In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Recommendations of Stem Cells Seminar With Allah's Help and Guidance, the IOMS held an international seminar on "Dilemma of Stem Cells: Research, Future and Ethical Challenges" in Cairo, Egypt, in cooperation with the WHO regional office in Cairo; UNESCO; ISESCO; and the Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah. The Seminar took place between 23 and 25 of Shawwal 1428 A.H./3-5 November 2007 under the auspices of Professor Hatem Al Jabaly- the Egyptian Minister of Health and Housing.

Eighty researchers participated in the seminar from the following countries: Egypt, Kuwait, KSA, UAE, Jordan, Syria, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, USA, England, Germany and Sweden.

Among the participants also was a number of officials, university professors and medical schools deans. The seminar began its activities Saturday morning, the 3rd of November 2007, in the Kuwait Hall at the WHO regional office headquarters in Cairo. It began with the recital of Qur’anic verses and the addresses of:

· Prof. Orio Ikebe, the UNESCO representative
· Prof. Abdel Hamid Nada, the ISESCO representative
· Prof. John Bryant, the representative of CIOMS
· Prof. Mohamed Haitham Al Khayyat, the representative of the WHO regional office
· Prof. Abdul Rahman Al Awady, President of the IOMS

For more on this meeting, click here. For IOMS publications, click here