Religions and epidemics: such a long history
Religious symbols (Godong / Univ. Images Group via Getty images) and the symbol of the Coronavirus Covid-19 virus (NEXU Science Communication / via REUTERS).
© Godong / Universal Images Group via Getty Images & NEXU Science Communication / via REUTERS
By: Geneviève Delrue
2 min
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World Religions - Sunday April 25, 2021 - 11.10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Paris time (Summer grid)
In Lyon, Ramadan breaks the loneliness of students
:
Azzedine Gaci
, the rector of the
Othman Mosque
in Villeurbanne organizes the distribution of take-out meals for the students.
One way to support them also morally because many of them, especially those who come from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, suffer from isolation.
With the historian of religions
Philippe Martin
, replay of
the interview about his book
, published in the fall of 2020,
"
Religions facing epidemics: from plague to Covid-19
" (Cerf).
A masterful investigation, a journey through time on the responses of religions to this invisible evil long perceived as a divine punishment.
The 15th ACN (Aid to the Church in Need) report
on religious freedom
around the world notes a marked deterioration.
It points to violations in 62 countries, or one in three countries against one in five in 2018. Analysis by
Benoît de Blanpré, director of AED-France.
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