Academic Background/Interests
Islamic Studies: Quranic hermeneutics, exegesis, Shi'ism, sectarianism, Sunni orthodoxy, Islamic ethics, Islamic philosophy, culture and religion, modernity, reform, progressivism, Rumi, Masnavi, Hafiz, sufism, mysticism, Mulla Sadra, spirituality, biomedical ethics
Philosophy: bioethics, existentialism, epistemology, morality, Kant, metaphysics, philosophy or religion, philosophy of the mind, logic, applied ethics, deontology. humanism, plato, aristotle, cultural relativism, social constructionism, language
Bioethics: neuroenhancement, transhumanism, stem cells, medical education, cultural competence, mental health, research ethics, developing world, social justice, religious perspective of, end of life, clinical ethics, entertainment in medical education, social media, social justice
Sciences: biofuel via transesterification, kinase identification and function regarding the regulation of the regulation of the stem-loop binding protein, synthesis of beta-carotene from dicotyledonous plants via novel catalysts, effects of variant histones in replication-dependent histone pre-mRNA processing processing, responses of U7 snRNA and histone mRNA via gene knockdown/RNAi, speciation genetics from reproductive isolation, microevolution, outbreeding depression, population genetics of threatened species, genetic basis of physiological adaption, space-time continuum, relativity, wormholes, string theory, human physiology, neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology
Islamic Studies: Quranic hermeneutics, exegesis, Shi'ism, sectarianism, Sunni orthodoxy, Islamic ethics, Islamic philosophy, culture and religion, modernity, reform, progressivism, Rumi, Masnavi, Hafiz, sufism, mysticism, Mulla Sadra, spirituality, biomedical ethics
Philosophy: bioethics, existentialism, epistemology, morality, Kant, metaphysics, philosophy or religion, philosophy of the mind, logic, applied ethics, deontology. humanism, plato, aristotle, cultural relativism, social constructionism, language
Bioethics: neuroenhancement, transhumanism, stem cells, medical education, cultural competence, mental health, research ethics, developing world, social justice, religious perspective of, end of life, clinical ethics, entertainment in medical education, social media, social justice
Sciences: biofuel via transesterification, kinase identification and function regarding the regulation of the regulation of the stem-loop binding protein, synthesis of beta-carotene from dicotyledonous plants via novel catalysts, effects of variant histones in replication-dependent histone pre-mRNA processing processing, responses of U7 snRNA and histone mRNA via gene knockdown/RNAi, speciation genetics from reproductive isolation, microevolution, outbreeding depression, population genetics of threatened species, genetic basis of physiological adaption, space-time continuum, relativity, wormholes, string theory, human physiology, neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology
Courses TaughtSPCL 390: The Sunni/Shi'a Conflict University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009) 
Essays, Papers, & ArticlesArticles “Students Need More Responsible Student Leadership,” Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: November 20, 2008) "In Response to Islamo Fascist Week," Daily Tar Heel (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: October 16, 2008) "I Hope You Don't Become a Doctor," Diaspora (Chapel Hill: Sangam, Spring 2009) "Palliative Care, Hospice Care, and Death Panels," Bioethics Bulletin (Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics: October 2010) "Scientific Research, Revolution and Bioethics," Bioethics Bulletin (Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics: March 2011) "The Death of Bin Laden and the Value of Life," Bioethics Bulletin (Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics: May 2011) "Islamic Bioethics 101." Bioethics Bulletin (Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics: April 2012) Essays/Papers "Religious Delusions and Terrorism" "Health Disparities and the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" "Cosmetic Neurology: Personhood, Autonomy, and the Responsibilities of Physicians "Responsibilities of Medical Schools and the Admissions Process: A Premedical Approach to Culturally Competent Physicians" "A Search for Truth: the Formation of Twelver Shi'i Orthodoxy from Ghulat Rhetoric" |
Lectures/Talks/ConferencesSurvey of Islamic Thought (2010) Islam, Modernity, and Reform (2010) Towards an Understanding of Religion (2010) “The Formation of Heterodoxies, Twelver Shi’i Orthodoxy, and a Sunni Super-Orthodoxy from Ghulat Rhetoric” 8th Annual Duke-UNC Islamic Studies Conference. UNC-CH. February 19-20, 2011. "Islamic Perspectives of Bioethics," Drexel University College of Medicine. April 5, 2011. "Introduction to Bioethics," Hopkins Undergraduate Bioethics Society, Johns Hopkins University. September 13, 2011. "The Premedical Acculturation Process as an Area for Further Research." Medical Humanities Workgroup, Western Michigan University. September 29-30, 2011. "Transhumanism, Cosmetic Neurology, and Suffering," American Academy of Religion, San Francisco, CA. November 19-22, 2011. Current ProjectsApproaches to Muslim Perspectives in Bioethics Asians in Medicine: Motivation and Performance Social Media in Bioethics Entertainment in Medical School Education Epistemology of Revelation and Prophecy Deontological Approaches to Islam Humanism, Existentialism, and Islam Modern Legal Theory and Fiqh/Jurisprudence |
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