The sixth issue of Ijtihad Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies in Europe reflects the journal’s commitment to academic rigour, intellectual openness, and interdisciplinary research on Islam and related social, cultural, and intellectual questions in Europe and beyond. It brings together five peer-reviewed studies by Dr Abdallah Laassiri, Dr Mohammed Karrouk Kerkich, Dr Aziz Baazi, Dr Asmae Keji, and Dr Ahmed El Farrak, alongside two book reviews, an editorial, and a translation accompanied by a critical review.

The five studies explore a diverse range of themes. Dr Abdallah Laassiri examines immigrant belonging and social recognition in Spain. Dr Mohammed Karrouk Kerkich analyses Arab feminist movements in diaspora, focusing on the intersections of religion, migration, gender, and integration. Dr Aziz Baazi explores Mahdi Elmandjra’s critique of the world system, postcolonialism, and cultural pluralism. Dr Asmae Keji investigates Qur’anic perspectives on ageing and the regression of human capacities in light of medical research. Dr Ahmed El Farrak examines the historical, political, and ethical dimensions of violence and nonviolence.

The issue also features two reviews. Dr Mohamed Halfaoui offers a critical review of Margoliouth’s study of the poetry collection Sibt Ibn al-Taʿawdzi, while the journal’s editorial board reviews Dr Mohamed Bouchikhi’s book, Deconstructing Salafism: Its Transformations and Shifts from Scholars’ Circles to Battlefields.

In the translation section, the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr Tijani Boulaouali, presents an Arabic translation of Gustav Weil’s “An Introduction to the Qur’an,” based on the English version translated from German by Frank K. Sanders and Harry W. Dunning. The translation is accompanied by a critical examination of the article from an Islamic perspective.

The issue further includes updates from the Ijtihad Center for Studies and Training in Belgium and information on recent publications concerning Islam in Europe and the West. Through these contributions, the sixth issue seeks to foster scholarly dialogue across disciplines, engage critically with contemporary intellectual debates, and strengthen the position of Islamic and Arabic studies within wider European and Western academic discussions.