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SAVE THE DATEFriday, April 15th – Sunday, April 17th 2016Ida Noyes Hall – Cloister Club1212 E. 59th StreetChicago, IL 60637ObjectiveAddress the discursive and scholarly knowledge gaps impeding Islam and Science discourses through a 3-day multidisciplinary conference on the intersections of Islamic Theology and Law with Biomedicine.DescriptionThe conference invites participants to share their work—be it using empirical, historical, theological, ethico-legal, social scientific, or other research methods—at the intersection of Islam and biomedicine. Papers will be grouped thematically into panels according to field of inquiry—scholastic theology (kalam), moral theology (usul al- fiqh), ethics/law (fiqh, adab, ahklaq), epistemology, empirical health research, and biomedical practice—and each panel will be brought to a close by a scholarly respondent commenting on the implications for cross-disciplinary dialogue and research that emerge from the presented work. While abstracts on any topic of relevance are welcome, presenters should consider the following two questions to be the primary focus of the conference.1) How might scientific notions of harm and risk relate to, and work with, Islamic constructs of necessity and benefit in the context of biomedicine?2) What is an Islamic ontology of the soul? How does it relate to, and how might it work with, modern neuroscientific data, in order to inform a better understanding of death and care for the dying?Call for abstracts: All proposals are due by Wednesday, December 16, 2015. For more information regarding the guidelines for an abstract submission or to submit your abstract follow this link: https://pmruchicago.submittable.com/submitPlease visit our websites for additional information on the Interfaces and Discourses conference, the Program on Medicine and Religion, or the Initiative on Islam and Medicine.This conference is supported, in part, by a grant from the John Templeton FoundationKeynote LecturersEbrahim Moosa PhDProfessor of Islamic Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Department of History, University of Notre Dame.Graduate of Darul Ulum Nadwatul Ulama (‘alimiyaa) and the University of Capetown (PhD)Ingrid Mattson PhDLondon and Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies, Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario.Former President of the Islamic Society of North America and Director of Muslim chaplaincy program at Hartford Seminary. Featured Presenters Aasim I. Padela, MD MScDirector, the Initiative on Islam &#38; MedicineAssistant Professor of Emergency MedicineFaculty, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of ChicagoMohammad Amin KholwadiaExecutive Director,Darul Qasim Islamic Institute Ahsan Arozullah, MD MPHMedical Director, Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Astellas PharmaBoard of Trustees, Darul Qasim Islamic InstituteFaisal Qazi, DOAssociate Professor of Neurology, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic MedicineVice President,Whitestone Foundation Jihad Brown, MAIndependent ScholarFormer Research Associate,Emirates Center for Strategic StudiesOmar Qureshi, MEdPrincipal,Islamic Foundation School