Mohammed Ghaly, Maha El Akoum, Alia Abd El Hadi, Aisha Yousuf
The aim of this study is to show in what ways the infertility struggle coincides with Islamic ethics and how the new wave of education should protect the interests of these religious groups.
The WISH Ethics and Infertility Treatment report provides a historical overview of assisted reproductive technologies in the region, while tackling the most pressing ethical issues from an Islamic perspective.
Mohammed Ghaly is currently professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics, Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar. In 1999, he did Islamic Studies in English at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt and got his bachelor degree with Cum laude. In 2002, he got his M.A. degree in Islamic studies also with cum laude from Leiden University, the Netherlands and in 2008 he got his PhD degree from the same university. During the period 2008-2013, Ghaly was faculty member at Leiden University with main focus on Islamic Law and Ethics. Since 2011, Ghaly is faculty member of the Erasmus Mundus Program; the European Master of bioethics jointly organized by a number of European universities. In 2012, Ghaly was awarded the prestigious VENI grant (2012-2016) from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to do research on “Islam and Biomedical Ethics”. During his academic career, Ghaly developed a wide range of research interests and academic publications within the field of Islamic studies including Islamic theology, Islamic law and (biomedical) ethics. Besides his book Islam and Disability: Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence (Routledge: 2010), Ghaly published in reputable journals in the fields of both Islamic studies and bioethics including Islamic Law and Society – Journal of Religion, Disability and Health – Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science and Bioethics. Ghaly is the guest-editor of the two thematic issues on “Islam and bioethics” published respectively by Zygon (September 2013) and Bioethics (February 2014).
Senior Consultant and Chairperson, Assisted Reproductive Center, Hamad Medical Corporation and Women’s Wellness and Research Center, HMC After medical school, Dr. Alia was one of the first female Qatari doctors to train in the UK for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Alia had postgraduate training between different teaching hospitals such as Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, St. Mary’s Hospital and obtained the membership of royal college of O&G MRCOG in 2005, in addition to the Arab board certification in O&G in 2006. Dr. Alia then obtained a sub-specialized training in assisted reproduction in the United Kingdom 2011 and went on to join the assisted reproductive unit in Qatar 2012; while granted further fellowship of the royal college of O&G on 2018.