Dear Colleagues,
The Initiative on Islam and Medicine’s Islamic Bioethics Symposium set to take place in conjunction with the Fifth Islam and Bioethics International Conference (following Haifa University 2001, Penn State University 2006, Ankara Turkey 2010, and Coimbra Portugal 2015) will take place on October 21, 2019 at the University of Chicago.
This one-day symposium will focus on the normative and ethical dimensions of mental, reproductive and sexual health. Organized and chaired by Prof. Aasim Padela MD MSc this symposium dovetails with a landmark three-day conference focused on Muslim health disparities, “Advancing Muslim American Health Priorities [A-MAP],” which will be hosted October 18-20, 2019.
Scholars of various disciplines (medicine, Islamic studies, natural sciences, law, history, sociology, philosophy, etc.) are invited to participate in both the Islamic Bioethics Symposium and A-MAP. The symposium language is English.
Suggested Islamic Bioethics Abstract Topics
Normative issues related to Muslim mental, reproductive and sexual health, as well as papers on the field of bioethics in general.
Abstract submission deadline is June 15th, 2019. To submit your abstract, please use the link below and follow the instructions:
Notification of acceptance: on or around June 30th, 2019.
For additional information please consult:
Stephen Hall – Initiative on Islam and Medicine
shall5@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Prof. Vardit Rispler-Chaim, Co-organizer of the 5th Islam and Bioethics International Conference, vrispler@univ.haifa.ac.il
For more information please look at the attached file: call+for+papers+Islamic+Bioethics+Symposium
