Announcements [posted 02-23-08] EWIC Scholars Database The Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary encyclopedia project focused on women and Islamic cultures. We are currently in the process of inviting interested scholars, including graduate students, to be possible contributors. Click for more info... _________________________________________________________  [posted 12-27-07] An Open Letter to All Members from AMEWS President, Nada Elia, December 2007 _________________________________________________________  [posted 5-1-07] Special Announcement from EWIC EWIC Launches New Web Resources on women and Islamic cultures! EWIC, the Encyclopedia for Women and Islamic Cultures is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, transhistorical encyclopedia, focusing on women and Islamic cultures. Led by a distinguished team of editors (Suad Joseph, General Editor; Afsaneh Najmabadi, Julie Peteet, Seteney Shami, Jacqueline Siapno, and Jane Smith Associate Editors; and Alice Horner, Assistant Editor), EWIC is the first encyclopedia of its kind. A unique collaboration of 1000 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures is set to become an essential reference work for students and researchers in the fields of gender studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, as well as scholars of religion, history, politics, anthropology, geography and related disciplines. Download flyer [PDF] The EWIC web resource consists of the following sections and features: ARABIC EWIC: Volume I: Methodologies, Paradigms and Resources has been translated into Arabic and is published on line for free public access (http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic/ ). Please be aware that due to the large size of the file, there will be a substantial wait for the download. The goal of the translation into Arabic and the free on-line publication is to make the resource-filled EWIC Volume I available to a broad audience for educational, research, and applied purposes.   The EWIC Scholars Database is available on Dr. Suad Joseph's website, http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic/. It is searchable by author, countries/regions, and topical areas of expertise. EWIC continues to solicit authors and compile the names, coordinates, and areas of research expertise of possible experts on women and Islamic cultures for the online edition of EWIC. If your research and expertise is relevant to women and Islamic cultures and you are interested in being included in the EWIC Scholars Database, please fill out the contributor template. The publication of the EWIC Scholars Database is offered as a service to the international community of scholars and practitioners to facilitate information dissemination, networking, and knowledge building.   Extensive links to relevant organizations, resources and articles. For more information please visit the EWIC site at http://sjoseph.ucdavis.edu/ewic/index.htm. _________________________________________________________  [posted 9-28-06] Call for Papers Mary Ann Fay would like to encourage scholars working on women and Islamic law and women's access to the law courts to participate in a seminar that she is leading at the 2008 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians with Margaret Hunt of Amherst College. Click Here for information about the seminar and deadline for the abstract.     Home | About | Committees |Publications| Activities | Alerts | Pedagogy Corner || | Links | How to Join | Questions about the site? Email the webmaster.