Chaïma Ahaddour is professor Islamic Ethics at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, where she is a member of the Research Unit Theological and Comparative Ethics. She is one of the founding members of the Leuven Center for the Study of Islam, Culture and Society (LCSICS), which she directed between 2022 and 2024. Her areas of specialisation encompass Islamic ethics, lived religion/experiences, beginning-of-life issues and end-of-life care. Chaïma Ahaddour obtained her doctoral degree in Religious Studies at the KU Leuven. Her doctoral research focused on the attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding death and dying among middle-aged and elderly Moroccan Muslim women living in Antwerp, Belgium. Currently, her research focuses on Islamic ethical perspectives on issues at the beginning of life, including prenatal tests and termination of pregnancy.