The Role of the Islamic Institute of Dakar in Spreading Islamic Culture – Experiences of the Education Department as a Model – Problems and Solutions

Abstract

This research, titled "The Role of the Islamic Institute in Dakar in Spreading Islamic Culture – The Experiences of the Education Department as a Model - Problems and Solutions," investigates the Islamic Institute in Dakar's role in disseminating Islamic culture in Senegal. Specifically, it examines the experiences of the Education Department, noting that the institute comprises three departments: the Education Department (the focus of this research), the Research Department, and the Publication and Documentation Department. Each of these three departments plays a specific role in spreading Islamic culture in Senegal. However, this paper focuses solely on the Education Department.

The research begins with an introduction outlining the topic's significance and highlighting the importance of the Islamic Institute in Dakar. It then addresses the research problem and related questions. The first section provides a concise overview of the Islamic Institute in Dakar, detailing its geographical location, administrative status, departments, structure, and some independent bodies within its campus.

The second section delves into the Education Department, the core of this research, by explaining its administrative processes and its role in spreading Islamic culture within the country. The third section discusses the educational programs throughout the department's history, which are referred to as "experiences." The first experience involved vocational training, where the institute attracted students and then assigned them to primary schools for teaching. The second experience saw the institute hosting Arabophone students to obtain an accredited Arabic-Islamic certificate. Finally, the third experience is the ongoing Arabic-French education program at the institute today.

The research concludes by presenting the findings, which help in reviewing and diagnosing the problems identified. This ultimately leads to recommendations for solutions to these problems.