COVID-19

By the end of 2020, a new hope was born to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. People worldwide started thinking about what course of action would work for them. Should they accept the vaccine? Or should they not? Some people’s hesitancy stemmed from religious grounds, and Muslims were no exception in this regard. In this article, I argue that understanding that the interplay of religion and science is crucial in addressing the phenomenon of vaccination hesitancy. Additionally, the article examines some of the less-highlighted issues in the moral discourse on COVID-19 vaccines.

Experts say that concerns about religious permissibility, speed of development as well as conspiracy theories need to be contextualised and taken seriously.

HBKU's College of Islamic Studies (CIS) cordially invites you to attend its forthcoming public webinar next 26-27 January 2021, 4pm - 6pm Doha time. It is titled:

#IslamGenZ

Don’t miss the online discussion on:

Unpaid Wages and Remittances: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 and Ways Forward

Join us on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, at 1 PM (London Time)

Register in advance: https://bit.ly/3poKAX8

Summer School 2020

Islamic Ethics and the Covid-19 Pandemic

9-12 August 2020

Doha, Qatar (Webinar)

Open for Local and International Applicants

By Dr. Mu’taz Al Khatib, Assistant Professor of Methodology and Ethics, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.

In this lecture, Dr. Al Khatib talked about ethics, values and principles to be considered when responding to a pandemic. The presentation was based on three important questions:

• Why do we need ethics?
• How to approach a pandemic with ethics and values?
• And what principles should govern our actions or policies during pandemics?

Fethi B Jomaa Ahmed*

The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is pleased to announce that the peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Ethics (JIE), published by Brill, will dedicate a special issue to the moral questions triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, situating it within the broader context of ethics for pandemics throughout history. This special issue will be made available via Open Access, without cost to authors. Submitted papers can be written in English or Arabic.

Islamic Ethical Perspectives on the Allocation of Limited Critical Care Resources

During the COVID-19 Pandemic[1]

Mona Saleh * and Mohammed Ghaly*  

CILE Seminar in Doha, Qatar

20-22 September 2020

>> New deadline for Abstracts: 10 June 2020 <<

The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is pleased to invite scholars, academics and researchers to submit their research papers to a seminar 

Anti-Migration Politics and Islamic Ethics

in Doha, Qatar (or online)*, during the period of 20-22 September 2020.