Islamic View of Genetically Modified Food
Too often, information from international media outlets is dominated by news and opinions about the U.S. and Europe, and occasionally Asia (usually East Asia like China and Japan). In order to truly improve global public health, it’s critical that public health practitioners understand other cultures and their prevailing beliefs, esp. in matters of science and medicine.
Islam Online presents a perspective that I find enlightening and necessary. Its mission is:
To create a unique, global Islamic site on the Internet that provides services to Muslims and non-Muslims in several languages. To become a reference for everything that deals with Islam, its sciences, civilization and nation. To have credibility in content, distinction in design, and a sharp and balanced vision of humanity and current events.
And it promises a “balanced approach: Adopting the middle ground of Islam, avoiding extremism or negligence, rejecting deviant or strange opinions.”
In an article about genetically modified (GM) food in Africa, Ochieng Ogodo wrote,
One of the raging debates on the continent of Africa has been over the adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMO). There are those who see research on GM crops as being forced down the peoples throats by Western corporate organizations out for profits and in utter disregard for safety and regulatory matters.But in a study released in Nairobi by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on July 12–one bound to raise heat–it was shown that public institutions across Africa are conducting groundbreaking research to produce genetically modified (GM) crops.
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But a leading Nairobi-based environmental lawyer, Odhiambo MakOloo, says it is wrong for research on GM crops to go on in Africa knowing very well most of these countries have no legal or regulatory frameworks to take care of the side effects of GMO products. His argument is that introducing GM crops in Africa without legal frameworks could prove very dangerous to both human beings and the environment. “Where is recourse for addressing dangers arising out of such experiments both to human beings and the environment?” he asked.
Other science and medicine articles at Islam Online that I found interesting were:
- The Non-Science of Intelligent Design
- Science in Arab Media: Barely Scientific!
- The Language of Scientific Research
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