With all due apologies for cross-posting: CALL FOR PAPERS Arab Women in a Changing Region: Revolutionizing the Political, Social, and Communication Landscapes CyberOrient: Online Journal of the Virtual Middle East Editor-in-Chief : Daniel Martin Varisco Guest Editor: Sahar Khamis Submission deadline: October 1st, 2013 (Full Papers) Aim On the second anniversary of the “Arab Spring”, many challenges present themselves in transitioning countries, protests still continue in some countries, while new governments are being formed in others. Arguably, throughout these last two years, and before, Arab women played a critical and vital role in paving the way for the eruption of the “Arab Spring” movements: mobilizing their fellow citizens to take part in the revolts, documenting the unfolding events with their own cameras and cell phones, both as citizen journalists and professional reporters, and shaping public opinion about ongoing issues, changes, and challenges, through the extensive use of digital media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. This is a call for papers, across disciplines, aiming for critical and evidence-based evaluations of the multiple roles played by Arab women in this changing region, both as senders and receivers of mediated messages, through the use of different types of media before, during, and beyond the Arab Spring, including both new, social media, as well as other media outlets, such as satellite television channels and the press. First-person and ethnographic accounts are welcomed, but CyberOrient accepts contributions from any field of study and using any methodological orientation. About CyberOrient CyberOrient (http://www.cyberorient.net/) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Anthropological Association, in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. The aim of the journal is to provide research and theoretical considerations on the representation of Islam and the Middle East, the very areas that used to be styled as an “Orient”, in cyberspace, as well as the impact of the internet and new media in Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts. Submission Articles should be submitted directly to Sahar Khamis (skhamis@umd.edu) and Vit Sisler (vit.sisler@ff.cuni.cz). The submitted article should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words (including references). It should follow the AAA style in referencing and citations. The accepted articles will be published online with free access in early spring, 2014. More information can be found here: http://www.cyberorient.net/detail.do?articleId=3682 -- Vit Sisler, Ph.D. Charles University in Prague Faculty of Arts & Philosophy Institute of Information Science and Librarianship New Media Studies http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/sisler/