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The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab  World (IWSAW), based in the Lebanese American University, is soliciting  articles for the forthcoming issue of its quarterly publication Al-Raida  The central topic for this edition of the journal will  be "Citizenship and Gender in the Arab World".We are interested in receiving academic studies, reviews, short critical  essays, testimonials, and artwork that revolve around the issue in  question. Arab women throughout the region are denied the fundamental  human right of granting their citizenship and personal status to their  husbands and children. This has grave consequences especially if their  husbands are foreign nationals because their “foreign” children are  denied the right of acquiring the citizenship of their mother and all  the rights and responsibilities that go with it, including access to  healthcare, education, employment, ownership of property, and  participation in politics and civil society. This basic human rights  violation is additionally flagrant considering that the countries  involved are states that are signatory to the Convention on the  Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Topics  can include but are not restricted to:Topics can include but are not restricted to: The gendered nature of citizenship in the Arab world; Review  nationality laws in the Arab world; Arab countries reservations to the CEDAW article on the law on  nationality; Case studies: Arab countries who succeeded in amending their law on  nationality; The role of women’s organizations and other NGOs in highlighting  citizenship rights; The role played by the children and husbands of Arab women in  highlighting their citizenship rights; The role of the media and media campaigns in highlighting the issue; Testimonials: Who is suffering? Artwork (e.g. poetry, music, graphic art, children’s drawings, etc.)  expressing the plight of those denied their citizenship rights because  of gender discrimination.If you are interested in contributing to this issue of Al-Raida, kindly  send your abstract (250-300 words) no later than April 10, 2010. All  abstracts submitted are reviewed by Al-Raida's editorial staff and are  subject to its approval. Once the abstract is approved contributors will  have to send us their submission (paper, testimonial, artwork, etc.) no  later than May 15, 2010. Submissions are accepted in English, Arabic,  or French. All non-English submissions will be translated by IWSAW and  published in English following the approval of the author.This journal edition will be edited by Dr. Eugene Sensenig-Dabbous.  Kindly send your emails simultaneously to the managing editor, Ms.  Myriam Sfeir, at al-raida@lau.  edu.lb al-raida@lau.  edu.lb al-raida@lau.  edu.lb  and to the guest editor, Dr. Eugene  Sensenig-Dabbous at sensenig@cyberia.  net.lb