Abstract:Disasters and Religious Institutions
IntroductionDisasters give rise to a situation where people from different parts of the world, quite unfamiliar with each other, come into contact to save lives, provide necessities such as food and shelter, rebuild homes and enable community recovery. Humanitarian and development organisations have concerns about how to keep neutrality, stay safe, ensure respect for local sensitivities and win the necessary support of communities to carry out their job. In many places, dur… Show more
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