Tajseer Journal

Back Matter

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Editorial Board

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Editorial Board

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Editorial Foreword

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Editorial Foreword

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Table of Content

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Table of Content

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Rationality in Islamic Irfan

2024-06-11T09:25:31+03:00

The school of Irfan and Sufism has been the target of many criticisms. One of these criticisms is that Irfan is irrational. We believe that these criticisms are unfounded. In this article, we will examine the true position of Irfan on the question of rationality, by answering two basic questions: What are the different positions about rationality? What is the position of Irfan regarding Reason, Intuition, and Sharia, because the position on these cognitive sources determines for us the position of Irfan about rationality? We realized by using descriptive, analytical, and comparative methods that Irfan rationality is a comprehensive and inclusive rationality. It has been able to formulate its own epistemological system on sound foundations, drawing on all of the available sources of knowledge: revelation, reason, and intuition. We also argue that those who have criticized Irfan for being irrational are mistaken. Either they have confused Irfan and with some of the wrong theories and practices, or they have confined rationality to a false interpretation.

Place, Time, and the Other in ‘Life Writings

2024-07-09T09:16:49+03:00

Arabic literature has a wealth of 'life writings,' both autobiographical and biographical, but this does not correspond to a comparable and essential wealth at the theoretical level. Being occupied with/by the theoretical discussions of West European and North American perspectives, notably those concerning literary genres, the question of the self that began with its centralization and ended with its destabilization, and the contemporary globalization of the term life writing, not much organic theoretical attention was given to this diverse corpus of Arabic literary practice. In this paper, I examine key theoretical issues of this interdisciplinary field in Humanities and how they are amplified by Arab and particularly Palestinian auto\biographies. By activating “sira” philosophically and methodically with its spatial, temporal, subjective, intersubjective, and objective aspects, and “tarjma” through its interpretative, historical, and linguistic implications, the paper engages with two main practices and concepts, al-sīrah and al-tarjamah, in its task to tackle these theoretical issues. This paper, as well, analyzes the question of the other in autobiographies through the prism of these two concepts and the challenges they pose for the distinctions among the private, the public, the individual and the collective, with the aim of contributing new insights to the theoretical debates of the study of auto\biographies.

The Intersection of Poetry and Sufism in Mikhail Naimy’s Divan Hams Al-jufun

2024-07-09T09:16:32+03:00

This study seeks to show the intersection between poetry and mysticismin Mikhail Naimy’s Hams al-jufun divan as this poet founded a unique experience which is sourced by the spiritual consciousness that leads to the truth that hides behind the phenomena. This is perhaps the secret that has led me to look for the intersection of poetry and mysticism that both of which aim at the inner and seek to fuel and sensitize emotions, and make them capable of love, sensation and interaction with existence and its things. This study was based on the central conception that spiritual freedom is a choice to which Mikhail Naimy turned in order to establish a poetical philosophy beyond aesthetic and art to reach to value and spirituality. This led his poetry to become contingent on an inner vision that achieves organic unity within the poems of the divan, and establishes the concept of spiritual beauty that derives its components from creative imagination. The study concludes that poetry and mysticism are manifestations of Mikhail Naimy's spiritual consciousness.

Feminization of Sports in Proximity Stadiums in Morocco: An Intersectional Approach

2024-07-09T09:16:15+03:00

Practice is a process of social integration. A bet that poses a set of constraints, to the categories of « gender » and «disability», that are little understood and that will be clarified by researching the issue of accessibility to nearby stadiums, and examining the hypothesis supporting the symmetry of the processes of exclusion towards the two categories ; thus the analysis must relate to the context of social elaboration of the object of study, the way in which research and reflection become intersectional, the constitution of a synthesis from the themes resulting from an interdisciplinarity between « gender studies » and « disability studies » and the investigation of women’s experiences in interaction with the issue of sport/integration. The results endorsed the symmetrie of exclusion from one category to another, although the visibility is variable.

The Generational Transition of the Social Environment Between Sociological Plausibility and Biological Heredity: An Interdisciplinary Approach

2024-07-09T09:15:57+03:00

In this study, we raise the following questions: How can the interdisciplinary study of sociology and biology bridge the gap between the rationality of the natural sciences and the rationality of the social sciences, despite their differing epistemological foundations? These questions have led us to identify smaller sub-problems within two primary research directions, which we illustrate using examples from relevant studies. Our research employs a historical approach to analyze the historical developments and transformations in the relationship between biology and sociology. Additionally, we utilize a qualitative methodology, incorporating critical analysis techniques on examples from studies addressing the same issue, in order to demonstrate the theoretical and methodological interaction between these two fields when assessing the validity of the cultural gene hypothesis as a model for biological inheritance. One of the key conclusions drawn from our research is that understanding the interplay between biological and cultural factors in the transmission of behavioral traits across generations represents a continually evolving research field that has recently gained significance beyond specialized areas of study. Consequently, unraveling the intricacies of this phenomenon necessitates a convergence of multiple studies aimed at establishing the connections between these factors. This complexity arises because the interaction between genetic inheritance and cultural heritage operates through various mechanisms, thereby increasing the complexity of integrating psychological and social biological aspects in explaining behavioral phenomena and the transmission of cultural traits.

The Biological Perspective of Political Phenomena and the Bio-Politics Paradigm

2024-07-09T09:21:18+03:00

The present study demonstrates the value of biological perspective in studying political aspects, by identifying the biological foundations of political behavior, and exploring the contribution of biopolitical paradigm to interpretive frameworks of political needs and responses. The study investigates the possible contribution of the human body biology in interpreting political action and directing political decisions. It untangles the fundamental interplay between human nature factors and environmental factors in generating social and political behaviors, it provides evidence for the role of biological determinants to shape important political attitudes, as well as indications of emergence and increasing biopolitical decisions. The study employs the complexity approach in looking at the individual, and cognitive integration between life and political sciences in approaching the individual s body as a subject for political analysis, and since this experimental topic has never been investigated in the Arab world, its findings are based on the literature of advanced Anglo-Saxon studies. The paper concludes that politics is more complex and cannot be attributed to a single fundamental factor (environment or human nature). Political behavior can be traced to individual as well as institutional traits. The biopolitical approach, grounded in the biological backgrounds of politics, reveals that social progress largely depends on understanding human nature and integrating it into policy planning. However, there is a risk that it may also internally constrain humans by entangling political relationships within human nature.

From the Body to The Environment: Health and Urban Planning

2024-07-09T09:21:01+03:00

This paper sheds a light on the relationship between two knowledge spheres: urban planning and health sciences. It suggests three theoretical paradigms for debate and analysis. First, an anthropomorphic paradigm whose core is the human body, biologically and functionally and/or morphologically. Second, a therapeutic and medical paradigm in which a sick and problematic city requires medicalization and cleansing. Third, a preventive and environmental paradigm related to the emergence of sustainable development and renewed health concerns in contemporary cities. The paper explores, synchronically and diachronically, the interaction between the three paradigms: How they shaped discourses and concepts of urban planning as an autonomous sphere through an interactive relationship with health sciences and medicine? And how this relationship strengthens and weakens in its permanent presence in the historical evolution of two interacting spheres? Considering anterior research on city medicalization and the urban planning medical discourse, the paper aims to widen perspectives by exploring the interactions between the three paradigms, and it proposes methodological tools to overcome cumbersome ideological and professional weighs. It argues for a rational trans-disciplinary collaboration on three levels: research, methodology and education; design and decision-making; procedures and governance. The aim is to integrate health, environmental, functional, and aesthetic dimensions into a comprehensive method that is key in addressing urban planning challenges and city conceptualization in the 21st century regarding sustainable development and societal dynamics requiring innovative approaches.

Front Matter

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Report Tajseer Journal Seminar (Virtual) Awareness of the Palestinian Child: Interdisciplinary Approaches

2024-06-09T11:59:14+03:00

Report

Tajseer Journal Seminar (Virtual)

Awareness of the Palestinian Child: Interdisciplinary Approaches

Report Tajseer Journal Seminars (Virtual): Sociology and the Question of Integration

2024-06-09T12:07:54+03:00

Report

Tajseer Journal Seminars (Virtual):

Sociology and the Question of Integration

Book Review: Interdiscipline: A Future for Literary Studies and the Humanities, by: Petar Ramadanovic

2024-06-09T11:37:43+03:00

Book Review: Interdiscipline: A Future for Literary Studies and the Humanities, by: Petar Ramadanovic

Book Review Environmental Education in Morocco and the Problem of Construction Ecological Citizen: From the Social Contract to The Natural Contract, by Faouzi Boukhriss and Abdellah Herhar

2024-06-09T11:45:28+03:00

Book Review

Environmental Education in Morocco and the Problem of Construction Ecological Citizen: From the Social Contract to The Natural Contract, by Faouzi Boukhriss and Abdellah Herhar

A Theory of Interdisciplinary Studies

2024-07-09T09:20:43+03:00

Interdisciplinarity is necessitated by complexity, specifically by the structure and behavior of complex systems. The nature of complex systems provides a rationale for interdisciplinary study. An examination of complex systems yields new insights into the practice of interdisciplinary study and confirms widely accepted principles for the conduct of interdisciplinary inquiry. Complex systems also unify the apparently divergent approaches to the interdisciplinary study of the humanities and sciences. Most importantly, the distinguishing but elusive characteristic of interdisciplinary studies—synthesis or integration—is at last explained in terms of the unique self-organizing pattern of a complex system.

Integrating Social Sciences and Humanities in Interdisciplinary Research

2024-07-09T09:20:24+03:00

Recent attempts to integrate the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in funding for interdisciplinary research have been challenged by a number of barriers. In funding programmes, such as the EU Horizon 2020, the SSH are absent in most calls for contributions. This article revisits the main policy drivers for embedding SSH research in interdisciplinary research. By analysing recent policy initiatives, the article shows how policymakers across the world continue to be ambivalent regarding the role of the SSH. While many stakeholders acknowledge the need to integrate SSH research in solving key societal challenges, such as climate change, migration or national security, funding for SSH is limited and tends to focus on strategic interventions and instrumental solutions. By accounting for the diversity of interdisciplinary collaborations the article recommends a more context- sensitive approach to research funding, which acknowledges the heterogeneity and volatility of research across different knowledge environments. This article is published as part of a thematic collection on the concept of interdisciplinarity.

Evolution of Sustainability and Media Coverage at the 2022 Qatar World Cup: An Analytical Study

2024-06-09T10:47:38+03:00

Sustainability has become a key component of Sports Mega-Events (SME) since its inception in the 1980s and has evolved to include themes around social, economic, and environmental fronts. The 2022 Qatar World Cup is the first to be hosted in the Middle East, which presented a unique opportunity not only for Qatar to demonstrate its culture and heritage globally but also to allow people from around the world to connect with and share the Middle Eastern way of life. However, the event faced consistent criticism from Western media, governments, and NGOs, which became the key global narrative around the World Cup and reflected in the event’s sustainability strategy. This study first analyzes the sustainability frameworks of recent SMEs and finds an overwhelming focus on human rights issues in the Qatar World Cup, unlike other contemporary events. To understand this phenomenon, a content analysis of the coverage of the World Cup in major global news agencies found largely negative reporting of the event on issues such as corruption, human rights abuses, and intolerance towards marginalized communities. Applying the framework of Orientalism helps explain this disparity, and the paper furthers some tentative suggestions for governments and sports organizing bodies to adopt a sustainable framework, which is culturally responsive and aware of the needs of countries from the Global South.

Studying the Place of Transcendental Ideals and Human Instincts in Modern Psychology: An Insight into the Alternative Discourse of Mohammad Rafi-ud-Din

2024-06-11T09:21:50+03:00

The integration of psychological and natural sciences is an ongoing process that aims to understand the human mind in the context of the natural world. Rafi-ud-Din has made significant contributions to this field with his concept of human nature and psychology. He argues that the urge for ideals is the real, ultimate, and sole dynamic power of human actions, and that it finds its roots not in instincts but in something transcendental and metaphysical. He describes man as a spiritual and moral self that has innate knowledge of good and evil, and builds his own discourse to describe human nature in the light of the Qur’ān. He also addresses the influential theories of Marx, Freud, Adler, and MacDougall at length and critiques the ideas that view human nature as primarily driven by instincts, arguing that this view reduces man to the status of a social animal and ignores the spiritual and moral dimension of human existence. His alternative discourse on the role of instincts in human psychology and the place of transcendent ideals in understanding man offers a unique perspective on this topic, and his work is an important contribution to the ongoing debate on the integration of psychological and natural sciences. This paper aims to study the ideas and approaches of Rafi-ud-Din about Human Nature and his efforts to refute the thoughts of modern thinkers.