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Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics Joint Professor
Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics Joint Professor
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Religious Studies
MA in Islamic Studies (Cum Laude)
Entity
College of Islamic Studies
College of Health and Life Sciences
Program
Master of Arts in Applied Islamic Ethics
Divison
Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics
Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE)
Applied Islamic Ethics
Biography
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.
PhD in Religious Studies
Leiden University
2008
MA in Islamic Studies (Cum Laude)
Leiden University
2002
BA in Islamic Studies (in English)
Al-Azhar University, Cairo
1999
- Islamic Bioethics
- Islamic Law
- Science and Religion
- Islam in the West
- Genetics/Genomics
Program Coordinator, MA in Applied Islamic Ethics
CIS, HBKU
2019 – 2020
Program Coordinator, MA in Islamic Studies
CIS, HBKU
2016 – 2017
Academic Director
Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE), CIS, HBKU
Mar 2014 – Present
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics
CIS, HBKU
Sep 2013 – Present
Faculty Member (Rank 2 and Rank 1)
Faculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
2007 – 2013
Lecturer of Islamic Studies
Faculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
Sep 2006 – Oct 2007
Study Advisor for the Islamic Theology Department
Faculty of Religious Studies, Leiden University
Jan – Aug 2006
BOOKS
- Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.
- London: Imperial College & World Scientific.
- London: Routledge.
BOOK CHAPTERS
- In Peterson, M., Hasker, W., Reichenbach, B., & Basinger, D. (Eds.), Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, 5th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- In Hofstee, W., & van der Kooij, A. (Eds.), Religion Beyond its Private Role in Society. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. 83-114.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Journal of Disability & Religion. 23(3). 251–278.
- Die Welt des Islams. 55(3-4). 286-311.
- Islamic Law and Society. 21(3). 157-208.
- Bioethics. 26(3). 117-127.
- Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. 47(1). 175-213.
- Journal of Medicine, Healthcare and Philosophy. 15(2). 207-220.
- Journal of Islamic Theology and Religious Education. (1)1. 57-70.
- Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology. (3)2. 1-24.
OTHERS
- In Encyclopedia of Islam 3rd edition. Brill.
- In Fitzpatrick, C., & Walker, A. (Eds.), Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture; An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
- In Jennings, B. et al (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Bioethics. New York: Macmillan Reference, 4th edition.
- In Ibrahim Kalin (Ed.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam.
- Research Project: "Genomics, Islamic Ethics and Public Engagement (GIEPE): Towards Bridging the Knowledge and Communication Gaps" — Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), 2018–2021
- Research Project: "Indigenizing Genomics in the Gulf Region (IGGR): The Missing Islamic Bioethical Discourse" — Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), 2015–2019
- Research Project: "Islam and Biomedical Ethics: The Interplay of Islam and the West" — Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), 2012–2016