The city of Minneapolis worked with leaders in the Muslim community to have the call to prayer broadcast by speaker five times a day. The broadcast will be generated from the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque and organizers expect it will reach thousands of residents, from sunrise to shortly after sunset.
The American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP) brought together over 30 national Muslim led non-profits with expertise in the healthcare, social services, faith and fiqh, and policy to compile resources and address the unique needs of American Muslims across the country.
An interview with a retired United Church of Canada pastor whose wife recently died. They discuss the process of arranging an online funeral for her, the technical difficulties he encountered, and how people are creating new rituals during this crisis.
Synagogues and houses of worship are in a difficult spot of keeping connected with their congregants and providing content to the community. The article provides ways to ensure that the content made by houses of worship are accessible to as many people as possible during the pandemic.
A blessing for wearing a face mask fills a gap in tradition, giving an inexplicably blessingless commandment a benediction like other sacred deeds.
A Virginia pastor who defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during the pandemic and vowed to keep preaching “unless I’m in jail or the hospital” died after contracting Covid-19.