February 2008
"Nature as a Sacred Text: A Qur'ānic Introduction to the Majesty and Mystery of the Natural World;" "Rethinking the Caliphate: A Qur'ānic Illumination of Human Responsibility Toward the Environment;" and "Healing the Divorce of the Human Sphere and the Biosphere: Toward an Islamic Theology for the Survival of the Planet and the Human Family," invited public/academic talks for "Islam and the Environment: Confronting a Global Problem by Developing the Proper Virtues of a Muslim," a symposium sponsored by the Muslim Students Association at the University of Winnipeg, February 17, 2008.