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Book SynopsisThis volume details the intersectional engagement of Muslim healthcare professionals and community members living in a minority context with the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The multidimensional and multidisciplinary account provided describes the challenges they faced and how they traversed them, with a specific focus on the interplay between religious values, public health mandates, social structures, and communal life.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Aasim I. Padela and Aminah Al-Deen 1 Aligning Public Health Mandates with Religious Goals: Developing Islamic Bioethical Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic Aasim I. Padela and Shafiq W. Ahmed 2 Examining the Intersection of Healthcare Advocacy, Religion, and Community During a Global Pandemic Anam Tariq, Marium Husain and Sana Syed 3 Effects of COVID-19 on the Healthcare Coverage of Immigrant Populations Ummesalmah Abdulbaseer, Maham Mirza, Moina Hussain, Aisha Zafar, Urooj Rehman and Fatema Mirza 4 Muslim Healthcare Workers in the Time of COVID-19 Aminah Al-Deen and Constance Shabazz 5 Religiosity, Coping, and Mental Health: An Empirical Analysis of Muslims Across the COVID-19 Pandemic Osman Umarji, Aafreen A. Mahmood, Leena Raza and Rania Awaad 6 African-American Muslims’ Reflections on the Pandemic Diane Ameena Mitchell 7 COVID-19 and US Islamic Schools: Responsive, Resourceful, and Resilient Shaza Khan 8 An Examination of Ramadan Fasting and COVID-19 Outcomes in the UK Karim Mitha, Salman Waqar, Miqdad Asaria, Mehrunisha Suleiman and Nazim Ghouri 9 An Islamic Ethico-Legal Framework for Pandemics: The Case for COVID-19 Rafaqat Rashid Glossary Index
