Open AccessIslam in the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2020 in Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Z. R. Habibullina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
islam v sovremennom mire
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-7221
pISSN - 2074-1529
DOI - 10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-4-131-148
Subject(s) - islam , context (archaeology) , political science , government (linguistics) , pandemic , decentralization , covid-19 , administration (probate law) , sociology , economic growth , public administration , law , geography , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
The article is a monitoring of the main events concerning the Muslim community of the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2020 based on content analysis of text materials from government reports, press releases, websites and social media pages of Islamic organizations. The pandemic that began at the end of 2019 and the lockdown introduced in Russia demanded that Islamic communities adapt to new conditions. The danger of the spread of COVID-19 has reduced the internal confl ict in the Islamic environment and the public’s attention to the problems of radicalism. The drop in mosques attendance was off set by the development and use of digital resources in religious activities. At the same time, limited contacts, reduced offl ine events and meetings contributed to strengthening the new course of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Bashkortostan towards decentralization and regionalisation. The activities of the Central Spiritual Administration of Russia, located in Ufa, remained without change on a national scale.