Islam during the Time of Pandemics: Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19

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Islam during the Time of Pandemics : Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19. / Galal, Ehab.

In: Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, 2023, p. 318-339.

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Galal, E 2023, 'Islam during the Time of Pandemics: Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19', Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, vol. 12, no. 2-3, pp. 318-339. https://doi.org/10.1163/21659214-bja10094

APA

Galal, E. (2023). Islam during the Time of Pandemics: Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture, 12(2-3), 318-339. https://doi.org/10.1163/21659214-bja10094

Vancouver

Galal E. Islam during the Time of Pandemics: Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. 2023;12(2-3):318-339. https://doi.org/10.1163/21659214-bja10094

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Galal, Ehab. / Islam during the Time of Pandemics : Islamic Arab Scholars’ framing of COVID-19. In: Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. 2023 ; Vol. 12, No. 2-3. pp. 318-339.

Bibtex

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