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Aasim I. Padela

@draasim.bsky.social
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I am an ER doc & academic scholar with research foci at the intersection of bioethics, public health, and religion. Most notable for scholarship on Islam and biomedicine

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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
One body all in pain
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Tomorrow I will be speaking at the Medical Research Symposium at IIUM on AI in Healthcare drawing upon on recently published paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Latest on #AIEthics In this article we outline a practical framework for understanding, identifying, and addressing bias in clinical and operational AI tools encountered in the emergency department sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I was delighted to discuss the promises & perils of using the maqasid to bridge #Islam and #biomedicine based on my recent book on the topic; #IslamicBioethics listen here www.almadina.org/studio/podca... @medicineandislam.bsky.social
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Maqasid Al-Shariah and Biomedicine – Medicine And Islam
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
If you are at #MASCON join us to learn about how you can advocate for our religious and spiritual needs being met in hospitals, from halal food to chaplains. the gap is wide, and we are putting together a policy report @initiative4im medicineandislam.org/muslim-ameri... Today at 2pm
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Delighted to join Muslim Medical Association of Canada and Canadian Council of Imams at this landmark event to build a bridge between religious leaders and medical experts in #IslamicBioethics Register below membership.muslimmeds.ca/event-6396171
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Stop Trying to Make the Humanities ‘Relevant’
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🧵 #CancerScreening #HealthEquity Just returning from the UK with exciting results from a 3-year project to Improve Muslim women's CANcer screening [IMCAN] funded by @cancerresearchuk.org with Dr. Floor Christie from Sunderland University & Prof. Katie Robb @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
📢Hot off the press #IslamicBioethics & #dignity in #endoflife healthcare in @bioethicalinquiry.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Congrats to UNESCO Bioethics Chair in Rome on the publication from our last conference! Has some good reflections on ecology in there (including mine) #IslamicBioethics
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
After an extraordinary journey through science, faith, and the mystery of being human, our expedition comes to its final destination. 🌌 In this concluding episode of Big Questions About the Human Being, I invite you to reflect on one last question: Are humans unique in the universe?
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I am humbled to speak tomorrow night (US) Wed morning (Malaysia time) on philosophy of healthcare delivery through the preservation of religion at the 1st ASEAN Conference on Shariah Compliant Healthcare at International Islamic University Malaysia. ascoch.sasmec.edu.my/index.php
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The 4th episode drops on the mora limits to medicine and the future of humankind! Join us on the podcast about Big questions about humanity: Islam and bioscience in dialogue youtu.be/fkoN0qbqCeI?...
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Episode 4 Promo | What is the Future of Humankind?
YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Can machines truly think? Are we just biological beings? What makes us human? Episode 3 of our Big Questions podcast Big Question about the Human Being has dropped preview below youtu.be/cYXsBqNW5Sg?... and more info and episodes here: medicineandislam.org/the-medic-an...
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Episode 3 Promo | What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
What you don't see will harm them. Join me and Dr. Chelsey Patten, Director of Clinical Ethics at the Center for Bioethics & Humanities at the University of Colorado Register here ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @medicineandislam.bsky.social
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Episode 2 of our podcast Big Questions about the Human Being: Bioscience & Islam in Dialogue is out! This time we focus on The Question of Human Origin" here is a clip: youtu.be/DHoh3YgzVqA?... 🎧 Listen now on YouTube, Spotify, Anghami, and more. linktr.ee/The_Medic_Th... #BigQuestionsPodcast
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
It's almost here! Big Questions about the Human Being: Bioscience and Islam in Dialogue As with all journeys of discovery, episode #1 will focus on epistemology: how can we know anything at all? Follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Anghami, & more. linktr.ee/The_Medic_Th... youtu.be/Ul5VldDqX0A?...
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Episode 1 Promo | Science and Religion: How Can We Know Anything at All?
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
As xenotransplantation comes online religious bioethical considerations need to be assessed; #IslamicBioethics a good piece in @nytimes.com about the nuance of this modality with conditional permissibility in the Islamic tradition. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/h...
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Pig Organ Transplants May Pose a Dilemma for Some Jews and Muslims
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Initiative on Islam and Medicine @medicineandislam.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
World Premiere Launch! 'Big Questions About the Human Being: Bioscience and Islam in Dialogue' with Dr. Aasim Padela, kicking off with a live webinar. 📅 Sept 14 | ⏰ 3 PM Chicago / 9 PM London 📺 Live Webinar on YouTube: linke.to/qf8j9 @draasim.bsky.social
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Social Media: Livestream: Big Questions About The Human Being
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Our latest on #IslamicBioethics & #infertility for Islamic Horizons magazine; issuu.com/isnacreative... @medicineandislam.bsky.social @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social
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Aasim I. Padela @draasim.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
In Indonesia to join the Federation of Islamic Medical Associations conference in parallel with Consortium of Islamic Medical Colleges and Islamic Hospital Consortium Meetings looking forward to discussing how to instill hikmah in healthcare through medical education @medicineandislam.bsky.social
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