Hatem Bazian: Reducing Our “carbon footprint” in the Month of Ramadan

Everything in nature is sacred. Join Provost of Zaytuna College Dr. Hatem Bazian as he lectures on the subject of reducing our “carbon footprint” in the month of Ramadan. #LightingTheWay.
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Content Chapters:
0:0:03 Bismillah/Welcome (Dr. Hatem Bazian)
0:01:17 Overview of Discussion
0:03:10 The Prescription of Fasting for Taqwa
0:07:21 The Appetitive and Consumptive Self
0:12:23 Restraining the Stomach
0:17:40 The Root of Our Problems
0:22:06 The Global Conditions:
0:22:42 (I) Poverty Statistics
0:27:50 (II) The Blessing of Clean Water
0:28:47 Treading Lightly on the Earth:
0:29:07 (I) Man is a Custodian of Earth
0:32:26 (II) Reducing Consumption
0:36:33 (III) Eating What You Desire
0:42:23 The Relation of the Inward and the Outward:
0:42:58 (I) Disciplining the Inward Self
0:44:58 (II) Intention
0:47:00 Closing Statement
Comments, Question and Answers
0:48:55 Question 1: Can you say more about how the different levels of appetite of restraint translate into a minimized carbon footprint in the world?
0:52:32 Question 2: As individuals we must be aware of our excess and consumption during Ramadan but what can Muslim community centers and masaajid do to move us in the right direction?
0:55:54 Question 3: Since many of us live in a wasteful society what are some ways that we can be mindful of minimizing our contribution to waste as well as not being complicit in the wastefulness in society specifically during Ramadan?
01:03:28 Question 4: Isn’t the issue of people not having enough to eat more an issue with transporting the food than it is that some people over consume the food?
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Thank you. But this lecture is not clear subject and too much talks that is not making any sense or meaning.