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Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam & the Muslim World appeared on BBC radio 4, to comment on this year's pilgrimage to Mecca and the significance of dispensing water from the well of Zamzam. Starts at minute 13.10

Sunday - Smuggling bibles to China; Wedding backlog; President Biden and the Catholic Bishops - BBC Sounds A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week with Emily Buchanan.

Next Tuesday, 26 January, Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, will be giving a seminar about the impact of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, on occasion of the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm.

He will not only speak as an academic, but also share his experiences of personal witnessing these events when he was stationed a Saudi Air Base during his a 10-year posting in the Middle East.

Rethinking war and terror after Operation Desert Storm The event is hosted by the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies at King's College London

On the cusp of the new year: Release of the latest issue of Poligrafi, with an article by Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World:

View of Religion and Literature, Identity and Individual: Resetting the Muslim-Christian Encounter

Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, took part in a press briefing for journalists on Saudi Arabia's decision to restrict participation on this year's pilgrimage to Mecca on account of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Religion Media Centre on Twitter “Today's briefing centres around - The decision is to allow only 1,000 pilgrims resident in Saudi Arabia, usually there are 2.5 million pilgrims”

Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, has written a feature commentary about the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on this year's pilgrimage to Mecca.

Covid-19 and Pilgrimage: Why Saudi Arabia took so long to take a decision about this year's Hajj | Feature from King's College London Dr Carool Kersten, Islamic Scholar, writes about the uncertainty looming over this year’s Hajj pilgrimage amid Covid-19.

Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, took part in the TRTWorld Roundtable discussion about 'Lockdown Ramadan' (segment starts at minute 13:45)

LOCKDOWN RAMADAN: Faith in a time of crisis A discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view.​

Corona Fatwas (2), A follow-up on an earlier post about responses in the Muslim world to the Corona virus/Covid-19 Crisis.

The Corona Fatwas (2): Theological & Juridical Considerations As discussed in an earlier post on Corona Fatwas , Muslim religious scholars were quick to respond with legal opinions ( fatwas ), once...

THE CORONA FATWAS
Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam & the Muslim World, has written about Muslim responses to the current Corona Virus/Covid19 Crisis:

http://caroolkersten.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-corona-fatwas-islam-pandemics-and.html

The Corona Fatwas: Islam, pandemics and religious scholarship

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