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On the white sand beach of Misali, an uninhabited island off mainland Africa, fishermen carefully unload their precious catch. Even more precious is the fact that they are involved in a conservation project based on Islamic principles<\/a>. Spearheaded by the Misali Island Conservation Association<\/a> (and supported in part by NetAid<\/a>, remember that?), the project is a cooperative effort of the Zanzibar government and several NGO\u2019s. The fisherman agree not to fish along Misali\u2019s coral reefs (or use dynamite, poison, or improper nets) in return for a portion of revenues from eco-tourism<\/a>. \u201cThere are verses in the Quran that teach us why we should not destroy the environment,\u201d Ali Mohammed Haji said as he lifted slippery octopuses from his small sailboat, or jahazi. \u201cTo conserve is investment. There are a lot of benefits \u2026what we conserve will be used by generations to come.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n

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