Tag: Covid19

This CREID Working Paper by Santiago Ripoll explores the challenges that emerge when public health measures to mitigate the risk of infection during an epidemic infringe…

Mahesh Rana A Hindu man died of Coronavirus and was denied a dignified death  (cremation ritual) by an angry mob in Punjab. Moreover, around 20…

Rizgari village, Kirkuk province, 2020 – inside the Ali Saray library – photo: Muhammad Almas During the last six years, despite having to deal with…

Mohsin Ilyas 12SHARES12 The global pandemic slashed income from small businesses for a massive majority of the Christian population in the slums of Islamabad. The…

Social welfare workers, doctors, and young social activists came to the fore from the religious minority community in order to alleviate the ills of COVID-19.…

Many of the practices and rituals of religions around the world directly contravene public health advice on coronavirus since they can include congregating in large…

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its huge and tragic toll on the world’s population, it is being felt hardest by the poorest and…

Kirkuk, Daquq, Topzawa village – the biggest cemetery of the Kaka’is during the COVID-19 outbreak – Photo: KirkukNow “We would like it very much if…

Asad Gokal 185SHARES185 Persecution of the Shia community in Pakistan is a well known fact. At the onset of Muharram, the community was to face…

Rana Adnan 18SHARES18 Christian philanthropists, social workers, and community activists contributed their time, resources, and efforts to reach out to people in need during COVID-19.…

Besides battling the pandemic, the Shia community in Pakistan has been witnessing the resurgence of an intense anti-Shia sentiment during the past few months. March:…

13SHARES13 The Government of Pakistan provided COVID-19 relief funds to the low-income groups, however, a sizeable share of religious minorities was ignored in this drive.…