Call for Papers | Anchored in Faith: Practical Guides for Muslim Contribution

1. Individual: How a Muslim professional, educator, artist, or entrepreneur can navigate their field faithfully.
2. Collective/Institutional: How Muslim organizations, schools, clinics, startups, or media collectives can embody Islamic values in structure, culture, and mission.
3. Meta/Categorical: Analyses of the industries or sectors themselves—technology, law, finance, education, etc.—and how they can be reimagined through Islamic paradigms.

Technology and AI

• Ethical engagement with emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, automation, surveillance, and big data 
• Examples: Muslim technologists creating AI tools that counter algorithmic bias or developing privacy-protective software

Law

• Navigating legal systems that often rest on secular assumptions about justice, human dignity, and rights, working ethically within frameworks that may permit injustice or moral compromise from an Islamic perspective  
• Examples: Community mediators offering parallel dispute-resolution models rooted in Islamic ethics or legal professionals developing faith-informed approaches to advocacy and adjudication in areas like criminal defense, Islamic finance, or family law

Business and Economics

• Navigating markets, finance, and entrepreneurship in ways that promote fairness and sustainability, while avoiding interest, exploitation, and unethical competition
• Examples: Muslim entrepreneurs building halal investment platforms, implementing profit-sharing models, or launching startups that center on social impact and fair trade

Religion and Education

• Moving beyond Western/secular education’s fixation on production and economic utility to recover a holistic understanding of human flourishing
• Examples: Curriculum developers creating Islamic moral frameworks for civic education; integrating Islamic educational philosophy into current pedagogical models, research, and community education to foster learning that is both rigorous and transformative

Culture, Arts, and Sports

• Channeling creativity and performance into expressions of beauty and excellence that embody and promote an Islamic counter-culture: one that offers an alternative way of seeing, creating, and engaging the world through faith
• Examples: Muslim artists using visual storytelling to reimagine beauty and purpose; athletes modeling discipline, humility, and teamwork inspired by prophetic conduct

Healthcare and Humanitarian Work

• Navigating medical ethics, end-of-life care, or humanitarian crises through principles of mercy and preservation of life
• Examples: Physicians developing faith-aligned end-of-life care models; relief organizations combating health disparities through free clinics and equitable access initiatives

Media and Narrative

• Using journalism, storytelling, and entertainment to convey truth, dignity, and modesty while countering harmful stereotypes and misinformation
• Examples: The Omar series (MBC) and Diriliş: Ertuğrul (TRT), both of which demonstrate how media rooted in Islamic values can inspire moral imagination and Muslim pride globally

Politics

• Upholding integrity and sound judgment—knowing when to act, when to withhold, and how to prioritize competing responsibilities for the greater public good, grounded in prophetic principles of justice, accountability, and consultation
• Examples: Muslim policymakers who develop frameworks to weigh public harms and benefits when navigating issues like foreign policy or religious freedom; community organizers who build coalitions and pursue achievable goals in ways that strengthen the ummah’s voice without succumbing to partisanship or moral compromise

• Function as “survival guides” for Muslims in specific fields—clarifying challenges, identifying red lines, and outlining faithful paths forward.
• Deconstruct un-Islamic elements and practices—such as interest-based finance, exploitative labor, or consumerist culture—that dominate modern industries.
• Clarify the higher aims (maqasid), ethical principles, and decision-making frameworks that should guide Muslims in professional and institutional settings.
• Recognize the Islamic ideal—what a field could look like when animated by divine values—and offer realistic steps toward it.
• Provide practical examples and case studies of how Muslims have developed creative, ethical solutions in contemporary contexts.