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ORIGINAL PAPERS: We welcome original papers from scholars, on any topics listed in point 1 of our Conditions of Publication — the Maghreb, the Middle East, Africa and Islamic studies from the earliest times to the present day (history, ethnography, economics, politics, Islamic culture, philosophy and science in the Islamic world, linguistics, literature, education, agriculture, sociology, anthropology, women studies, ethnomusicology, etc).We would also like to promote theoretically informed comparison with neighbouring regions, including the Iberian peninsula, southern France, Italy and the former Ottoman lands, and with distant areas that share related historical experience, such as Central Asia, Southern Africa or South and Central America.FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ISSUES: We welcome original papers for our forthcoming special issues on the following topics...Health in the Maghreb, the Middle East and Africadeadline for submission 10 December 2013full details belowLiteracy in traditional societies in Muslim, Arab, Maghreb and African countriesdeadline for submission 10 December 2013full details belowChina’s policy towards the Maghreb, the Middle East, including Iran and Turkey, and AfricaPart 2deadline for submission 10 December 2013full details belowREVIEWS AND THESES ABSTRACTS: The Maghreb Review would welcome receipt of single-page abstracts of theses presented and accepted in the Universities and other Higher Education Institutions world wide in our area of reseach for inclusion in the journal. The text of the abstracts should be in English or French.Therefore, we ask all our contributors and readers to send in all relevant information in relation to their published books and theses including review copies for the journal.