Tajseer Journal

Back Matter

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Report Conference on "The Qur’an and Human Knowledge: Towards Rightly Guided Human Knowledge"

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Report

Conference on "The Qur’an and Human Knowledge: Towards Rightly Guided Human Knowledge"

Book Review Sociology of Law: A Study of Cultural Contextualism by Qiliang Wang

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Book Review

Sociology of Law: A Study of Cultural Contextualism by Qiliang Wang

Book Review Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity, by Sander van der Linden

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Book Review

Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity, by Sander van der Linden

Bridging Sharia Sciences and Natural Sciences: Scientific Interpretation as a Model–An Evaluative and Assessment Approach

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This paper examines the concept of bridging (Tajseer) Islamic sciences and natural sciences, using the scientific interpretation of the Qur’an as a foundational framework. The study aims to evaluate this bridging model through a set of key questions: its practical utility, its respect for the intrinsic nature of the sciences involved, and its compatibility with the Islamic epistemic framework. To achieve this, the paper employs description, analysis, and comparison. It begins by outlining the nature of bridging through examples from al-Razi’s exegesis and Ibn al-Qayyim’s Miftah Dar al-Sa‘adah, then compares these with models from the 19th and 20th centuries to trace the evolution of bridging practices and analyze the underlying factors driving these developments. The study also considers critiques of this approach to construct a more robust concept of bridging. Findings indicate that the practice of bridging reflects the influence of its epistemic context, which led scientific interpretation to shift from alignment with the Islamic epistemic model to adoption of Western frameworks with their inherent biases, under the influence of Orientalist discourse. The paper concludes by proposing the reestablishment of bridging according to a model consistent with the Islamic epistemic context, referred to here as “Fiqh al-Wajha” or “Al-Aquameh.”

Occidentalism: Studying the West from a Non-Western Perspective

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Occidentalism represents a profound intellectual project aimed at understanding the West from a non-Western perspective, emphasizing dialogue, mutual understanding, and constructive engagement rather than opposition or confrontation. Drawing inspiration from the values of tolerance and respectful debate emphasized in Islam, this approach encourages engagement with Western cultural and historical structures as cognitive objects rather than as absolute standards or independent entities. Occidentalism sheds light on the experiences of non-Western societies in responding to historical, social, and cultural challenges, highlighting the processes of self-identity formation, cultural negotiation, and intercultural understanding. This approach employs a multidisciplinary methodology, combining intellectual history, cultural studies, and discourse analysis across texts, art, media, and political speech. It emphasizes comparative analyses of Western representations across diverse contexts to foster a more nuanced and critical understanding of global cultural interactions.

Major Splits and Revisions within the Realist and Social Constructivist Schools in International Relations and the Potential for Their Convergence

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This study seeks to examine the major theoretical splits, divergences, and revisions within the schools of International Relations during its inaugural century. Based on a convergence-of-theories perspective, it calls upon the theoretical schools to mutually enrich one another to address their theoretical challenges, while preserving their distinct philosophical assumptions. In doing so, the study rejects the arguments of both theoretical purity, which denies the possibility of rapprochement between schools, and theoretical plurality, which rejects the integration of schools. in particular, the study highlights the possibility of bridging between the Realism and Social Constructivism paradigms, which represent the discipline’s mainstream and critical schools, respectively, on the one hand, and between the different trends within each, on the other hand. The split of Neorealism from Classical Realism to achieve a higher degree of objectivity according to positivism, and its subsequent inability to achieve that goal, has allowed for a reconsideration of the relationship between theoretical schools. Thus, the balance-of-threat theory emerged to correct the shortcomings of the Neorealist balance-of-power theory and presented theses that were similar to those presented later by the conservative sub-school of Social Constructivism. With the increasing divergence between the critical and conservative sub-schools of Social Constructivism, and the conservative sub-school’s commitment to positivism, it was clear that the conservative Social Constructivist sub-school could benefit from Realism’s methodological rigor, and that Realism could benefit from the conservative Social Constructivist theses in reconstructing international relations concepts. Indeed, positivism is one of three approaches, besides cognitive psychology and the sociology of knowledge, that the study proposes to enhance the convergence between the international relations paradigms.

Neuroscience and Sociology: Integration Versus Reductionism

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This Article explores the current collaboration and future potential for integration between sociology and neuroscience. It addresses the central question: Do the conceptual frameworks of neuroscience and sociology inherently allow for integrative approaches? To answer this systematically, the study traces key conceptual milestones that have shaped the interaction between the two fields, emphasizing ideas over a strict chronological narrative. The analysis begins with the initial attempt of integration through the formulation of “Neurosociology” in 1972, followed by a setback with the emergence of the Sociobiology paradigm in 1975, which prompted sociologists to defend the epistemological integrity and uniqueness of the social domain. Interdisciplinary anticipation persisted until the advent of social neuroscience in the early 1990s, supported by substantial funding in the United States and later expanding to Europe and China during the so-called “Decade of the Brain”. This development facilitated significant neuroscientific research and the emergence of novel neural theories, extending to the understanding of individual behavior and social phenomena traditionally examined by sociology. The paper concludes with an illustration of explaining social inequalities through the integration of sociological and neuroscientific perspectives, along with recommendations to alleviate sociologists’ concerns about losing the distinctiveness of their discipline when adopting neural frameworks.

Symbolic Policies: A Theoretical Approach

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This paper explores symbolic policies as field within public policy studies, in light of the limited specialized research devoted to this topic. To address this gap, the study adopts a purely theoretical approach as a basis for future empirical investigations. It employs an interdisciplinary methodology, given the overlap of this field with semiology, sociology, and political science. The paper is structured around two interrelated axes: the first examines political symbolism at the conceptual level, while the second analyzes symbolic policies in terms of their methodologies, dimensions, and manifestations. The findings reveal that symbolic policies constitute a fundamental pillar for the continuity of political systems, as they permeate mechanisms of political socialization—such as the media and educational institutions—and contribute to consolidating national identity and reinforcing the institutional ideology of the state. Moreover, the study identifies three main types of symbolic policies: communicative policies, memory policies, and identity policies, which materialize through diverse symbolic forms, including the national flag, the state emblem, the national anthem, rituals of power, and the architecture of public institutions.

The City as a Space for the Production of Cultural Heritage: Representations of the Pearl Diving Community in Qatar

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This article examines the ways in which the heritage and historical significances of the pearl diving community are manifested within the urban fabric of Doha. The study is based on the observation and analysis of several architectural landmarks that help consolidate one of the key historical periods in Qatar’s collective memory—the era of pearl diving—through the study of various projects, including The Pearl Island and Al Janoub Stadium, among others. Methodologically, the article relies on the analysis of primary historical sources, personal observations, and urban exploration, while theoretically it draws on the dialectical relationship between history and the city, understood as a socially and culturally multilayered construct. The article offers a critical contribution that highlights how the city maintains a balance between contrasting dualities—large and small, historical and modern—producing a blend of values and meanings that render the built environment a medium for filling the “heritage void” and preserving a “hybrid heritage identity” within the spaces of the “Heritage Market.” The study concludes that urbanization in Doha is not merely a physical structure but constitutes a cultural text through which the relationship between history, identity, and national policies is continuously reshaped, aiming to produce a city with a distinct Qatari identity that remains open to the world while staying rooted in its heritage.

The Impact of Transcontinental Pandemics on Thinking Patterns and Daily Practices among Moroccan Youth: A Sociological Study in the Southern Saharan Regions

2025-12-10T15:15:41+03:00

This study aimed to explore the extent of the impact of the major crisis represented by the COVID-19 pandemic on 21st-century youth, through a sample of young people from three regions in southern Morocco: Guelmim–Oued Noun, Laayoune–Sakia El Hamra, and Dakhla–Oued Ed-Dahab. It sought to understand their experiences of the social and cultural changes accompanying the rapid spread of the pandemic, as well as its effects on their thinking, behaviors and the strategies they developed to enhance their adaptive capacities in response to environmental changes resulting from this crisis. The study employed a descriptive and descriptive–correlational methodology. The sample consisted of 500 young men and women selected randomly. The research integrated quantitative and qualitative approaches, utilizing statistical analyses via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to process data, reveal patterns, and examine contextual factors, alongside content analysis of interviews conducted with selected participants to interpret specific findings. This mixed-method approach facilitated multi-level inquiry, enabling both the assessment of COVID-19’s impact on youth and the identification of adaptive strategies employed to navigate the environmental challenges imposed by the pandemic.

Table of Content

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Table of Content

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Editorial Foreword

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Editorial Foreword

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Editorial Board

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Editorial Board

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Front Matter

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