Call for Papers: Islamic Journal of Women’s Studies*

Academics from all around the world are invited to submit articles for the first issue of the Islamic Journal of Women’s Studies, to be published by ICAS Press (http://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/Research/Research.html) twice a year.

The Islamic Journal of Women’s Studies will provide an international platform to share pertinent articles covering both theoretical and practical aspects of gender studies in Islam. Articles which engage with the Islamic discourse will be encouraged. Contributions are welcome from men and women of any academic, ideological, religious, political, national, or philosophical perspective as long as the articles meet the standards of academic rigour and are relevant to Islamic female thought, perceptions, history, or experience.

Articles should be submitted no later than 31 August 2010 and may be sent via e-mail to a.inloes@islamic-college.ac.uk. Alternatively, they may be posted to:

Amina Inloes
Islamic Journal of Women’s Studies
The Islamic College
133 High Road
Willesden
London, UK
NW10 2SW

Articles may be on any topic pertaining to women and Islam. Suggested topics include:

• Women in Islamic theology, spirituality, philosophy, or history
• Islamic law and women
• Women in Islamic literature and Muslim women in world literature
• Political and economic issues as pertaining to women
• Female Islamic thinkers, artists, activists, scientists, or scholars (historical or contemporary)
• Women’s movements in the Islamic world
• Current issues pertaining to Muslim women
• Interfaith dialogue regarding women’s issues
• Islamic and secularist dialogue as pertaining to women’s issues (such as shari‘ah versus secular law)
• Women’s rights
• Islam and modernism

For more information, e-mail a.inloes@islamic-college.ac.uk or telephone Amina Inloes at +44(0) 20 8451 9993 ex. 216.

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