1st Edition

Islam and Biomedical Research Ethics

242 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

242 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

242 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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This book is a contribution to the nascent discourse on global health and biomedical research ethics involving Muslim populations and Islamic contexts. It presents a rich sociological account about the ways in which debates and questions involving Islam within the biomedical research context are negotiated - a perspective which is currently lacking within the broader bioethics literature. The... Read more

1 Introduction;

2 Guideline Review;

3 Role of Islamic Institutional Forms of Islam in Biomedical Research Ethics;

Religious texts, scholars and their legal edicts;

4 Islamic responses to ethical issues in HIV/AIDS research;
Deeper analysis of the role of ijtihad and fatawah in the context of global health research ethics;

5 Women and biomedical research ethics;
Religion, culture and ethics;

6 Personal faith and biomedical research ethics;
Encountering the moral universe of Muslim researchers;

7 Negotiating multiple moral resources;
Key findings and recommendations for future research;

8 Methodological Annexe;

Appendix;