Arab Americans represent a growing population about which little is known in regard to organ donation and transplantation. This population is not specifically captured within national and local transplantation databases, and little empiric work has assessed attitudes and barriers toward organ donation and transplantation within this community. Our work represents the first to use a representative population-based sample to explore the modifiable and non-modifiable characteristics of those who believe cadaveric organ donation to be justified.

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Bioethics and health researchers often turn to Islamic jurisconsults (fuqahā’) and their verdicts (fatāwā) to understand how Islam and health intersect. Yet when using fatwā to promote health behavior change, researchers have often found less than ideal results. In this article we examine several health behavior change interventions that partnered with Muslim religious leaders aiming at promoting organ donation. As these efforts have generally met with limited success, we reanalyze these efforts through the lens of the theory of planned behavior, and in light of two distinct scholarly imperatives of Muslim religious leaders, the ʿilmī and the islāhī. We argue for a new approach to health behavior change interventions within the Muslim community that are grounded in theoretical frameworks from the science of behavior change, as well the religious leadership paradigms innate to the Islamic tradition. We conclude by exploring the implications of our proposed model for applied Islamic bioethics and health research.

The preparation of Cobalt ferrite-Ocimum sanctum nanocomposite, referred to as CoFe 2 O 4 /OS, has been reported along with its application for the treatment of water containing hazardous organic contaminants. A simple co-precipitation approach was applied for synthesis of magnetic nanocomposite, and a thorough analysis for its characterization was conducted using several spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The characterization results showed that the magnetic nanocomposite exhibited substantial functional groups of Ocimum sanctum powder and magnetic ferrite part. The adsorption investigation of nanocomposite for removal of two cationic dyes was carried out with varying parameters, such as pH, contact time, temperature, concentration, and composite dosage. The sorption process was proved feasible and exothermic at the tested temperatures (303-323 K). The sorption data followed Freundlich and Temkin isotherms which recommended the physisorption progression. The kinetic study revealed a pseudo-second order rate of sorption process for both dye molecules. The facile preparation, economical cost, significant magnetic character, and high sorption capacity will surely construct the water treatment system more competent with the use of CoFe 2 O 4 /OS.

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