism has increased within the last several decades in the Muslim world and in Muslim-minority countries. The Arab Gulf is one of the regions in which environmentalism – let alone Islamic environmentalism – has been greatly understudied. This paper aims to partially fill this gap...

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Main Author: Kolkailah, Naiyerah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Schöningh 2023
In: Religion & development
Year: 2023, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-83
Further subjects:B Environmentalism
B Islam
B Qatar
B Gardens
B Qur’an
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