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AAC pour un ouvrage collectif sur l'histoire moderne de l'islam et des musulmanes en Angleterre (1860-1960).The history of Islam and Muslims in Britain is a growing area of study. In recent years, numerous books and articles have been published about the general history of Islam and aspects of Muslim life in Britain in the high-to-late colonial period, between the 1860s and 1960s (eg. Ansari 2004; Geaves 2010; Gilham 2014; Seddon 2014).Uncovering Muslim women’s experiences and contributions to history is essential to build a full picture of Muslim life during the colonial period. Indeed recent research has highlighted the significant social and leadership roles that women played in nascent British Muslim communities, and also uncovered evidence of the challenges that they faced (Cheruvallil-Contractor 2020). However, much more research is needed and there is, as yet, no book devoted to the history of Muslim women in Britain. We are therefore seeking to fill this gap by editing a volume about Muslim women’s lives and experiences between the c.1860s and c.1960s -- from the mid-Victorian period, when more Muslim women travelled to Britain from overseas, to the years immediately after the Second World War, just before immigration profoundly affected the size and composition of Muslim communities in Britain. We invite contributions from writers from any discipline. Contributors might consider:Methodological issues about researching/writing the history or histories of Muslim womenSources for writing the history or histories of Muslim women (eg. local and national archives, institutional records)Specific themes in relation to Muslim women’s lives in Britain, eg. class, ethnicity, employmentThe position or experiences of women in Islamic institutions or societies, eg. Liverpool Muslim Institute, Woking Muslim Mission, London Mosque Mission, Central Islamic SocietyExperiences of groups of Muslim women, eg. workers (such as ayahs), writers or travellers from overseas, converts to IslamLives and experiences of individual Muslim women (immigrants, second+ generation citizens, converts to Islam) - individual historical biographies or case studiesAnalysis of published or unpublished writing by Muslim womenDiscourse about Muslim women in Britain, both from within Britain and outside (eg. India, Egypt)Comparative studies and histories, eg. experiences compared with Muslim women in other countries, transnational networks and links.The book will be published by a UK publisher with a strong academic list and reach beyond purely scholarly audiences, to be confirmed by September 2020.Provisional Timescale:April-June 2020                   Invited and open call for contributorsJune 2020                            Contributors confirmedAugust 2020                         500-word abstract and 200-word author biography By September 2020            Publisher confirmedSeptember 2021                  First draft chaptersAutumn/Winter 2022           Book publishedPlease contact the editors Jamie Gilham (jamiegilham1@gmail.com) and Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (ac0967@coventry.ac.uk), with any queries or to submit your initial chapter abstract (if accepted by the editors, a 500-word abstract will be required no later than August 2020).