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Title
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KN1
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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February 10th, 2021
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Description
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected U.S. Muslims, even in ways that may have not been foreseeable at the beginning of the crisis. This participant has had the fortune of being financially secure throughout the pandemic but has missed out on visiting family both states and countries away. Though this participant was not a regular in-person attendee of her mosque anyway before the pandemic hit, she has noticed the wider spread impact on her religious community. Tenets of Islam, including the idea that God would not give us anything we could not handle, have been a source of strength. Finally, spending extra time with her infant son has been a silver lining in an otherwise difficult situation. Respondent recommends that Imams and other religious leaders work more on educating the community around social justice issues that are occurring around the nation or around the world or in their own community. She sees a generational gap in awareness of social justice issues and actions that should be taken to promote social justice.
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Adaptation (e.g., buying a workout machine to spend time at home); unable to see extended family; basically, her family has been financially secure during Covid; generational gap regarding social justice awareness; strength found in tenets of Islam. Benefit of Covid: more time with infant son, COVID-19