Climate change is threatening my faith traditions – here’s why we should all care

The main street leading to Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah was teeming, as everyone paced to get a spot for the sacred Jummah (Friday) prayer.

“Try to get there three hours earlier,” a fellow worshipper had advised. They weren’t kidding. Though my husband, Christian and I had left the hotel earlier than my parents and sister, we still didn’t make it into the mosque’s grounds.

We each managed to claim…