The Role of Junta Islamica in the Rise of Moderate Muslims in Spain

Ahmad Choirul Rofiq, Erwin Yudi Prahara and Saepudin Mashuri
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Ahmad Choirul Rofiq: Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo
Erwin Yudi Prahara: Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo, Indonesia
Saepudin Mashuri: Department of Islamic Education, Faculty of Education and Teaching, Universitas Islam Negeri Datokarama Palu, Indonesia

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2025, vol. 77, issue 1, 255-277

Abstract: This study examines the Junta Islamica’s role in promoting moderate Islam in Spain amid scarce research on Islamic organizations’ impact on da’wah and interfaith harmony in Al-Andalus. Founded in 1989, the organization uses education, halal certification, legal advocacy, interfaith dialogue, social integration, and media outreach to spread a message of moderation based on Qur’anic principles, defending Muslim civil rights, promoting gender equality, and rejecting extremism. It acts as a key civil society actor linking Muslims and the Spanish state, aided by constitutional freedoms and the legacy of convivencia, but faces challenges from Islamophobia, xenophobia, extremist violence, and far-right populism, notably from the Vox Party. The study presents the Junta Islamica as a model of peaceful, contextualized Islamic preaching that integrates faith, democracy, and human rights, advancing coexistence and civic inclusion in secular Spain.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v77i1.13301

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