The right to life and physical integrity is the foundation of every free society. Nonetheless, this right is severely restricted and disregarded in many countries. In reference to the Sharia, torture, beatings and capital punishment are found to be justifiable in some Muslim states.
Past event
Where
W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)
In the "war on terror," torture and targeted killings without trial are found to be legitimate. Under what conditions can a person's right to life be restricted in Judaism and Islam and how is this right weighed against other legal rights?
David Novak and Jonathan Brown will discuss. The event will be moderated by Hafssa El- Bouhamouchi.
Video recording of the lecture The Right to Life; 8 March 2018; Jewish Museum Berlin 2018
David Novak
David Novak is a rabbi, theologian, and professor for religion and philosophy at the University of Toronto. His research interests include interreligious dialog, bioethics and the law of nature. His titles include The Sanctity of Human Life.
Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown is professor of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University and director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. His titles includeStoning and Hand Cutting – Understanding the Hudud and the Sharia in Islam.
Jonathan Brown (on the left side) and David Nowak (on the right side); photos: private
If I sign up for an event, what should I keep in mind?
If you reserve a ticket for a for a free event, please remember that your ticket will be forfeited if you do not pick it up 15 minutes before the event begins. If you have not collected the ticket by then, it may be given to a visitor who is waiting for a ticket.
With the kind support of:
Share, Newsletter, Feedback
Lecture Series 2017/18: Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights (6)
Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights
Our lecture series addresses controversial human rights topics arising in various walks of life and examines them from Jewish and Islamic perspectives. For every lecture, we invite two scholars who present their own positions and then engage in a dialogue.
-
My God, Your God, No God
With Leora Batnitzky (Princeton University) and Anver Emon (University of Toronto)
Lecture Series
14 Jun 2018 (with video recording) -
Equal before God and Humans?
With Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College) and Katajun Amirpur (University of Hamburg)
Lecture Series
3 May 2018 (with video recording) -
How Much Criticism Do Judaism and Islam Tolerate?
With Suzanne Last Stone (Yeshiva University) and Anshuman Mondal (University of East Anglia), in English and German
Lecture Series
12 Apr 2018 (with video recording) -
The Right to Life
With David Novak (University of Toronto) and Jonathan Brown (Georgetown University)
Lecture Series
8 Mar 2018 (with video recording) -
Human Rights Treaties and How They are Received
With Michael Galchinsky (Georgia State University) and Mashood Baderin (University of London)
Lecture Series
25 Jan 2018 (with video recording) -
Human Rights and Religions – A Contradiction?
With Shaheen Sardar Ali (University of Warwick) and Jill Jacobs (Rabbi and the Managing Director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights)
Lecture Series
23 Nov 2017 (with video recording)
Dialogical Lecture Series
Overview of all recorded dialogical lectures from this series by the Jewish-Islamic Forum
Video recordings
2015–2020
Calendar of Programs
At a Glance...
Past Events for You to Listen To and Watch
Conferences, lectures, readings, and panel discussions of our Academy Programs
Recordings
2011–2020
Media Library
Video and audio recordings of events, conference documentation, and more
At a Glance ...
Our Academy’s Jewish-Islamic Forum
Thematic focus of the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy, 2012–20
All About ...
Our Academy
Platform and laboratory for encounters and exchanges of ideas
All About ...
Jewish and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights
An event series by the Jewish-Islamic Forum
Lecture Series
2017/18