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October 20, 2010
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Copyright 2010 (audio and video). George Mason University Health Professions Advising, applying Creative Commons Attribution-
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Science, Medicine, and the Muslim Faith
Muslim Students AssociationAlpha Epsilon Delta (Virginia Zeta/GMU chapter)GMU Health Professions Advising Office2010 USA Science & Engineering Festival
Acknowledgements
Interactive Polls•Texting cell phones (on silent)
•Computers connected to Internet ok (twitter or direct poll).
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Poll: Are you female or male?
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Female
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Test question: Gender
Suicide is forbidden in Islam in every situation, even during extreme pain or terminal illness.
Abortion is forbidden in Islam in every situation.
It is unacceptable to have an autopsy or donate organs because it is mutilation to a human corpse.
Contraception & family planning are forbidden in Islam because it goes against divine decree.
POLL QUESTIONS
October 20, 2010
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Copyright 2010 (audio and video). George Mason University Health Professions Advising, applying Creative Commons Attribution-
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Science, Medicine, and the Muslim Faith
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (Rhazes), 865-925 Distinguishes smallpox from measles (“father of pediatrics”) Distilled and employed rubbing alcohol for medicine Developed tools for making/dispensing drugs (pharmacy) Kitab al-Mansuri fi al-tibb (Book of Medicine for Mansur) Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb (Comprehensive Book of Medicine)
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis), 936-1013 Al-Tasrif (The Method of Medicine)
Ibn al-Haytham 965-1039 Scientific Method Kitâb al-Manâzir (The Book of Optics)
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), 980-1037 Began practicing medicine at age 16 Al-Qanun fi al-tibb (The Canon of Medicine, written before he was 21 y.o.)
Islamic world: golden age of science
Islamic physicians in history
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Poll: Suicide is forbidden in Islam in ever...
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Suicide is forbidden in Islam in every situation even during extreme pain or
terminal illness.
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Poll: Abortion is forbidden in Islam in eve...
YES
NO
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Abortion is forbidden in Islam in every situation.
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Poll: It is unacceptable to have an autopsy...
YES
NO
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15
It is unacceptable to have an autopsy or donate organs because it is mutilation to a
human corpse.
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Poll: Contraception and family planning are...
YES
NO
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Contraception and family planning are forbidden in Islam because it goes against
divine decree.
October 20, 2010
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Copyright 2010 (audio and video). George Mason University Health Professions Advising, applying Creative Commons Attribution-
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Science, Medicine, and the Muslim Faith
