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Prof. Dr.

Rana Alsoufi

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

“The German Ethics Council addresses urgent ethical issues of our time. As a Muslim theologian, I place great importance on interdisciplinary collaboration on ethical matters. In Germany’s diverse society, I believe it is important to include Muslim perspectives in ethical debates. Collaborating with experts from various disciplines and contributing to a thoughtful and nuanced ethical discussion in Germany are what particularly motivates me to serve on the German Ethics Council.”

Focus of the commitment in the German Ethics Council

  • Ethical issues from an Islamic perspective
  • Medical ethics

Professional background

  • Since 2018 Professor of Islamic Normative Studies and Ethics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
  • 2021 Visiting Professor of Islamic Theology and Education, University of Zurich (CH)
  • 2017–2018 Assistant Professor of Islamic Theology, University of Lucerne (CH)
  • 2013–2017 Research Assistant, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
  • 2008–2012 Doctor of Philosophy, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh (UK)
  • 2007–2008 Master of Science by Research in Divinity, University of Edinburgh (UK)
  • 2005–2006 Master of Letters in Islamic Jerusalem Studies, University of Aberdeen (UK)
  • 2001–2004 Bachelor of Islamic Law, Yarmouk University (JO)

Memberships

  • German Society for Islamic-Theological Studies (Member of the Board)
  • European Society of Women in Theological (Member of the Advisory Board)
  • Ethics Network Christianity and Islam
  • DFG Research Training Group “Theology as a Science” (Associate Member)

Distinctions

  • 2024 “Outstanding individuals with a migrant background”, Foreigners' Advisory Council of the City of Frankfurt am Main

Selected publications

  • Alsoufi, A. (2025): Global ethics from an Islamic theological perspective. In: Collste, G.; Lodén, T. (ed.): Global Ethics in a Time of Crises. New York: Bloomsbury, 239 ff.
  • Alsoufi, A.; Kurnaz, S.; Sievers, M. (ed.) (2023): Wege zu einer Ethik. Neue Ansätze aus Theologie und Recht zwischen modernen Herausforderungen und islamischer Tradition (Theologie, Bildung, Ethik und Recht des Islam, 17). Baden-Baden: Nomos.
  • Ahrens, J.; Alsoufi, A.; Sievers, M. (2022): Zwischen Leben und Tod. Medizinethische Beiträge aus Judentum und Islam. Ostfildern: Grünewald.