The impact of contemporary universal values on the Islamic identity of Qatar University youth in light of the Islamic culture curriculum.

Abstract

The world is now witnessing many transformations and developments in values and culture, which affect the culture of people, especially Islamic ones, which negatively affects identity, which is the essence of people. Accordingly, interest in and promoting Islamic identity among university students has become urgent in light of these contemporary values. Therefore, this study aimed to measure the impact of contemporary universal values on the Islamic identity of Qatar University youth in light of some contemporary variables. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach and designed a questionnaire consisting of (16) questions distributed on one axis, which is the development of the curriculum of the Islamic culture course and enhancing its impact on preserving the Islamic identity. The study sample consisted of (172) male and female students from Qatar University, both Qatari and non- Qatari. The results of the study showed that the development of the curriculum of the Islamic culture course and enhancing its impact on preserving the Islamic identity came with a weighted average of (4.33), in a general direction of "strongly agree." Accordingly, the researcher recommends the need to find an effective mechanism to confront contemporary universal values that are contrary to the Islamic faith and identity, which face university youth, by working to develop Islamic culture curricula and highlight the manifestations of destructive universal values that affect the identity of Muslim youth, with the need to teach the Islamic culture course to all university students to immunize them from destructive Western currents and values.