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(Ramadan amidst the Covid 19 Pandemic) An interview with Dr. Aliyu Yaya Aliyu 25.04.2021 - Mountain Province, Philippines - Pressenza IPA Dr. Aliyu Yaya Aliyu, Kano Branch Chair, World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), Nigeria Chapter (Second Interview of a Four-Part Series)
by Genevieve Balance-Kupang Ramadan Mubarak! During this Holy Month of Ramadan, I am one with our Muslim friends, as you offer profound prayers, carry out fasting and charitable works, reflect on the Holy Quran, and enjoy the gift of presence of your religious community. As a practitioner of interreligious dialogue and a facilitator of multicultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural education, I requested four Muslim counterparts to share their reflections on Ramadan and how this lingering pandemic is affec ....
Muslims Are Drawing on Tradition to Sow Seeds of Liberation People attend a protest rally on May 31, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images The tribulations of 2020 tested masses of people with loss and grief, turning many toward religion and faith traditions. At the same time, however, the realities of the pandemic have meant that those of us accustomed to celebrating holidays such as Christmas, Eid, Ramadan, Diwali and Hanukkah with our religious communities, families and friends haven’t been able to do so over the past year. In the United States, a Christian-centric country, there was much talk about the grief of the pandemic Christmas, but other religious traditions and sacrifices have been minimized, and the collective loss invisibilized. In December there was a level of fervor and outrage surrounding Christmas that was not present when other faith groups and congregations faced the brunt of the quarantine. ....