Publication

This report provides background on ijtihad and summarizes the panel discussion from a workshop entitled "Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century." The discussion focused on how the sacred texts of the Quran and the Sunnah could be reinterpreted to take account of contemporary realities and to promote greater peace, justice and progress within the Muslim world and in its relations with the non-Muslim world.