tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13350851294742413082024-03-14T09:42:46.857+00:00Wisdom In Nature Blog: Islamic Ecology ~ Permaculture ~ Facilitating CommunitiesThe group originally named LINE <br> www.wisdominnature.org.uk muzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-19160136871630818692014-06-12T19:09:00.001+01:002014-06-12T19:09:17.867+01:00
This Website has now moved to
www.wisdominnature.org
Please click the above link to visit our new site!
WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-84509138708985059162014-02-06T11:30:00.002+00:002014-02-06T11:31:49.204+00:00Sustaining Resistance, Empowering Renewal: Tools for Effective and Sustainable Activism (Devon: June 2014))
A notice from our friends at Seeds for Change...
Sustaining Resistance, Empowering Renewal:
Tools for Effective and Sustainable
Activism (Devon)
A 9 day residential workshop in rural Devon, 17th-26th June
2014
This
workshop offers personal and collective tools to make our activism more
effective. It offers space to reflect and analyse, helping us to stay in itWIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-89624486178657924492014-01-09T13:36:00.000+00:002014-01-09T13:36:14.598+00:00Register Now! Permaculture Intro Course (Oxfordshire): Sat May 10th 2014
We live in times that require the building of wholesome and resilient alternatives. Permaculture is a way of supporting us to do just that.
We are delighted to publicise the following course which takes place at Willowbrook Organic Farm in Oxfordshire in May 2014.
Learn
Principles for Sustainable
Living
& Regenerating the Earth &
Communities:
INTRODUCTION&WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-37257821120824413992013-12-27T13:46:00.000+00:002013-12-29T11:34:59.782+00:00What We Got Up To In 2013: Islamic Ecology ~ Permaculture ~ Facilitation
Peace
all,
Over the past few weeks, we've been worming away,
developing the fertility of the soil (both literally and metaphorically!),
preparing it to receive seeds as the world moves into the next solar cycle.
We
will share our news, events, collaborations and courses as developments
manifest, God willing, in 2014. Please stay tuned. We ask you to&WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-73020178580166039562013-10-25T11:32:00.001+01:002013-10-25T11:34:42.746+01:00Diversity & Oppression in Grassroots Organising (Buckinghamshire & Leeds)
Weekend workshops from Seeds for
Change
15th - 17th November (Buckinghamshire, 25mins from
London)28th Feb - 2nd March (Leeds)"If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time; but if you are
here because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work
together." Lila WatsonSocial movements in Britain have
long talked about being inclusive, anti-oppressive, diverse WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-22555984911736446182013-10-03T14:25:00.000+01:002013-10-03T14:25:19.102+01:00Why No Digging?: Nature as a Teacher
"Why no digging?"... This important question was recently asked on social media following a post I wrote yesterday titled, '9 Months No-Dig Permaculture in Small Growing Space'.
I felt the answer to this question deserved a blog post of its own, and which can then be referred to in future posts around no-dig approaches to food growing.
My own understanding of permaculture is that it muzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-23344114248610667132013-10-02T16:24:00.000+01:002013-10-02T16:58:08.795+01:009 Months No-Dig Permaculture in Small Growing Space
I thought I would share a couple of photos to help convey some kind of pictorial overview as to changes that took place on our permaculture plot since we first got it.
Below is the plot as we got it about 9 months ago, in December 2012. The photo is taken from the south east corner of the plot>>
DECEMBER 2012
You can see lots of grass and weeds. The plot had not been workedmuzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-40741339198515662752013-09-04T15:57:00.001+01:002013-09-04T15:57:53.045+01:00Consensus Decision-Making (CDM) at homeCan you be too young to try using consensus decision-making (CDM)? Recently I facilitated a four and three year old to decide on a joint learning activity using consensus decision-making ...Let’s look at how a CDM meeting to decide a group’s interest-led learning project may go.Taking the role of facilitator, gather everyone in a comfortable, equal environment (a circle is good). Have large Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07612359033784844567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-38260095722620182302013-07-15T14:43:00.002+01:002013-12-27T12:11:03.057+00:00London Permaculture Festival 2013: Our stall & workshop experience...
...A
really fulfilling day at the London Permaculture festival yesterday,
with many good conversations and connections around the stall.
The workshop we facilitated titled Islam, Sufism & the Permaculture Approach was more popular than expected, with well over 60 people participating.
After a short introduction, I invited the participants to introduce themselves to each othermuzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-65683853004221818622013-07-10T16:52:00.000+01:002013-07-10T16:53:28.674+01:00Running Great Workshops (Sept 2013, Oxford).
From our friends at Seeds for Change...
Running Great Workshops13th-15th September 2013Venue:
OxfordFriday 13th (7-10pm) Saturday 14th (10-6pm) Sunday 15th
(10-4pm)Learning from each other is a building block of successful
socialmovements. By sharing our skills and knowledge we make our
groups stronger and healthier.This weekend course will help you
develop the skills and confidence WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-26808469427510994232013-06-21T11:12:00.000+01:002013-07-02T11:42:33.355+01:00Islam, Sufism & the Permaculture Approach: @ LondonPermacultureFestival: Sun 14th July 2013
Wisdom In Nature invites you to:
ISLAM, SUFISM & THE PERMACULTURE
APPROACH
A workshop at the London Permaculture
Festival
Date: Sunday 14th July
2013
Time: Workshop: 3pm-3.50pm; London Permaculture Festival: 11am-7pm
Venue: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden , London, NW1 7AY. Getting there/Map: Click here
Much could be said about the relationship WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-25310988036583673972013-06-17T11:40:00.000+01:002013-06-17T11:40:16.385+01:00Start a Regional WIN Group
We are open to new regional Wisdom In Nature
(WIN) groups. If you (or you network) has a sincere interest in developing a
WIN group for your region, this is what you will need to do:
Firstly, have a scan of our website, and in particular a careful read of the core strands & who are we page.
Reflect on whether WIN's ethos and approach fits in with your ownWIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-84247903263579402252013-06-13T22:06:00.000+01:002013-06-13T22:06:18.086+01:00Process Focus – Relationships in Allah's Interconnected CreationIn the first of a series of reflections upon process-centred ecological and community activism for SISTERS Magazine, Elizabeth reflected upon relationship-building with Suratul FatihaHave We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together? (The Qur'an 77:25)Suratul Fatiha And Facilitating The Creation Of A Group MindUsually when you meet with other people, do you feel aware of the diverse Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07612359033784844567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-32866154135036147372013-06-13T18:49:00.002+01:002013-06-15T12:01:29.380+01:00A Perspective on Islam and Permaculture
You may have noticed that quite a few of WIN's activities of late are around permaculture, and that our new strapline includes permaculture. If you're wondering what the heck it is and what does it have to do with Islam, then you might find this blog post helpful!
Permaculture - A Brief Intro
Permaculture is a design system for meeting human needs, one which integrates various componentsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07612359033784844567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-1993871453777450302013-06-13T13:49:00.001+01:002013-06-14T12:24:56.343+01:00WIN at 'Ecology & Faith' Participative Forum: Bath: Thur 27th June 2013
WHO CARES? HOW CAN FAITH HELP OR HINDER A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD?
A Participative Forum on Ecology
& Faith
A NUS-funded Religions & Beliefs Forum event
Date: Thursday 27 June 2013Time: 6:45pm - 9.30pmVenue: Friends' Meeting
House (Downstairs section), York Street, Bath. BA1 1NG.Muzammal Hussain,
of Wisdom In Nature (see www.wisdominnature.org.uk) will lead
WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-84622630679580582902013-06-06T14:17:00.000+01:002013-06-06T14:17:03.780+01:00Sat 8th June 2013: Hunger Action!: Away from corporate control, towards Food Sovereignty
"He who
sleeps on a full stomach whilst his neighbour goes hungry is not one of us."
Saying of Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him)
On Sat 8th June, in the lead up to the
G8, David Cameron is hosting an international hunger summit in London.
On this day, various actions by grassroot networks are planned.
BEYOND 'IF': Wisdom WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-52567553678680984492013-05-28T14:05:00.002+01:002013-07-18T17:06:52.672+01:00Post Woolwich: WIN Statement: 'The Essential Need for an Islamic Nonviolence'
"Today's world is traveling in some strange direction. You
see that the world is going toward destruction and violence. And the specialty
of violence is to create hatred among people and to create fear. I am a believer
in nonviolence and I say that no peace or tranquility will descend upon the
people of the world until nonviolence is practiced, because nonviolence is love
and it stirs WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-3525485710303061092013-05-16T12:14:00.000+01:002013-05-16T12:14:16.829+01:00
GM and the Ummah: Should Muslims be eating genetically modified (GM) food?
When readiness of a meal coincides with the time for salah (compulsory ritual prayer), the eating of the meal comes first:Narrated Nafi': Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, 'If the supper is served for anyone of you and the Iqama is pronounced, start with the supper and don't be in haste till you finish it." If Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07612359033784844567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-41484166067379633712013-05-14T11:31:00.000+01:002013-05-14T11:31:18.986+01:00The tools we use to achieve the ends we seek
The concerns voiced in this post have been disturbing me
for a long time, but it took me a while to articulate them here - probably
because of the somewhat contradictory nature of doing so. I've been
thinking about the means we use to achieve the end desired - social justice,
ecological health, better health and well-being for people and planet in the
form of wholeness, not one of shumaisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12616531307269169879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-16292492650181335702013-05-08T16:57:00.001+01:002013-07-12T20:52:11.342+01:00Workday on Permaculture Plot (Surrey): Mon 27th May 2013 - In Solidarity with 'Worldwide March against Monsanto'
Wisdom In Nature invites you to:
ALLOTMENT WORKDAY ON PERMACULTURE PLOT
(SURREY) - In Solidarity with 'Worldwide March against Monsanto'
Registration info below>>
Date: ***Change of Date*** (due to illness) to Monday 27th May (i.e. Monday of Bank
holiday weekend - it was originally planned for the 25th)Time: 12pm-3pm.Location: Reigate, Surrey. (Just outside M25, a coupleWIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-90127515897063580992013-04-28T13:35:00.002+01:002013-04-28T13:35:33.516+01:00Peace News Summer Camp 2013: Taking a Lead from the Global South, 25-29July, Norfolk
Here's info about a progressive annual camp organised by our friends at Peace News (Note: It is during Ramadan)....
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PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP 2013: TAKING A LEAD FROM THE GLOBAL
SOUTH
Thurs 25 July - Mon 29 July 2013, near Diss, Norfolk
Book your
tickets online here: http://tinyurl.com/pnsummercamp2013ticketsThis
year’s camp is organised by activists of colour/WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-63222064665607897352013-04-22T23:34:00.001+01:002013-04-22T23:34:37.887+01:00Deepening Facilitation: Report Back on 'Facilitating Change' Week in Wales
A Photo from a previous visit to a nearby area in Wales
We the People, We the material
It's been about a month since I returned from a challenging, yet exhilarating week in rural Wales. There were about 25 of us - most of us were from the UK, and some from other parts of Europe. When people come together, I am excited about the possibilities that exist, and the muzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-83582665757006327702013-03-26T20:34:00.000+00:002013-03-26T20:35:34.546+00:00Video of WIN talks: Interconnectedness & Relationship: Basis for an Islamic Ecology
Earlier this month, WIN Reps Shumaisa Khan and Muzammal Hussain spoke at an Inclusive Mosque Initiative event.
The topic was: 'Interconnectedness and Relationship: Basis for an Islamic Ecology'.
The talks were followed by a discussion.
Areas covered included: Nature as a teacher, Permaculture, Interconnectedness between campaigns/issues, Economy, Islamic ecological WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-5506485290253865432013-02-18T19:30:00.000+00:002013-02-18T19:30:50.565+00:00Event: Interconnectedness & Relationship: Basis for an Islamic Ecology: Sun 3rd March 2013, London
We are very happy to be speaking at this exciting event hosted by the Inclusive Mosque Initiative.
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The Inclusive Mosque Initiative invites you to:
INTERCONNECTEDNESS & RELATIONSHIP: BASIS FOR AN ISLAMIC ECOLOGY
Date: Sunday 3rd March 2013
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: St Johns Church, 73 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY; Map:WIN adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236639877503451654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1335085129474241308.post-52913395951853378662013-01-27T20:51:00.003+00:002013-05-12T22:16:53.739+01:00 Permaculture: Growing Food in a Small Space
Just 10 years ago, 'permaculture', was a term known to just a tiny minority of people. Today, the term is known much more widely, with more and more people getting trained up in this remarkable approach of designing sustainable systems and applying it in their own lives and communities.
While I initially heard of permaculture in the late '90's, it wasn't for another 10 years (i.e. in 2008muzammal hussainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387330776992518223noreply@blogger.com0