Covid-19 and The Islamic Council of Norway: The Social Role of Religious Organizations

The new coronavirus came to Norway along with vacationers returning from Italy and Austria in February 2020. In less than a month, the demographic profile of the individuals infected by the virus changed from the privileged to the less privileged and from people born in Norway to immigrants from cer...

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Main Author: Holte, Bjørn Hallstein (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [2020]
In: Diaconia
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-70
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
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