Facing poverty, plague and population displacement
An Appraisal of the International Symposium « Charity and Humanitarian action in the Near East, from Antiquity to Present Day » by Falestin Naili, Valentina Napolitano, Pauline Piraud-Fournet As half of humanity is currently experiencing confinement, curfews and border closings in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are reminded of an ancient practice that has shaped human history. At least since the end of Antiquity, welfare and...