STEWARDSHIP FOR SURVIVAL 
- Environmental Issues through Muslim Eyes.

(Five 15' programmes of special relevance to the Scottish curriculum 12-14 Environmental Studies)

Programme 1 - WATER

The watery planet + Sustaining Life and Cleansing the Earth + Water and the human animal + Water and the living planet + Food from seas and rivers + Crops and irrigation + Washing the world + Water power 

The Stars and Galaxies / The Sun and Planets / Earth from Space / The Sea from the air / Whales breaking the surface / A tumbler being filled at a tap / A child drinking water / Calves suckling at the udder / Garbage in a stream / Microscopic waterborne organisms / Water boiling over a campfire / A kettle boiling / Mouth drinking cup of tea / Perspiration on the forehead / An open refrigerator / Solar Panels / Central Heating panels / Tears in a blinking eye / A tongue licking a stamp / Child drinking from ginger bottle / Signs on public toilets / Dog watering tree / Poison bottle / Skull & Crossbones / Bathroom sink / Hands washing / Deodorants on bathroom shelf / Turkish baths / Muslims washing outside mosque / Waves on the open sea / Sea mist / Cloud Formations / Rain falling / Polar icecaps / Snowcapped mountain peaks / The melting snowline / A wishing well / Spring water / Streams / Rivers / Lakes / Estuaries / Mangroves / Seaweed forests / Plankton / Whales / Cuttlefish / Sharks / Schools of herring & salmon / Fish in the nets / The fishmarket / Children eating fish and chips / Crops in fields / Water filling irrigation channel / Aquaducts / Qanat Wells / Flooded rice paddies / Heavy rain on city streets / Rubbish flowing down gutter / Foaming polluted river / White water / Bangladesh floods / Noah's Ark / Bodies in the Ganges / Waves / Breaking on the shore / Surfers in waves / The Severn Bore / Waterfalls / Water Wheels / Dams / Hydraulics / Water clock dripping / Tap dripping down sink /

Programme 2 - Earth

Mountains and valleys + Plate tectonics + Purification using earth + Clean earth + Earth and water + Mankind made of Clay + Breakdown and Decomposition + Land ownership and tenure + Land Usage + Sustainability + Forest and wildlife reserves 

Land from the sea / Shifting sand / The Delta / Entering the river mouth / Docks / Lowland farming / Flood plains / Grasslands / Wild Cattle / Foothills / Valleys / Jungle / Tropical wildlife / Desert / Canyons / Cliff dwellers / Rice paddies / Nepal / Mountain peaks / Mountain lion / Rim of volcano / Scree / The snowline / Sherpa villages / Mountain faces / The high peaks / The mountain ridge / The view / Following the river / Into the sea / Coral / Deep water fish / Ocean ridges / Map of continents / The Earth from above / From the sea to the land / Rain falling on dry earth / Mud / Filtering tea / Filtering water / Water filtration plants / Tayammum / Rain on the hills / A natural spring / Cows grazing / Farmyard manure / Muckspreading / Green crops / Irrigation / Water running over ground / Water soaking into earth / Clay on a wheel / Potter's hands / Shaping clay / Drying pots / Firing kiln / Pots removed from kiln / Cups and plates / Family dinner / An accident / Broken crockery / Swept and gathered / Dropped in waste bin / Skip full of rubbish / Landfill / Dying flowers / Happy old people / A Haystack / Cows eating hay / Stubble / Dead bird / Animal road fatalities / Decomposing apple / Apple remains turn to dust / Graveyards / Wall of graveyard / Garden walls / Local gardens / Picket fences / Fields / Barbed wire / Crops / Fruit pickers / Farming machinery / Grainbelt acres / Felling tree / Logs choking river / Forest devastation / Boy riding donkey / Polluted city centre / Industrial blight / Tree planting / Redwood forest / Eagle flying over forest / Rabbits on the ground / Rolling fields and hills /

Programme 3 - Air

The turning winds of the atmosphere + Fertilising winds + Moving the clouds + Scattering leaves + Bearing pestilence + Carrying scent +  Filling sails + The breath of life + Windchill + Hurricanes + Wind noises + Airborne creatures + Solar winds  

The Earth from Space / Cyclones and Anticyclones / Cloud trails / Weather maps / Windborne seeds / Dandelions and Thistledown / Windborne pollen / Newspaper pollen count / Moving cloud formations / Wind and rain / Umbrella blowing inside out / Swirling snowstorm / Growth of seedling / Leaves blowing in the breeze / The desert blooming after rain / Swirling leaves / Tumbleweed / Ashes in updraft of bonfire / Bonfire ashes scattered / Smoke from chimneys / Acid rain effects / Air pollution / Japanese in face mask / Surgeon in face mask / Infectious diseases warning sign / Chernobyl / Sheep radiation warning / Halabje victims / A thorned rose / Flowers / Scent bottles / The perfume counters / Butterflies / Dogs sniffing the pavement / Frying food / The Bisto kids / Garlic / Windmills / On the beach / Looking out over the sea / Riding a sailboard / A sailboat / The sail / Different types of sail from around the world / Child blowing toy boat down stream / Plants in breeze / Athlete gasping for breath / Animals panting / Swimmer surfacing and breathing / Whale surfacing and blowing / Narwhal on icefloe / Children in winter snowstorm / Emperor penguins in Antarctica / A storm at sea / Hurricanes / Whirlwinds / Wind damage / Wind in the trees / Ears and earmuffs / Flapping sailcloth / Telephone wires / Wind chimes / Orchestral wind instruments / A brass band / Birds and insects flying / Sinbad and the Roc / Animal gliders / Hang gliders / Parachutes / Balloons released into the air / The Earth from Space / Jupiter / The Solar system / A Spiral Galaxy /

Programme 4 - Fire

Friction burns + Chemical combustion + Heat and Light + Spontaneous combustion + Volcanoes + Hot springs + Destroying and Purifying + Regeneration + Solar energy + Atomic energy + Fossil fuels + Global warming + Firebombs + Blazing wells + Hellfire 

Children climbing ropes / Hands sliding down rope / Rubbing hands / Blowing on hands / Twirling stick lighting fire / Bonfire / Hands warming at fire / Toast from bonfire / Burning wood / A striking match / A candle flame / Melting candlewax / Molten lead / Steel mills / Burning magnesium / Phosphorus in water / Volcano exploding / Molten lava / Cool lava / Vegetative inroads / Hawaii / Steaming hot springs / Smoking crater / Burning stubble / Forest fire / Burning building / Inner city parks / Murals / Rebuilding / Seedlings in forest ash / Sunlight on forest floor / Treetops in sun / The Sun / Solar flares / Atomic nuclei / Atomic reactors / Hand on switch / Light bulb filament / Lit bulb / Headlights / City lights / Electric trains / Industry / Chernobyl devastation / Skull and Crossbones / Poison sign / Radiation symbol / Workers in protective clothing / Nuclear waste disposal / Slag heaps / Smoky fire / Chimney smoke / Industrial chimneys / Car exhaust fumes / A busy filling station / Filling up with petrol / Driver sits in car / Exhaust smoke / Diesel soot on bus / Garage fumes rising / Glass roof / Sun in glasshouses / Sunglasses / A patio parasol / Sun over droughtland / Famine victims / Burning villages / Dresden ruins / Nagasaki / Cruise missile exploding / Fire service in action / War victims / Burned trees / Battle scarred landscape / Images of Hell / Blazing fire / Laughing children toasting marshmallows /

Programme 5 - Spirit

Conservation of Elements + The Three Kingdoms + Humankind + Feeding people + Disasters and survival + The source of our own problems + Industry and waste + Production technology + War and weaponry + Limits for Survival 

Melting snowcaps / Running streams / Rivers / The Ocean / Tropical islands / Jungle / Desert / Mountains / Clouds drifting / Wind in wheatfields / Windblown dandelion clock / Trees in wind / Swirling leaves / Bonfire / Volcano erupting / The sun / A supernova / Cactus / Desert plants and animals / Icicles / Antarctic icefloes / Polar animals / Liquid nitrogen / Poured from container / Water from jug / Steel into ingots / Cold ingots / Rocks / Gravel crusher / Sand dunes / Grains of sand / Rock crystals / Coal / Diamonds / Mines / Iron ore / Steelworks / Metal bridge / Rusting metal / Flowers through rust / Vegetation on lava / Hawaii greenery / Meadows / Rabbits feeding / Cows grazing / Harvesters in cornfield / Bakers shop / Field creatures / Caterpillar eating leaf / Squirrel with nut / Bird with worm / Prowling Cat / Big cat with kill / A turkey farm / Turkey dinner / Famine relief / Shipwreck survivors / Grateful greetings / Shipwrecked tanker / Oilspill damage / Industrial effluent / Poisoned forest / Third world ploughing / Heavy Industry / Car production line / Kitchenware formed from plastic / Plastic toy production line / War toys / Ammunition manufacture / Guns small and large / Tanks / Battleships / Bombers / Bombs exploding / Stretcher bearers / Ambulance driver / Hospital staff / Doctors / Lunch on the ward / The kitchens / The markets / The farmers / Clouds over hilltops / The sun /

Commentary

The topics illustrating the programmes will be discussed in the language of modern environmental thought, yet will also refer to traditional muslim understandings and terminology, where their introduction seems apt.

A Holistic View of the Environment / Resource Management / Limiting Factors of Ecosystems / Carrying Capacity of Ecosystems / Development & Stability of Ecosystems / The Group & the Individual Unity of Creation / Mankind's Stewardship / Earth as a Trust / The Pursuit of Knowledge / The Beneficial & the Harmful / Equity and Justice / Balance and Equilibrium  

Applicability

The broad curricular implementation of Environmental Studies in Scotland (with the added impetus of the "Learning for Life" recommendations), means that the programme contents will readily translate into teacher support material linked to specific Attainment Outcomes across Environmental Studies, as well as having uses in the Expressive Arts and English Language. 

In England, environmental education may be more narrow in its scope, and receive less attention, but Curriculum Matters 2 suggests that it is an essential issue to be addressed in the curriculum. Support material will therefore need to be developed facilitating the series use in achieving Attainment Targets right across the English National Curriculum.