COVID-19 is an infectious disease that first appeared in China, and turned into a global pandemic. It has affected the health of millions of people and has also driven many changes in societies. This research aims to describe and define the importance of "spirituality" as a mediator in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey while having a positive correlation with "resilience" and an inverse relationship with "hopelessness. " The correlational research design was used and data were gathered through the technique of convenience sampling. Standardized sociological and psychological instruments were used to measure the variables. The participants were (N=546) from the general Turkish population (male and female) with the age range of 20-69. The outcomes revealed that resilience is positively correlated with spirituality (r=0.83, p<0.01), while spirituality is negatively correlated with hopelessness (r=-0.81, p<0.01). Resilience is also negatively correlated with hopelessness (r=-0.72, p<0.01). This study concluded that spirituality has a substantial impact on resilient behavior and reduces hopelessness even globally. This study enhances the literature related to psychological and sociological research and promotes the role of spiritual coping strategies, especially in the state of uncertainty created by the current COVID-19 Pandemic.

This research aims to describe and to define the importance of spirituality as a mediator in the global pandemic situation of COVID-19 in Pakistan while having positive correlation with resilience and inverse with hopelessness. The correlational research design was used and data was gathered by simple random sampling and there was a use of standardized psychological instruments to measure the variables. The participants were (N=540) Pakistani general population (male and female) with the age range of 18–60. The outcomes revealed that resilience was positively correlated with spirituality (r=0.72; p <0.01) while spiritualty is negatively correlated with hopelessness (r=-0.76; p <0.01) and resilience was negatively correlated with hopelessness (r=-0.78, p <0.01). Mediation analysis shows that spirituality performed a strong intermediating role between resilience and hopelessness the direct effect of hopelessness  on resilience  was -5.9** whereas the indirect effect through spirituality was       -1.7** and the total effect size was – 7.6**. It is revealed that spirituality has a strong impact on the resilience behavior and reduces the hopelessness even in the worldwide disastrous situation. This study enhances the literature related to the psychological research and prompts the role of spiritual coping strategies especially in the state of uncertainty like coronavirus pandemic.

Türkiye 2011 yılından bu yana Suriye'de yaşanan iç karışıklıklar ve şiddet nedeniyle kitlesel bir göç sürecini tecrübe etmektedir. Milyonlarca insan zorunlu olarak yerlerinden edilerek Türkiye'ye giriş yapmıştır. Türkiye'de geçici koruma kapsamına alınan Suriyeli sığınmacılar ağırlıklı olarak sınır illerinde ve büyükşehirlerde yaşamaktadır. Şanlıurfa yarım milyona yakın sığınmacıyla bu iller arasında ilk sıralarda yer almaktadır. Sağlıklı bir göç yönetişimi için sığınmacıların göç süreçlerinin analiz edilerek anlaşılması hayati önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada Suriyeli sığınmacıların Şanlıurfa iline göç süreçleri sosyal ağlar kuramı ile açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu kapsamda sığınmacıların yaşadıkları zorunlu göç süreci, Şanlıurfa'da yaşamayı tercih sebepleri, yaşam biçimleri, gelecek niyetleri ve zorunlu göçten kaynaklı yaşanan sıkıntılar ele alınmıştır. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı bu çalışmada, 2021 yılı Nisan-Mayıs aylarında 11 Suriyeli aile temsilcisi ile yarı-yapılandırılmış derinlemesine mülakatlar yapılmıştır. Bu mülakatlardan elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiştir. Suriyeli sığınmacılar her ne kadar ülkelerini zorunlu olarak terk etmek durumunda olsalar da göç sürecinde aldıkları kararlarda akraba, arkadaş ve tanıdıklarından oluşan sosyal ağları kullandıkları ortaya çıkmıştır. Daha önceden göç eden sığınmacıların yeni geleceklerle yol gösterici ve onların göç süreçlerini kolaylaştırıcı oldukları görülmüştür. Bu durum göçün sürekliliğini ve göçmenlerin Türkiye'nin belirli bölgelerinde göçmenlerin neden olmuştur. Bununla birlikte göçmenlerin gelecek niyetleri içerisinde yakın vadede ülkelerine geri dönüş planları görünmemektedir.

The chapter titled "The Arts as Refuge: COVID-19, Crisis, and the Heroes Waiting in the Wings" was written by Ryan Daniel. This chapter explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has i destroyed the industry and workforce; institutions have closed, festivals and events have been canceled, and art production has been severely restricted. As a result millions of artists and art workers around the world are currently unemployed, and many are unable to access government support initiatives designed mainly for traditional business models. In relatively stable times, art often struggles to survive financially. However during the current pandemic, this already fragile industry has become much closer to total collapse. It is argued that art has a strong capacity to provide shelter. The author emphasizes that we need artists, art workers and the art industry more than ever.The chapter titled "Pandemics and Migration" was written by Erin M. Sorrell and Elizabeth Ferris. This chapter analyzes the relationship between pandemics and migration. It first examines migration and then reviews the effects of the pandemic on both migrants and host communities. Additionally it also analyzes the policy consequences of the two-way relationship between migration and the pandemic. Of particular importance Particularly for this analysis is that international migrants tend to work in sectors at high risk for the virus-such as the service sector, child and elderly care and work related to the hospitality industry.The chapter titled "Refugee Students during Pandemic time: Key Words for Academic Integration" was written by Anna Fausta Scardigno. The article specifically focuses on the most viii relevant words of the focus group discussion with refugee students at Bari University. The article was looking for an answer to the question: How did refugee students react to the cessation of in-person classroom teaching and to the host university's digital-only learning arrangement and online administrative services?The chapter of this book titled "Migrants and Communication Technologies in Challenging Times; A Double-Edged Sword" was written by Hakan Gülerce and Housein Turner. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the social and psychological effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on refugees. In this study, a literature review and situation analysis method was used to understand the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on refugees. The research mainly examined the impact of mobile phone and internet addiction on the daily living habits of immigrants during the pandemic period, and focused on education difficulties, digital divisions, loneliness, alienation and other psycho-social factors that affect migrants and refugees in particular. Studies show that smartphones are very important for Syrian refugees. Smartphones are used to connect with relatives and loved ones abroad at a much more affordable rate than making a traditional phone call. The unifying power of smartphones allows refugees to connect with each other, share news and memories, and access vital publ...

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