Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword Peter Piot xi
Introduction Faird Esack Sarah Chiddy 1
1 Afflicted by God? Muslim Perspectives on Health and Suffering Abdulaziz Sachedina 13
2 The AIDS Crisis: an Islamic Perspective Malik Badri 28
3 AIDS and the Wrath of God Sindre Bangstad 43
4 When Fahishah Becomes Widespread: AIDS and the Ibn Maja Hadith Nabilah Siddiquee 59
5 The Shari'ah and AIDS: Towards a Theology of Compassion Mohammad Hashim Kamali 76
6 Gender Justice, Islam, and AIDS Clara Koh 88
7 Fatal Confluences? Islam, Gender, and AIDS in Malaysia Marina Mahathir 105
8 The Muslim Man and AIDS: Negotiating Spaces for New Conceptualizations of Masculinity Trad Godsey 119
9 AIDS, Muslims, and Homosexuality Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle Sarah Chiddy 137
10 On Sex, Sin, and Silence: An Islamic Theology of Storytelling of AIDS Awarness Kate Henley Long 154
11 The Qur'an, Poverty, and AIDS Caitlin Yoshiko Buysse 169
12 Muslims, AIDS, and Justice: Beyond Personal Indictment Kabir Sanjay Bavikatte 186
13 Injecting Drug Use, HIV, and AIDS in the Mulim World Chris Byrnes 196
14 HIV, Addiction, and Justice: Toward a Qur'anic Theology of Liberation Laura McTighe 211
Afterword: Ideals, Realities, and Islam: Thoughts on the AIDS Pandemic Kecia Ali 228
Notes on Contributors 236
Endnote 241
Index 251