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...