Author : Antoine Meyer

The International Conference on Islam in the West took place at the Landmark Hotel in Amman on September 29-30, 2019. The conference was organized by the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies and the Friedrich Nauman Foundation for Freedom, under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Chairman of the board of trustees of the RIIFS. Conference was attended by experts from Europe and the Arab/Islamic world.

This study aims to provide an objective and qualitative analysis to assess the freedom of worship and practice of religious rituals in Jordan during the pandemic as well as drawing attention to lived experiences during the lockdown. It may help officials, decision-makers and religious leaders in confronting the crisis and adjusting within the available resources. It might also improve the ability of religious institutions to handle the current crisis, or any other similar challenges in the future.

This training manual focuses on the following main subjects: citizenship, human rights, differences, diversity, pluralism, dialogue, interconnections, and communication. The Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) formed a scientific committee which included a number of experts on various topics related to the content of the project, from both Jordan and Denmark, who in turn prepared the scientific material and exercises for the manual.