A mother flower, trying to follow a daily routine considered a "model of ecological spirituality";

She was seduced by this initiative, which brings together the existing religions, in the many rallies that began in Paris last Saturday, March 12th.

In a report published by the French newspaper La Croix, writer Sistine Lerouge said that the level of discourse of Zahra Habib Boulev reflects the passion that drives her on the subject of Islam and the environment, and although there is no dispute that there is a separation between the two, Zahra sheds light on the The link between religion and the environment has been around for a long time.

Participants in a demonstration in Paris in the Climate March against global warming and demanding climate justice (European)

Last Saturday, Zahra participated under these two banners in a march for the climate of Paris within the "Parade of Beliefs", and this initiative is the first implemented by a wide range of associations and organizations of different faiths.

The writer shows that Zahra - who is a mother of two adult children - participated in her last climate demonstration "3 or 4 years ago";

“I often go to these demonstrations for social justice,” she says, while the writer notes that what is different this year is the focus on the link between religion and the environment;

Zahra insists that "this is what I want to defend above all else" and is convinced that "religion has a role to play" if religious scholars address environmental issues.

Studying the relationship between Islam and the environment

Zahra followed this idea by joining the “Imona” interfaith training program at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris in 2021. Over the course of her exchange of ideas with people of other religions, she became convinced that there are “many texts from different religions talking about the environment.”

Zahra discovered this richness herself by studying the "long and wide" texts of Islam.

Activists organized a rally in Paris last Saturday to demand presidential candidates to make climate issues a priority (European)

concrete actions

The writer quoted Zahra as saying: “We do not forget our previous experiences, so I began to look at what the Holy Qur’an said about the environment.” Zahra discovered an abundance of verses that encourage behavior that “respects” the environment, starting with the verse that talks about the role of the caliph granted to man. “We are stewards on earth, we must show him our respect and fight immoral actions towards all of creation,” referring to the Almighty’s saying (I am going to create a vicegerent on earth) (Surat Al-Baqarah / Verse 30).

The writer pointed out that Zahra began to turn to interest in renewable energies;

“Without knowing where I was going, but I was convinced of what I was doing,” she said, with the help of an association;

Zahra is investing in the African continent to develop training courses for the population to help them "develop their potential".

"Green Ramadan"

According to the writer, in the blessed month of Ramadan, which begins next April;

“Zahra suggested replacing healthy plastic bottles in the mosque with water bottles for Ramadan Iftar.” She also developed a proposal titled “Green Ramadan,” which was sent to many actors in the Muslim community in France, detailing 10 good measures to avoid waste during the holy month. It is recalled that “the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, forbade wasting during Ramadan, in conformity with the noble verse (...and eat and drink and do not be extravagant ۚ for He does not like the wasteful) (Surat Al-A’raf / verse 31).