Sulh for the Soil: Integrating Islamic Peacemaking and Environmental Justice in Family Dispute Resolution (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 23, 2026 | Sulha Solutions

Please join us for this Path to Ottawa Event! The event is tentatively scheduled for March 23rd, but a registration link and final time and date are TBA.  

Event Description: 

How can ancient principles of reconciliation help resolve modern family disputes entangled with climate anxiety and environmental justice? This masterclass moves beyond theory to offer practical tools for mediators and family practitioners.

Join Ibrahim Hussain FCIArb, an award-winning Imam and CIArb accredited mediator to deconstruct the Islamic peacemaking principle of Sulh and translate it into an actionable framework. We will explore cutting-edge conflicts where disputes over inheritance, land, and values are intensified by environmental stressors. Learn to ethically integrate faith-based concepts to facilitate breakthroughs, build cultural competency, and achieve durable settlements that honour both relational harmony and our stewardship of the land (amanah).

Discover how to "colour outside the lines" of conventional FDR by drawing on a deep well of culturally-grounded wisdom. Register now to secure your spot!

Session Overview: 

This masterclass moves beyond theory into the practical application of Islamic peacemaking within Canada's complex legal, cultural, and environmental landscape. Led by an award-winning CIArb accredited International mediator, we will deconstruct the ancient principle of Sulh (reconciliation) and translate it into a modern, actionable framework for dispute resolution.

Attendees will learn how to facilitate breakthroughs in cases where family disputes have a critical environmental undercurrent, including:

• • Intergenerational Wealth & Land: Managing conflicts where siblings or cousins disagree on whether to sell ancestral land to developers versus holding it for conservation or sustainable family use.
  • Extractivism & Family Divides: Facilitating dialogue in families fractured by differing values—where one generation's economic reliance on extractive industries clashes with another's advocacy for environmental justice.
  • Climate Anxiety & Parenting Plans: Addressing the unspoken "climate anxiety" that can influence parenting disputes, where parents have fundamentally different views on the future they are preparing their children for.

Join us to expand your cultural competency, build trust with diverse clients, and discover how to achieve durable settlements that honour both relational harmony and our stewardship of resources.