Call for Papers

Lebanon

Al - Raida <al-raida@lau.edu.lb>

The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW)
Call for papers for its issue Arab Women Writing in English

The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW), at the Lebanese American University, is in the process of soliciting articles for the forthcoming issue of our quarterly publication Al-Raida, which will focus on "Arab Women Writing in English." (For more information on Al-Raida, Kindly visit http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/iwsaw/raida.html)

The forthcoming issue will be edited by Dr. Norman Nikro. We are Interested in receiving academic studies, critical essays, original works, testimonies, and reflections on the topic in question. Submissions could be in the form of a historical overview of Arab women¹s writing in English; or else short stories, poems, fiction, and autobiographies related to the recurrent themes of gender relations, sexuality, war, migration, discrimination, etc.

If you are interested in contributing to this issue of Al-Raida, kindly send your abstract no later than June 15, 2006. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting the article is no later than October 20, 2006. All articles submitted are reviewed by Al-Raida's editorial board and are subject to its approval.

We hope you will find the time to make this contribution to Al-Raida. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to email Me at myriam.sfeir@lau.edu.lb or Dr. Norman Nikro at saado33@hotmail.com

Myriam Sfeir
Assistant Editor
Al-Raida
Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
Lebanese American University