Tag Archives: Islam

Happy Jewish New Year

Posted on September 22, 2020 by climatechangefork

Let This Year be as Short as Possible and Mark the End of the Virus I started to write a blog about opening schools—a timely topic right now. However, I got a message from my Australian family for Rosh Hashana—the … Continue reading →

Tagged Australia, bridge, bush fire, Climate Change, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Extreme Weather, fire, Flood, forest fire, Global Warming, holiday, Hurricane, Islam, Jew, Jewish, kugel, mental health, muslim, New Year, rosh hashana, School, social distance, social distancing, strategy, tzimmes, wild fire, wildfire | 2 Comments

Simultaneous Global Disasters

Posted on September 1, 2020 by climatechangefork

About a month ago (August 4th), I wrote a blog that used a Venn diagram to show the overlap of climate change, COVID-19, projected population change, job availability, and socio-economic status. My discussion was relatively abstract. Now, only one month … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, law, politics, US | Tagged air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, apocalypse, apocalyptic, asteroid, Belarus, blackout, California, Christianity, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Durer, Election, Electricity, Energy, Extreme Weather, fire, Gulf Coast, Hurricane, Islam, Judaism, Kenosha, Laura, Louisiana, Marco, Minneapolis, police violence, Policy, religion, Science, sins, social justice, storm, Texas, wild fire | 5 Comments

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

Posted on May 9, 2017 by climatechangefork

In the span of a few months, the March for Science burgeoned into a global movement that galvanized support from hundreds of thousands of people in over 610 locations around the globe. The march’s organizers officially aim to create a … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Guest Blog | Tagged academia, academic, Anthropocene, antivax, apolitical, Bilingual, bottom-up, budget, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, critical thinking, denial, dialogue, Education, Einstein, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, engineering, Environment, eugenics, evil, faith, Fossil Fuels, fund, Global Warming, good, grassroots, greenhouse gas, Guest Blog, Islam, march, march for science, Math, mathematics, Mitigation, moral, nonpartisan, Organization, organize, outreach, partisan, physical world, Physics, Policy, political, politician, politics, protest, religion, Science, scientist, skeptic, Sofia Ahsanuddin, stem, sterilization, Sustainability, Technology, US, vaccine, Weill Cornell | 1 Comment

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

Posted on December 13, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at the separation between the rural and urban vote in the just-concluded US presidential elections. This week I will examine whether this split is a unique American phenomenon or part of the global transition as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged Aberdeen, african american, Anthropocene, Beijing, Birmingham, black, Brazil, BREXIT, Bristol, Britain, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, Cardiff, change, China, city, Climate Change, Congress, constituency, constituent, Delhi, democracy, Democrat, democratic, democratic index, Dhaka, Edinburgh, elect, Election, electorate, Environment, Glasgow, Great Britain, Guangzhou, house, illiterate, India, Islam, Jakarta, Japan, Karachi, Kinshasa, Kolcata, LA, Lagos, Leeds, literate, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Manila, Mexico, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, muslim, NDA, NYC, Paris, parliament, political, politician, politics, representation, Republican, Rio de Janeiro, rural, Sao Paulo, Sea-Level Rise, senate, Seoul, settlement, Shanghai, suburban, Tokyo, town, UPA, urban, vote, voter, Voting | 1 Comment

My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

Posted on September 27, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – a weekend scene Near Canal Saint-Martin in Paris Before the international meetings on climate change started in Paris (COP21 – see the four December 2015 blogs), I asked my younger family members there to monitor the street … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, immigration | Tagged American, anxiety, assimilate, ban, Bastille Day, Bataclan, border, build a wall, burkini, Charlie Hebdo, climate, Climate Change, COP21, culture, Debate, Donald Trump, Eagles of Death Metal, Election, emigrant, enforcement, Family, far right, fascist, fear, France, French, Global Warming, hijab, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, host, immigrant, intimidate, intimidation, Islam, Islamic, Malta, Mexican border, Mexico, modest, Mohammed, moral, morality police, muslim, Nice, Paris, Paris attacks, police, political, politician, politics, presidential campaign, Qur'an, refugee, right wing, Saint-Martin, Saudi Arabia, Science, secure, security, Stade de France, swimsuit, terror, Terrorism, terrorist, Trump, UN, US, Vacation, vote, voter | Leave a comment

Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

Posted on August 30, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – A map of refugee camps in the Middle East Successful resettlement is probably the most important aspect of the global refugee issue. Resettled refugees can make major positive contributions to their host societies. We have seen this … Continue reading →

Posted in immigration | Tagged annex, Arab, arab league, Arabist, attitude, Australia, bias, Brooklyn College, camp, choice, Citizen, Citizenship, Civil War, CUNY, document, Egypt, emigrant, emigration, Family, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Holocaust, home, homeland, Human Rights, identity, immigrant, immigration, Iraq, Iraqi, ISIS, Islam, Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, Kuwait, land, Lebanon, middle east, migrant, migration, muslim, opinion, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian National Authority, partition, political, politics, privilege, property, pull factor, push factor, refugee, religion, resettlement, return, right, right of return, Saudi Arabia, security, settlement, Suez, Syria, teach, teacher, treaty, Turkey, UDHR, UN, UNRWA, US, War, west bank, Yemen | Leave a comment

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Immigration

Posted on July 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

“You broke the ocean in half to be here. Only to meet nothing that wants you.” – Nayyirah Waheed, Immigrant Dear Reader, I am writing this blog post at a critical transitional point in my life. I have just graduated … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education, immigration | Tagged Abu Dhabi, Adaptation, Afghanistan, Angrez, anti-immigrant, Arab, Arabic, Australia, bigot, bigotry, BREXIT, Britain, British, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, Canada, Chaush, Clash of Civilizations, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Change Fork, Climate Skeptics, colonial, colonialism, compassion, conflict, CUNY, Dekhani, Dell, demagogue, demagoguery, democracy, Democrat, Democratization, diaspora, displace, displaced, displacement, doctor, Dominion of India, Donald Trump, Dubai, Economics, Education, Electricity, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, Emissions, Energy, England, Environment, equity, ethics, Faluknama Palace, France, genome valley, ghazal, Global Warming, Golkanda, Guest Blog, Gulf States, Hamza Yusuf Hanson, Hannah Arendt, heritage, Hindustani Musalmans, History, Holland, Hyderabad, Hyderabadi Muslim, identity, illiberal, immigrant, immigration, India, Indian, Indo-Persian, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamic state, Jews, Jordan, justice, Lebanon, liberal, Marathi, Marine Le Pen, medicine, MetaSUB, microbiome, Midwood, migrant, migration, Mitigation, Mughal, muhajir, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, muslim, Muslims, Nayyirah Waheed, NYU Tandon, old city, Pakistan, Pakistani, partition, physician, Physics, Policy, political science, Population, populism, populist, pre-med, Prince Muffakham Jah, princely state, Princess Durru Shehvar, Race, racism, referendum, refugee, religion, salwar kameez, Samuel Huntington, Saudi Arabia, Science, Siasat, Siddi, Sindh, social climate, social justice, Sofia Ahsanuddin, Sustainability, Syria, Telegu, theocentric, tradition, Trump, Turkey, Turks, UK, Urdu, US, Uttar Pradesh, Weill Cornell Medicine, World Population, xenophobia, Yemen, Yemeni | 1 Comment

Assessment – Fall 2015: Religion’s Role in Saving the World

Posted on September 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

I missed my usual summer assessment this year. My main excuse is that it was scheduled for the first two weeks of July, when I was out in China. As it stands, since my last assessment (April 21st, 2015), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Al-Quaeda, assessment, Ban-Ki Moon, Boko Haram, Catholic Church, China, Christian, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Conference, encyclical, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, ISIL, Islam, Istanbul, Jew, Judaism, muslim, Papal Encyclical, Paris, Pope, Pope Francis, Power, refugee, religion, Sustainability, symposium, Taliban, Taoism, terrorist, Turkey, UN, United Nations, World Population | Leave a comment

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Sacred Earth, Sacred Self

Posted on June 16, 2015 by climatechangefork

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity is a 1,000-year-old Islamic tale that examines the conception of Promethean Man and his domination and destruction of the natural world. Embedded within the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged animals, Arabic, ayat, Bani Adam, Climate Change, Earth, Environment, fable, fasting, Global Warming, God, Guest Blog, Hebrew, humanity, Ikhwan al-Safa’, Iraq, Islam, islamic law, Koran, lawsuit, Muhammad, muslim, Muslims, Promethean Man, Qur'an, Ramadan, religion, rights, sharia, Shari’ah, Sufi, Sustainability | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Islam

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

Assessment – Fall 2015: Religion’s Role in Saving the World

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Sacred Earth, Sacred Self

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