This is part of the project: Cleaning Up Our Own Backyard, One Episode At A Time.
We collect things that bother us as Muslims, and try to fix them.
The first step to solve our problems, is to humbly admit them.
Here is episode #1.

It was my first Eid prayer. I showed up early, by myself, and found a place on the floor to sit. I noticed that no one made eye contact with me or said salaam or anything. Everyone kept to themselves. As more people streamed in, …

In Islam, our duty is to protect and preserve the earth. Islam teaches us to preserve, consume in moderation, plant trees, and clearn our environment.
In-sha-Allah, LivingHalal is working to compile a list of Quranic verses and hadiths that are related to eco-friendly practices. If you want to contribute to this list, post them as comments.
This is a nice podcast about environment and philanthropy. Tactical Philanthropy Podcast: Fred Krupp

In the authentic hadith collected by Muslim:
عرضت علي أعمال أمتي حسنها وسيئها فوجدت في محاسن أعمالها الأذى يماط عن الطريقIt is presented to me my Ummah’s deeds, the good and the bad, so I found that among the good deeds: removing the filth from the road.
Waste Concern, a waste management not-for profit organization in Bangladesh, recently got covered by Marketplace Philanthropy Series.
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This is part of the project: Cleaning Up Our Own Backyard, One Episode At A Time.
We collect things that bother us as Muslims, and try to fix them.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ
الرعد 11
Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.
Al-Ra’ad 13:11
Here is episode #1 (remix): Harsh Treatments
Please don’t give people this Eid gift!

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لاَنفَضُّواْ مِنْ حَوْلِكَ
سورة آل عمران 159
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you …

We collect things that bother us as Muslims, and try to fix them.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ
الرعد 11
Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.
Al-Ra’ad 13:11
The first step to solve our problems, is to humbly admit them.
Here is episode #3.

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