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In the US, Muslims are making slow inroads toward a greener Ramadan

By Aysha Khan — May 22, 2018
(RNS) — Stunning amounts of food waste produced in Muslim-majority nations during the holy month have led to a gradual awakening about Muslims’ responsibilities to the environment. Now, U.S. Muslims hope to lead their communities toward a zero-waste Ramadan – or at least a minimal-waste one.

Dumpster diving as an act of faith

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — February 20, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) The practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded is populated mostly by nonreligious people. But for Gio Andollo, Dumpster diving is an act of faith, one that is motivated by a biblical mandate to care for the Earth.
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