Dr Ibraham Abouleish was born in Egypt in 1937. He studied medicine and worked in Germany, Austria and Switzerland before founding the Sekem initiative in 1977. In 2004 he was named as one of the world's Ten Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs by the Schwab Foundation. Markus Kirchgessner is a professional photographer who was born near Heidelberg, Germany, in 1963. He has travelled widely in the Islamic world and had several solo exhibitions.
'This is a remarkable story told by a remarkable man. The story is
fluently told and is an inspirational tale. Given the present
inclination of many in the West (including its senior leaders) to
see Islam as hopelessly backward looking and wrong-headed, the
synthesis [between the Islamic world and European spirituality]
that has been achieved through the work at Sekem may turn out to be
among its most important achievement.'
-- Richard Grover, New View, December 2005
'This is a gripping read, a must read. It can teach us a lot about
taking initiative, community building, associative economy, social
threefolding, the importance of public relations work and, in these
troubled times, to understand the Islamic faith. With many
beautiful photographs.'
-- Christoph Hanni, Camphill Correspondence, May 2006
'One of the features of this book is the author's explanations of
biodynamic farming and the hazards of chemical pesticides from an
Islamic perspective. [...] This book is a thoughtful account of the
community's development.'
-- Pesticides News, December 2005
'The amazing story of the Sekem community in Egypt. The pictures in
the book tell the story alongside the text, with flourishing plants
and people. Will surely be an inspiration for our current
century.'
-- Scientific & Medical Network Review, December 2005
'This is an inspiring and heart-warming read, one of those stories
which, by their very nature are rare.'
-- Sean Byrne, The Local Planet
'This book is a must read. It can teach us a lot about taking
initiative, communtiy building, associative economy, social
threefolding, the importance of public relations work, and, in
these troubled times, to understand the Islamic faith. It can renew
our hope and trust in the future, or even inspire us to discover
Sekem and Egypt first hand.'
--Journal of Curative Education and Social Therapy, Easter 2006
'His biography makes gripping reading'
-- Christopher Cooper, Perspectives, June - August 2007
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