Welcome to the reflect, a podcast of The.Ismaili, featuring a unique introspection in each episode. What’s got you preoccupied these days or What thought are you in the process of working through? These are the questions our speakers respond to in each short episode of the reflect. To subscribe to this series, look for "the reflect", now available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, & Google Podcast. Tell us what you think of the reflect podcast: http://bit.ly/thereflect
Episodes
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
“Physical” and “Social” Distancing are at the heart of isolation amid Covid-19—with a huge loss of the contact that drives secular & faith-based communities. Yet isolation has also given birth to the very idea of community, from Islam and Christianity to civil rights movements. In this episode Dr. Sajoo asks, can we recognize the gift wrapped in the pandemic’s curse?
Presenter Details
Dr. Amyn B. Sajoo
Scholar-in-Residence, Simon Fraser University Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Vancouver, Canada