TV EP: 101 Rumi, God, East and West - Part 2

İbrahim Özdemir is a professor of philosophy and the Founding President of Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey. He holds a Doctorate degree in philosophy from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and a Bachelor's degree in Islamic Theology and Islamic Philosophy from Ankara University Turkey.

Although his major is environmental ethics and environmental philosophy, he addresses various audiences concerning topics such as environmental philosophy, Muslim environmental thought, sustainable development, religion and the environment, interreligious and intercultural dialogue, peace education, and Higher Education Leadership.

Dr İbrahim Özdemir, the founding president of Hasan Kalyoncu University and author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature: A Muslim Perspective, believes that the growing number of Muslim environmentalists can find inspiration for their aggressive campaign against global warming from Islam itself.

Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever. "Özdemir notes that the Quran and other religious texts call on Muslims to defend the natural environment, a job more critical now than ever."

We talked about:

- How can we approach environmental problems? What does this term mean?

- What Islam believes about the earth and environment - How sacred is the environment and our earth in Islam?

- Can we buy our environment? With any commodity?

- The first chapter of the Qur'an and the environment - Muslim scholar's perception about the environment

- The rules for ablution in Islam

- Eco- Environment and Eco psychology?

- "To God belong the East and the West…."

- Are you alone in this world?

- The book of Nature?

- Is Rumi and Muhammad Iqbal Universal? Do they belong to the world? Beyond borders?

- What was the first revelation and what does it teaches us today?

- Finland and their environmental education?

- How can you teach your children and grandchildren to show their connection to the Nature and what it means to a Muslim?

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