Noor Cultural Centre
    

Environmental Storytelling

Jun 6th 2010

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The Animals’ Complaint Against Humanity

An environmental storytelling event for children and parents

Date: Sunday June 6, 2010
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Lower social room, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: No charge

Join us for a magical session of storytelling with Kasim Tirmizey from the CPAWS Wildlands League. The Animals’ Complaint Against Humanity is a story originally written by a group of Islamic philosophers in the 10th century. In their tale, a group of humans becomes shipwrecked upon an island uninhabited by humans. The humans make a settlement upon the island and quickly begin to oppress and abuse the animals. The animals make a complaint against the humans to the King of the Jinn. What follows is a fascinating story about the meaning of being human and our responsibility towards nature. In this contemporary retelling, the story is relocated to Ontario’s Boreal Forest to help us reflect on Islamic teachings about wildlife conservation in this region.


    About Noor Cultural Centre

    We aim to be a centre for Islamic practice and learning, and celebration of Islamic culture, while respecting the diversity in peoples and religions as directed by the Qur’an [49.13]: We have created you out of male and female, and have made you into nations and tribes, in order that you might come to know one another. In the sight of God the noblest among you is the one who is most deeply conscious of God.

    NOTE: Noor Cultural Centre no longer maintains a physical location

    Its 123 Wynford Drive location was sold in October 2021 after 18 months of continuous lockdown for COVID-19. Since March 2020, all Noor programming has been virtual, and is planned to continue thus, insh'Allah.





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