Why Ijtihad Journal?
Ijtihad Journal for Arabic and Islamic Studies (IJAIS) is issued by the Ijtihad Center for Studies and Training in Belgium and registered in the Royal Belgian Library (KBR) and the National Scientific Library, under the serial number: ISSN: 2983-9939. Ijtihad Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal according to international academic standards. It deals with Arab and Islamic studies in Europe and the West, and everything related to this field of knowledge, such as theological and religious studies, interfaith dialogue, comparative religion science, the jurisprudence of minorities, and the image of Islam in the West.
Divers Research Projects
The Ijtihad Center launches various research initiatives and projects, including the Ijtihad Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies, training, study days, and courses organized by the Ijtihad Academy in cooperation with centers, institutions, and universities in Belgium, Europe, and the Arab and Islamic world. In addition, we launched the “Studies of Islam in the West” series, the first edition of which was published in 2023. We invite researchers to participate in this research project with their studies, taking into account the vision of the Ijtihad Center and its editorial policy.
The Need for Ijtihad Academy
The Ijtihad Center is not limited to theoretical research, but it works to apply the research results obtained about Islam in Europe and the West on reality, through various cultural, intellectual and training activities. Ijtihad Academy is specialized in formation and training. This formation is organized into two types of training. On the one hand, specialized training is directed to groups of students and researchers. On the other hand, general training targets ordinary groups.
5 Research Units
The Ijtihad Center organizes its research projects, intellectual efforts, and activities, including seminars, meetings, and lectures, in five research units, which are as follows:
1. Unit of Interfaith Dialogue
2. Unit of Orientalist Studies of Islam
3. Unit of Jurisprudential Issues in the West
4. Unit of Migration, Society and Religion Studies
5. Unit of Western Media and the Image of Islam
Publications
The First Publication!
In cooperation between the Ijtihad Center and the publisher “Bayt Al Hikma” in Morocco, the first book of the series: “Studies of Islam in the West” was published in 2023, under the title: The Function of the Imam in the Contemporary European Context and the Necessity of Renewal, the Belgian Case as an Example. This book is written by the researcher Tijani Boulaouali.
Fifth Discussion Meeting
In cooperation between the Ijtihad Center and De Brug "Al-Jisr" Association in Waregem, the fifth discussion meeting was organized on December 16, 2023, on the topic: The scourges of witchcraft and sorcery and their moral and social impact on Muslims in Europe. Speakers participated in this symposium: Sharif Slimani, Tijani Boulaouali, and Mohamed Mansouri.
