Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective

In recent years, genetic engineering has been used to modify and improve plants, animals and microorganisms to improve their value to fulfill human needs. Genetic engineering technology’s focuses are into three major uses: medication, food and agriculture. GMO technology with both of its positive an...

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Main Authors:	Mahmod, Safa Senan, Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/35623/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35623/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35623/1/ICEPEE4052.pdf

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spelling	iium-356232014-02-14T06:44:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35623/ Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective Mahmod, Safa Senan Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed L Education (General) In recent years, genetic engineering has been used to modify and improve plants, animals and microorganisms to improve their value to fulfill human needs. Genetic engineering technology’s focuses are into three major uses: medication, food and agriculture. GMO technology with both of its positive and negative impacts is strongly discussed by many consumers, environmental groups and scientists. As the impact of this powerful technology cannot be predicted, the safety of modern biotechnology products need to be analyzed in a careful scientific procedure and has to be controlled with Islamic ethics to ensure that this technology can guide us towards happiness with a healthier life and environment. Islamic ethics of modern biotechnology, especially GMO technologies, are categorized according to three part of akhlaq: ethical issues related to God (Allah), ethics related to the safety of all the creations and ethics related to the environment. In this paper, ethical aspects of modern biotechnology will be discussed from an Islamic perspective to be followed by the Khalifah on earth, accompanied with real-life examples of the benefits and risks, and Islam’s opinion on this issue inspired by verses from Al-Quran and Hadith quotations. 2013-07-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35623/1/ICEPEE4052.pdf Mahmod, Safa Senan and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed (2013) Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective. In: 3rd International Conference on Engineering Professional Ethics and Education 2013 (ICEPEE’13), 2-4 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/icepee/2013
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description	In recent years, genetic engineering has been used to modify and improve plants, animals and microorganisms to improve their value to fulfill human needs. Genetic engineering technology’s focuses are into three major uses: medication, food and agriculture. GMO technology with both of its positive and negative impacts is strongly discussed by many consumers, environmental groups and scientists. As the impact of this powerful technology cannot be predicted, the safety of modern biotechnology products need to be analyzed in a careful scientific procedure and has to be controlled with Islamic ethics to ensure that this technology can guide us towards happiness with a healthier life and environment. Islamic ethics of modern biotechnology, especially GMO technologies, are categorized according to three part of akhlaq: ethical issues related to God (Allah), ethics related to the safety of all the creations and ethics related to the environment. In this paper, ethical aspects of modern biotechnology will be discussed from an Islamic perspective to be followed by the Khalifah on earth, accompanied with real-life examples of the benefits and risks, and Islam’s opinion on this issue inspired by verses from Al-Quran and Hadith quotations.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mahmod, Safa Senan Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
author_facet	Mahmod, Safa Senan Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
author_sort	Mahmod, Safa Senan
title	Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective
title_short	Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective
title_full	Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective
title_fullStr	Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Ethical evaluation of GMO from an Islamic perspective
title_sort	ethical evaluation of gmo from an islamic perspective
publishDate	2013
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