Dr. Mohammed Ghaly is Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE) at CIS. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University (Egypt) and Master of Arts and PhD degrees in the same specialization from Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Dr. Ghaly's main specialization is in the intersection of Islamic ethics and biomedical sciences, and he is presently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Islamic Ethics (published by Brill). Ghaly has lectured on Islamic (bio)ethics at many universities worldwide including Imperial College London, Oxford University, University of Oslo, University of Chicago, and Georgetown University.
Besides his book, Islam and Disability: Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence (Routledge, 2010), and the edited volumes, Islamic Perspectives on the Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Imperial College & World Scientific, 2016) and Islamic Ethics and the Genome Question (Brill, 2019), Ghaly is the single author of more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial board of a number of academic journals. He is also the Lead Principal Investigator (LPI) and research consultant of a number of funded research projects.
CIS, HBKU
2019 – 2020CIS, HBKU
2016 – 2017Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE), CIS, HBKU
Mar 2014 – PresentCIS, HBKU
Sep 2013 – PresentFaculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
2007 – 2013Faculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
Sep 2006 – Oct 2007Faculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
Jan – Aug 2006Leiden University
2008Leiden University
2002Al-Azhar University, Cairo
1999Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.
2019London: Imperial College & World Scientific.
2016London: Routledge.
2010In Peterson, M., Hasker, W., Reichenbach, B., & Basinger, D. (Eds.), Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, 5th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2014In Hofstee, W., & van der Kooij, A. (Eds.), Religion Beyond its Private Role in Society. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. 83-114.
2013Journal of Disability & Religion. 23(3). 251–278.
2019Die Welt des Islams. 55(3-4). 286-311.
2015Islamic Law and Society. 21(3). 157-208.
2014Bioethics. 26(3). 117-127.
2012Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. 47(1). 175-213.
2012Journal of Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy. 15(2). 207-220.
2012Journal of Islamic Theology and Religious Education. (1)1. 57-70.
2011Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology. (3)2. 1-24.
2009In Encyclopedia of Islam 3rd edition. Brill.
2015In Fitzpatrick, C., & Walker, A. (Eds.), Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture; An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
2014In Jennings, B. et al (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Bioethics. New York: Macmillan Reference, 4th edition.
2014In Ibrahim Kalin (Ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam.
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