Conference on Arab-American Women

Dates: 12-15 March, 2009
Location: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

Inviting papers dealing with different issues of Arab-American Women’s lives, including immigration, history (especially the early history of Arab-American women), settlement, organizations, professions, gender issues, marriage and family, health, religion, involvement in society and politics, status within the Arab-American community and the larger American society, successes and failures, general accomplishments, etc. Papers which analyze Arab-American literature, music and the arts are also invited.

Abstracts, not to exceed one page, should be submitted to Michael Suleiman at suleiman@ksu.edu. Call for papers deadline: August 31, 2008. Final drafts should be ready and submitted by January 15, 2009.