In Quest of Justice: Islamic Law and Forensic Medicine in Modern Egypt

393 Pages·2018·2.922 MB·English

by  Khaled Fahmy

In Quest of Justice
islamic law and forensic medicine
in modern egypt
Khaled Fahmy
university of california press
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In Quest of Justice
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The publisher and the University of California Press
Foundation gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the
Ahmanson Foundation Endowment Fund in Humanities.
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In Quest of Justice
islamic law and forensic medicine
in modern egypt
Khaled Fahmy
university of california press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Fahmy, Khaled Mahmoud, author.
Title: In quest of justice : Islamic law and forensic medicine in modern
Egypt / Khaled Fahmy.
Description: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifi ers: lccn 2018010666 (print) | lccn 2018017543 (ebook) |
isbn 9780520971721 (Ebook) | isbn 9780520279032 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: lcsh: Medical jurisprudence—Egypt. | Evidence, Expert—
Egypt. | Chemistry, Forensic—Egypt. | Criminal justice, Administration
of—Egypt. | Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law) | Evidence, Expert
(Islamic law) | Criminal justice, Administration of (Islamic law) |
Islam and justice.
Classifi cation: lcc krm4700 (ebook) | lcc krm4700 .f34 2018 (print) |
ddc 347.62/067--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018010666
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Dedicated to the memory of ‘I.sām ‘A.tā and the countless other
victims of police brutality in Egypt, and to the brave men and
women of Egypt’s human rights movement
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contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Medicine, Enlightenment, and Islam 39
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2 Siyāsa, the Forgotten Code 81
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3 An Olfactory Tale of One City: Cairo in
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Khedival Times 132
4 • Law in the Market: H. isba and Forensic Chemistry 179
5 Justice without Pain 226
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Conclusion 271
Notes 285
Bibliography 347
Index 371
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illustrations
1. Strekalovsky, First Dissection Lesson in Egypt 2
2. Strekalovsky, Abū-Za‘bal School and Hospital 40
3. Antoine Barthélémy Clot Bey 41
4. Muh.ammad al-Shabāsī 72
5. Petition from the residents of Port Said 78
6. Ah.mad Fath.ī Zaghlūl 88
7. ‘Alī Mubārak 137
8. Al-Khalīj, c. 1870 163
9. Strekalovsky, Azbakiyya Civilian Hospital 218
10. Th e Bastinado 262
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