This has a medical flavor to it, but could/should be crashed by disability
studies folks.
>CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
>
>MEDICAL ETHICS AND MEDICAL LAW IN ISLAM
>
>The Department of Arabic Language and Literature and the Center for Health,
>Law and Ethics at the Law School, both of the University of Haifa, Israel,
>will sponsor an international conference that will be held at the
>University of Haifa, in Haifa, Israel between 19-21 MARCH 2001.
>
>The conference organizers welcome participants and speakers from various
>disciplines of Islamic studies, including law, history, sociology, medicine
>and philosophy.
>
>Main subjects of interest:
>1) The beginning of life, assisted procreation and abortion.
>2) Organ transplants and donations.
>3) Bedside manners - doctors and patients.
>4) Malpractice.
>5) Sexual mutilation and sex-change surgeries.
>6) Health and religious duties.
>7) Health and social norms.
>8) Genetic manipulation.
>9) End of life, euthanasia and assisted suicide.
>10) Postmortem examinations.
>
>Please mark the dates and expect the formal call for papers in February
>2000. Meanwhile we ask you to share this information with colleagues who
>you know are interested in the themes of the conference.
>
>Dr. Vardit Rispler-Chaim, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee
>Department of Arabic
>University of Haifa
>Haifa, Israel 31905
>fax: 972-4-8249710
>e mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>Dr. Vardit Rispler-Chaim
>Department of Arabic
>University of Haifa
>Haifa, Israel 31905
>fax:972-4-8249710
>tel:972-4-8249789
>
>
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>Miri Shefer
>Ph.D. candidate
>Dept. of Middle Eastern & African History
>Tel Aviv University
>Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
>Fax: +972-3-6406934
>www.tau.ac.il/~shefer
>
Best,
Lennard J. Davis
Professor and Graduate Director
Department of English
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902
607-777-2770 Fax: 607-777-2408
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