This paper discusses about the phenomenon of Hajj during the pandemic in the XIXth to mid-
XXth centuries in the Dutch East Indies with a focus on the governance of health services …

From the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries, the forces unleashed by the age of European
imperialism and its rapid encroachment on dār al-Islām increasingly brought the hajj under …

Following the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, long-distance pilgrimage to Islamic holy
sites expanded and quickened, resulting in the spread of cholera among travelers. The …

From roughly 1865 to 1926, the forces of European imperialism brought the Islamic
pilgrimage to Mecca under the scrutiny of non-Muslim interests. The driving force behind this …

The outbreak of the “Spanish flu” in Fars province, particularly in Shiraz, southern Iran, was a
significant historical catastrophe that severely affected the local population. This epidemic …

The spread of contagious diseases was one of the main problems in the era of Burji and
Bahri Mamluks. These diseases had devastating effects on the social and economical status …

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in China in late 2019 and swiftly spread globally,
has had a profound impact, infecting 188 countries and causing significant mortality. As of …

The Hajj, or the Muslim Pilgrimage to the Holy Places in Mecca and Medina, is not merely a
religious undertaking of devotion for Muslims; it is a global annual event that included …

This chapter aims to bring out the various changes taking place in the organization, nature
and meaning of the Haj from South Asia. It demonstrates the continuous interaction between …

ThIS ChapTEr WIll focus on Kamaran quarantine station in the context of the late nineteenth
and early twentiethcentury international sanitary politics. Located on Kamaran Island on the …