{"id":1775,"date":"2003-05-23T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2003-05-23T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2003-05-23T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2003-05-23T14:38:02","slug":"what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/","title":{"rendered":": What Role Does Islam Have In Fighting HIV\/AIDS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>It\u2019s taken the Muslim world a couple of decades, but people in leadership positions have started to <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2003%2F5%2F20%2Fnation%2Fdijakim%26sec%3Dnation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">tackle the reality<\/a> of HIV\/AIDS among Muslim populations, particularly in hard-hit areas such as Africa or Asia.  Last year, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fima.org.pk%2Fcons_onaids%2Findex.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">international conference<\/a> of Muslim leaders convened to begin sharing strategies, such as Uganda\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sojo.net%2Fmagazine%2Findex.cfm%2Faction%2Fsojourners%2Fissue%2Fsoj0209%2Farticle%2F020942d.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jihad on AIDS<\/a>\u201d project and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aegis.com%2Fnews%2Fips%2F2002%2FIP020708.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women\u2019s education<\/a> program in Indonesia.  This year, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emedia.com.my%2FCurrent_News%2FNST%2FWednesday%2FNational%2F20030514081753%2FArticle%2F\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">second annual<\/a> International Muslim Leaders\u2019 Consultation on HIV\/AIDS has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brunei-online.com%2Fbb%2Fthu%2Fmay22w10.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">racheted up the debate<\/a> on what role Islam has in hindering \u2013 or helping \u2013 the spread of HIV\/AIDS.  \u201cIslam and Muslims <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynews.co.za%2Findex.php%3FfSectionId%3D501%26fArticleId%3D149711\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">exacerbate<\/a> the spread of AIDS,\u201d said Professor Amina Wadud of Virginia Commonwealth University, taking to task the behavior of Muslim men who misuse Islam.  \u201cA traditional Islamic theological response can never cure AIDS.\u201d  She cited Muslim men who compelled sex upon their wives even though the men were HIV-positive as a result of extramarital affairs.  Through 20 delegates walked out of the conference, condemning Wadud\u2019s \u201cvicious and venomous attack to Islam\u201d, 50 other delegates (including <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2003%2F5%2F23%2Fnation%2Fihamina%26sec%3Dnation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marina Mahathir<\/a>, chair of the conference and daughter of the Prime Minister) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brunei-online.com%2Fbb%2Fthu%2Fmay22w10.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">signed a petition<\/a> supporting Wadud\u2019s right to her opinion.  While Wadud does have a point in that there is much in the way Islam is practiced and wielded by men that does exacerbate the spread of HIV\/AIDS, the <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fstory.asp%3Ffile%3D%2F2003%2F5%2F20%2Fnation%2Fdijakim%26sec%3Dnation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">encouraging results<\/a> seen in efforts by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreinitiative.org%2Fpage.cfm%3Fread%3D18%26page%3DNews\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim clergy<\/a> to halt the spread of the disease (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salaam.co.uk%2Fthemeofthemonth%2Foctober02_index.php%3Fl%3D4\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Senegal<\/a> is a shining example) suggests that Islam does indeed have a positive role to play.<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur to debate the Muslim response to HIV\/AIDS, and find a lot of room for disagreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-briefings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>: What Role Does Islam Have In Fighting HIV\/AIDS?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Muslim leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur to debate the Muslim response to HIV\/AIDS, and find a lot of room for disagreement.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\": What Role Does Islam Have In Fighting HIV\/AIDS?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Muslim leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur to debate the Muslim response to HIV\/AIDS, and find a lot of room for disagreement.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"altmuslim\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2003-05-23T14:38:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/\",\"name\":\": What Role Does Islam Have In Fighting HIV\/AIDS?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2003-05-23T14:38:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2003-05-23T14:38:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#\/schema\/person\/0e0efbb645cc461c721083358f82f945\"},\"description\":\"Muslim leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur to debate the Muslim response to HIV\/AIDS, and find a lot of room for disagreement.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/05\/what_role_does_islam_have_in_fighting_hiv_aids\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\": What Role Does Islam Have In Fighting HIV\/AIDS?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\",\"name\":\"altmuslim\",\"description\":\"Global perspectives on Muslim life, politics &amp; 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