The Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics
As a discipline, bioethics broadly refers to the study of the ethical dimensions of the life sciences, health care, and the environment. Modern bioethics traces its origins to several scholarly debates over a number of scientific, intellectual, and also political and cultural developments. Recently, the study of Islamic bioethics has grown to include normative discussions on medical and scientific issues as gleaned from the Islamic scriptural sources, as well as interpretation of these sources both in the Islamic intellectual tradition and in the modern period.
The Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics (EIB) promises to fill a conspicuous void in bioethical research and is poised to benefit research in Islamic law, culture, and societies. It will also be vital for comparative ethical, legal, social, and cultural studies. Most importantly, the EIB will contribute to the development of Islamic bioethics as a distinct academic discipline, informing the discourse on science, religion, and society.
Editor in Chief
Ayman Shabana
Georgetown University
Editorial Board
Khaled Abou El Fadl
University of California, Los Angeles
Osman Bakar
University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Marcia C. Inhorn
Yale University
Farhat Moazam
Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Pakistan
Ingrid Mattson
Huron University College, Canada
Henk ten Have
Duquesne University
Robert M. Veatch
Georgetown University
Senior Editors
Alireza Bagheri
Tehran University, Iran
Areas: Medical Education and Society and Public Health
Mohammed Ghaly
Center for Legislation and Ethics, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Areas: Body Parts and Beginning of Life
Mohammad Hassan Khalil
Michigan State University
Areas: Islamic Rituals and Theology
Ebrahim E.I. Moosa
University of Notre Dame
Areas: Contemporary Institutions and Medicine, Science and Technology
Aasim Padela
Medical College of Wisconsin
Areas: End of Human Life and Health Care and Clinical Ethics
Abdulaziz Sachedina
George Mason University
Areas: Reproduction and Ethics
Sarra Tlili
University of Florida
Areas: Research and Vulnerable Populations
