Islam and Aids - Between Scorn, Pity and Justice

Zusatztext "The first book on Islam and AIDS which has succeeded in putting together within a single volume the whole spectrum of attitudes and positions on the subject expressed by Muslims from different backgrounds. It has raised the debate on some of the controversies related to AIDS to a higher level." Informationen zum Autor Dr Farid Esack has an international reputation as a Muslim scholar, speaker and human rights activist. He has lectured widely on religion and Islamic studies and also served as a Commissioner for Gender Equality with Nelson Mandela's government. He has authored numerous Islamic books and is currently the Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard Divinity School. Sarah Chiddy has master's degree from Harvard Divinity School and works as a spiritual counselor for people with HIV and AIDS in Boston. Klappentext Addresses the HIV/AIDS pandemic from an Islam perspective. This work provides an insight into fresh possibilities of critical and progressive Islamic approaches, in both law and ethics, to one of the urgent crises facing humankind. Zusammenfassung Addresses the HIV/AIDS pandemic from an Islam perspective. This work provides an insight into fresh possibilities of critical and progressive Islamic approaches, in both law and ethics, to one of the urgent crises facing humankind.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Chiddy, Chiddy Sarah, Farid Esack, Esack Farid
• Assisted by: Sarah Chiddy (Editor), Farid Esack (Editor)
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2009
• EAN: 9781851686339
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-633-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 225 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Hiv / Aids: Social Aspects, Religious social & pastoral thought & activity