This report summarizes a global panel discussion webinar in the wake of COVID-19 held on Sunday night (Melbourne time), 19th April under the sponsorship of the Department of Education’s UNESCO Chair in Bioethics located at the University of Haifa which works to encourage the teaching of bioethics in medical and health sciences and law courses across the world. It was stated that there were competing sources of moral authority.
Ramadan Messages in the time of Coronavirus – 13 Languages
Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim friends and colleagues. Our thoughts are to you and your families during this challenging time. The Victorian Government has prepared radio (audio) messages in 13 languages about Ramadan for individuals and communities to share during this holy time on the importance of managing Coronavirus together.
Safeguarding children during COVID-19
Australian Catholic University have developed a practitioner guide and parent guide for supporting shared parenting during COVID-19. There is an extensive list of organisations which assist parenting and parenting issues.
Prime Minister’s Ramadan Message
The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Scott Morrison MP, gives a message to the Islamic communities of Australia on occasion of Ramadan 2020, albeit in the time of Coronavirus lockdown.
Advancing a disability-inclusive response to COVID-19
In responding to Coronavirus ~ Covid-19, it is important that we practice inclusion at all levels of society – for the disabled, for the vulnerable, for the aged, for those unable to care for themeselves. Religious principles have to be practiced and their validity established. The Golden Rule is an example of religious principles in action – a moral imperative, a human value, a religious principle found in all the religions of men and women. So we may proceed as humankind – and in our kindesses to our fellow humans, practice a disability-inclusive response to COVID-19.
An Interfaith Earth Day message in times of Covid 19 and Climate Emergency
As faith-based organisations and movements calling for fair and just policies able to tackle the climate emergency, we understand and support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s decision to postpone COP26 in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting the whole of humanity. We nevertheless call on ourselves and on all stakeholders to not delay ambitious and urgent climate action.
If Saudi Arabia is forced to put the Hajj on hold, it will not be without precedent
JEDDAH: Will the Hajj, which draws millions of Muslims annually to Islam’s birthplace in Saudi Arabia, be suspended this year owing to the global coronavirus pandemic? That question had been uppermost in the minds of millions of Muslims worldwide even before a Saudi official asked them to put on hold any plans to perform the obligatory pilgrimage, scheduled to begin in late July.
Victoria – Yom HaShoah Observance Online
For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory” — Elie Wiesel
Islam: Saudi Arabia to suspend Taraweeh prayers in Ramadan
SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance announced that Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan will only be performed at home as the suspension of prayers at mosques would not be lifted until the end of coronavirus.
Religions for Peace: Letter to the Ministers
Dear Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, and the Minister for Education, the Hon Dan Tehan MP,
Sikhs turn to online Vaisakhi
LOS ANGELES (Religion News Service) – With a grand presentation of melodious hymns, a two-mile parade in downtown Los Angeles and free food for thousands, the celebration of Vaisakhi for Sikhs in Southern California is no small occasion. But this year, the community is faced with the challenge of honoring a festive, holy day during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Prayer Is Not Enough.’ The Dalai Lama on Why We Need to Fight Coronavirus With Compassion
Sometimes friends ask me to help with some problem in the world, using some “magical powers.” I always tell them that the Dalai Lama has no magical powers. If I did, I would not feel pain in my legs or a sore throat. We are all the same as human beings, and we experience the same fears, the same hopes, the same uncertainties.
