Contributors are sought for a book on contemporary theories and practices of the Islamic tradition of jihad and its relevance to several contemporary issues under international law. The purpose is to gather a group of expertise from both the Muslim and Western perspectives who will approach this issue from various disciplines. The deadline to submit abstracts for proposed chapters or contributions is 1 July 2009.

The aim is to discuss the issue of jihad and its relevance to the contemporary issues of: war – both domestic and international – peace, international law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law norms, domestic and international forms of terrorism. These discussions intend to explain the Islamic position on (1) the different form of the use of force in the post United Nations era by both state and non-state actors; (2) domestic and international acts of terrorism; and the international community position.

Contributions can be made in any field (law, politics, social sciences, humanities and others) on the following non-exhaustive list:

• History of Jihad
• Jihad in the Quran
• Jihad in the Modern World
• Jihad and International Law (self-defense for example)
• Jihad and Universal Human Rights
• Islam and law of armed conflicts
• Ethics
• The Politics of Jihad
• Fundamentalism
• Terrorism

Any other topic not included in this list is welcome

Please send an abstract (maximum 500 words) with title of the proposed chapter, affiliation and contact information as well as a resume/CV by 1 July 2009.

Send abstracts to both: Anicée Van Engeland anicee.vanengeland@mcgill.ca and Ahmed Mohsen Al-Dawoody: adawoody@hotmail.com