Critical Muslim 62
Air
Description
Gases must, by definition, fill their containers. Air cannot respect the human-made borders we have imposed upon our planet. We have no choice but to share it—and there certainly is not enough to go around. So, we must rely on plant life to help us uphold our end of the oxygen–carbon dioxide bargain. But our track record in this exchange is poor, as modernity demands that we pollute the natural world and the air around us. The task of cleaning it, however, cannot be undertaken by individuals or even by isolated nations. It falls to all of us—and our lives, as well as the planet, depend on it. Predictions of what the future may hold rarely give much consideration to air, beyond discussions of the purified supplemental oxygen we may one day have to carry on our person. Should we be paying more attention? This issue of Critical Muslim explores these and other related questions.
About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centres on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.
Editor(s)
Ziauddin Sardar is an award-winning, internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. His many books include Three Begums; Reading the Qur’an and A Person of Pakistani Origins (all published by Hurst); Mecca: The Sacred City; and Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim. A former New Statesman columnist and UK equality and human rights commissioner, he is Editor of the influential quarterly Critical Muslim.
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What is "Critical Muslim 62" about?
Gases must, by definition, fill their containers. Air cannot respect the human-made borders we have imposed upon our planet. We have no choice but to share it—and there certainly is not enough to go around. So, we must rely on plant life to help us uphold our end of the oxygen–carbon dioxide bargain. But our track record in this exchange is poor, as modernity demands that we pollute the natural world and the air around us. The task of cleaning it, however, cannot be undertaken by individuals or even by isolated nations. It falls to all of us—and our lives, as well as the planet, depend on it. Predictions of what the future may hold rarely give much consideration to air, beyond discussions of the purified supplemental oxygen we may one day have to carry on our person. Should we be paying more attention? This issue of Critical Muslim explores these and other related questions.
About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, interconnected world. Each edition centres on a discrete theme, and contributions include reportage, academic analysis, cultural commentary, photography, poetry, and book reviews.
Who wrote "Critical Muslim 62"?
"Critical Muslim 62" was written by Ziauddin Sardar.
Ziauddin Sardar is an award-winning, internationally renowned writer, futurist and cultural critic. His many books include Three Begums; Reading the Qur’an and A Person of Pakistani Origins (all published by Hurst); Mecca: The Sacred City; and Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim. A former New Statesman columnist and UK equality and human rights commissioner, he is Editor of the influential quarterly Critical Muslim.
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