With
the world on the brink of what might seem to some as the Third
World War, natural resources play a center-stage role. Rapidly becoming one of the most valuable commodities on Earth,
water might become so scarce by the middle of this century that
2-7 billion people worldwide will be in a blatant state of
deprivation.
IslamOnline’s
Health & Science Page dedicates the month of March to covering
water issues in observance of World Water Day this March 22nd.
Make sure to revisit our Water Folder as it will be continually
updated.
Water
Facts
Flash
file summarizing what you need to know about water.
Water
Wars: IslamOnline Exclusive With Boutros Ghali
Francesca
De Châtel reports from Paris on her visit to the former Secretary
General of the United Nations, Boutros Ghali, and his convictions
about possible water wars in the 21st century.
Water
Flows Once More in Gujarat
Lalitha
Sridhar reports from India on an ambitious project to provide
clean water Gujarat.
The
Indus Delta Goes Thirsty
The
majestic Indus River, which is the lifeline of Pakistan's
essentially agrarian economy, is threatened by the myopic policies
of successive rulers and the building of barrages and large dams
upstream, reports Shahid
Hussain in Pakistan.
Do
You Take This Glacier to be Your Wife?
The
task at hand is to choose a male and a female piece of ice,
setting in motion a series of rituals.
Pieces of ice will then be placed side-by-side, close
enough for both chunks to eventually produce 'offspring' in the
shape of fresh water – a new source of irrigation and drinking
water.
Water
for People, Water for Life, For the Right Price
In
many developing countries, the poor have to pay vendors more for
water, often ten times as much as the rich. This is because the
poor are often forgotten and are given the least priority in terms
of access to piped water services. The rich in contrast receive
the privileges of almost all government-run services, such as
electricity and piped water.
Beware
the Color Red
Although
water seems to be almost everywhere, the people of Bangladesh
suffer from inadequate amounts of safe, potable drinking water,
due to arsenic contamination that has resulted in the death of
hundreds of Bangladeshis.
Drops
of Faith: Water in Islam
In
this comprehensive article on water in Islam, Francesca De Chatel
examines water in Islamic culture.
How
the U.S. Intentionally Destroyed Iraq's Water Supply
Thomas
Nagy reveals the United States’ deliberate policy of
intentionally destroying Iraq’s water treatment system, knowing
full well the cost in Iraqi lives.
From
the River to the Sea
Isabelle
Humphries reports from Palestine on one of the fundamental
stumbling blocks to peace: Israeli control of Palestinian water
resources.
Toshka:
Mubarak’s Pyramid
Francesca
De Chatel interviews various Egyptian nationals on Egypt’s South
Valley Development Project, an ambitious project will attempt to
reclaim and irrigate 1.4 million acres of the country’s desert
land.
Jordan
Turns Back on Watery Future with Israel
Hwaa
Irfan writes about a joint Jordanian-Israeli proposal to save a
shrinking Dead Sea from environmental devastation.
Turkish
Water Project: Curse or Blessing?
Francesca
De Chatel covers the controversy surrounding the Turkish South
Eastern Anatolian Project.
A
Chemical Cocktail of Waterways
Hwaa
Irfan looks at the chemical cocktail of compounds present in
United States’ rivers ready to go back into the food chain.
Using
Recycled Water: Islamic Approach
Dr.
Muzammil Siddiqi answers a question on the Islamic position on
recycled water.
Baptism
from an Islamic Perspective
Dr.
Muzammil Siddiqi compares this Christian ritual to Islam’s
rituals of ablution and Ghusl.
