Contending Modernities

How do we define death? How have different Islamic scholars approached organ donation? “The Ethics Debate” features patient advocate Najah Bazzy (Zaman International), treating clinician Hasan Shanawani (Veterans Administration National Center for Patient Safety), Aasim Padela (University of Chicago), Robert Tappan (Towson University), and Abdulaziz Sachedina (George Mason University), with moderator Ehsan Masood. The panel will debate whether Sara’s parents should allow their daughter to be an organ donor, in light of Islamic tradition. This podcast is produced by the Contending Modernities research initiative at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies within the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

What do religious scholars and ethicists have to say about gene editing? What worries them? Listen in to this conversation with panelists Deborah Blum (MIT), Michael Fitzgerald (Boston Globe), Ebrahim Moosa (University of Notre Dame), and Adil Najam (Boston University), and expert witnesses Maura Ryan (University of Notre Dame), Abdulaziz Sachedina (George Mason University), Robert Tappan (Towson University), and Andrea Vicini (Boston College). Science journalist Ehsan Masood moderates. This podcast is produced by the Contending Modernities research initiative at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies within the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

How do we define death? How have different Islamic scholars approached organ donation? “The Ethics Debate” features patient advocate Najah Bazzy (Zaman International), treating clinician Hasan Shanawani (Veterans Administration National Center for Patient Safety), Aasim Padela (University of Chicago), Robert Tappan (Towson University), and Abdulaziz Sachedina (George Mason University), with moderator Ehsan Masood. The panel will debate whether Sara’s parents should allow their daughter to be an organ donor, in light of Islamic tradition. This podcast is produced by the Contending Modernities research initiative at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies within the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

What do religious scholars and ethicists have to say about gene editing? What worries them? Listen in to the conversation with panelists Deborah Blum (MIT), Michael Fitzgerald (Boston Globe), Ebrahim Moosa (University of Notre Dame), and Adil Najam (Boston University) and expert witnesses Maura Ryan (University of Notre Dame), Abdulaziz Sachedina (George Mason University), Robert Tappan (Towson University), and Andrea Vicini (Boston College). Science journalist Ehsan Masood moderates. This podcast is produced by the Contending Modernities research initiative at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies within the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.