Religious Responses to Confronting Epidemics and Diseases

15 Jun Religious Responses to Confronting Epidemics and Diseases

The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue released the fourteenth issue of Religions magazine, which is a semi-annual internationally refereed journal, in both Arabic and English, specialized in all humanitarian issues from the perspective and field of religion.

Among the most important topics in this issue you will find:

-The issue’s interview with His Excellency Archbishop, Makarios of the Greek Orthodox Church Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
-A book summary titled, Pandemic and Caution in Islamic Thought: Reflections on the Work of al-Turyāqī al-Tamīmī by Professor Dr. Aisha Youssef Al-Mannai,
-Followed by a series of research articles that discuss the confrontation of religions to epidemics and diseases in a distinguished academic approach. These include:
*Calamity: A Message to Humanity by Mohammad Hosam Mohammad Bashir Al Nahas.
*Islamic Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19 by Mohamed Magid
*Religious communities in US and Canada and their responses to Covid-19 by Alena Demirović
*Religious Responsibilities in Times of Pandemics: Mutual Relationship between Spiritual and Physical Well-being by Senad Mrahorovic and Majdey Zawawi
*Religions, Epidemics and the Common Good Building up a Common Good of Respectful Identities and Coexistence: A Contribution from the Main Religious Traditions by Samuele Sangalli and
*The Role of Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Fight against Covid – 19 Pandemic by Rijad Delić.
*Concluding with a journal review of the Sacred Web’s reflections on the pandemic by Senad Mrahorović.

You can access the full journal via our website on the following link:
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