Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Note on Transliteration xi
5. Abbreviations xii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Contexts
8. Prologue: Ahmed’s story 19
9. 1. ‘New kinship’, new reproductive technologies and ideas of kinship in the Middle East 26
10. 2. Islamic law and the religion of Lebanon: The example of adoption 56
11. Part II. Conversations
12. 3. Test-tube fiqh: Islamic legal reactions to the new reproductive technologies 91
13. 4. More test-tube fiqh 116
14. 5. Medical perspectives 152
15. Part III. Confrontations
16. 6. Brave new worlds? 183
17. Glossary of Arabic terms 216
18. Bibliography 220
19. Index 239