Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World

This review examines Sami Al-Daghistani’s edited volume: Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World. The multidisciplinary volume is aimed at “epistemic decolonization” by recovering Islamic intellectual traditions that link economics, environment and ethics within a unified framework. It highlights key concepts such as tazkiya (purification), iqtiṣād (moderation) and “ecological ribā” (usury), offering fresh perspectives for rethinking environmental ethics and economic thought. While the book makes an important contribution to decolonial scholarship and clearly explains the “what” and “why” of an Islamic approach, it gives limited attention to the “how,” leaving practical applications and policy directions underdeveloped. Overall, Recovering Environmental and Economic Traditions in the Islamic World is a timely and important contribution to debates on decolonial environmental and economic ethics.