Islamic Remediation of Global Economic Recession, Insecurity and The Challenges of Covid – 19 On Household Survival in Africa and Diaspora

DR. ADIGUN WASILAT FAYOKEMI

Volume: 1 Issue: 01 2025

Abstract:

The issue of the challenges of economic recession, insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic is a global phenomenon. All over the world today, people are frightened and restless because of disease, insecurity, economic kwashiorkor, violence, conflict, natural disaster and man-made disaster of different forms which had shattered peace and security. From Africa to South America, North America to Europe, Asia to Australia, violence, conflicts, disasters have overwhelmed or overwhelming the land; and to many people, nothing else is today meaningful because their health and security could not be guaranteed. The modern society has been facing enormous challenges of economic recession, insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic. The global financial crisis has brought the most significant economic downturn which has devastated the developing world as 90 million more people are forced into poverty. Economic recession, food security, energy insecurity, child neglect, armed robbery, homelessness, mental health problems, conflict, divorce, single parenting, disasters, rising population, kidnappings, rape and the recent Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) are the major threats to human life today. In fact, people could not develop themselves in the midst of the above problems. Islam as a religion has a lot of roles to play as it continues to make significant impact on human life. This paper therefore, examines the challenges or effects of global economic recession, insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic on household survival in Africa and Diaspora. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the effect of economic recession, insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic on the household survival in Africa and Diaspora. Descriptive analysis is also used as a statistical instrument to interpret primary and secondary data. Findings revealed that economic recession, insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic have had disastrous effect on the household survival in Africa and Diaspora. It is on this note that Islamic remediation was presented as a way forward

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