Green Ramadan, Green Muslims: Spotlight on Huda Alkaff

Ever heard of Green Ramadan?  How about Green Muslims?  Meet Huda Alkaff, a champion for environmental justice whose Islamic faith informs her activism.

This article is part of an ongoing series highlighting authors from Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019).  Co-edited with my colleague, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Rooted and Rising is a collection of 21 chapters from religious environmental activists who reflect on their faith journeys amidst the climate crisis. In this segment, we meet Huda Alkaff, founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims, a grassroots environmental justice group formed in 2005...