CICE - Call for Papers
Islam and Education
Volume 7, Number 1
Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2004

The post-September 11 climate has prompted renewed interest in the Islamic world, particularly regarding issues of democracy, poverty, gender, and education. This has generated a flurry of critical attention on the subject of Islam and education and education in Islamic countries by the popular media and academic journals, as well as an impetus for self-reflective educational research and policy recommendations. Theoretical constructs that place religious/secular, traditional/modern, public/private approaches to education at opposite ends of a continuum have been inadequate in characterizing education in predominantly Muslim countries, raising important questions about the construct "Islamic education". Though the role of Islam in education and of education in Muslim countries has been hotly debated both by Muslims and non-Muslims, it has not been adequately studied by scholars of comparative education.

This issue of CICE will examine the different ways in which education in Islamic countries and Islamic education (in predominantly Muslim countries and elsewhere) are being framed today by researchers, practitioners, and the media in light of current international affairs. How have meanings of Islamic education changed over time? Whose interests are served by characterizing certain forms of education as "Islamic education"? Can Islamic education provide an avenue for constructing an inclusive democratic society? How has education served to advance or suppress religious discourse? How has the issue of Islamic education been addressed in countries where Islam is the religion of an immigrant minority? And what are the problems and possibilities created by the various roles of Islam in education? By examining such questions, CICE seeks to broaden understandings and challenge assumptions regarding Islamic education and education in predominantly Muslim countries by providing a platform for wider perspectives on these issues.

CICE is a peer-reviewed, international on-line journal that seeks clear and significant contributions that further debate on educational policies and comparative studies. We publish articles from teachers, administrators, professors, graduate students, policy-makers, and education specialists from governmental and non-governmental organizations. The forthcoming issue of CICE will provide the space in which to extend the theoretical debate surrounding education in the Islamic world. Thus, we welcome responses and insights from various perspectives to the questions raised above. Authors are encouraged to submit single-spaced, 5-8 page documents in APA format as email attachments to: mailto:%20cice@exchange.tc.columbia.edu.

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2004.