Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures






The International Development Research Center (IDRC) awarded EWIC a grant in 2005 to update and expand its EWIC Scholars database for on-line publication for free public access on the EWIC website. This important service to the international community of scholars and practitioners is crucial for information dissemination, networking and knowledge building. If your research and expertise is relevant to women and Islamic cultures and you are interested in being included in the scholars database, please fill out the contributor template. Those authors who have already filled out a contributor template, please fill out a new template with any updates you would like us to have on record. A new, updated template will be posted to the EWIC website in September.

Instructions for Searching the EWIC Scholars Database:

Scholars may search the database, entering an item by which to search, and asking the system to search for the template. Select which field you wish to search on the search page.

To search by name
: You may search for a specific scholar by using the person's last name. To search by last name, click in the LAST NAME field and enter the scholar's full last name. To perform a more advanced search you may include the person's first name. To do this, click in the FIRST NAME field and enter the scholar's full first name. Click on SEARCH and the scholars matching your entry will appear in a list form. Click on a scholar's name to view the template.

To search by institutional affiliation: You may search for a specific institution by entering the full name of the institution. To search by institution, click in the INSTITUTIONAL/UNIVERSITY AFFILIATION field and enter the scholar's full last name. Click on SEARCH and the scholars associated with the institution or university matching your entry will appear in a list form. Click on a scholar's name to view the template.

To search by country or countries of specialization
: You may search for a specific scholar by using the country or countries of specialization on which their research focuses. To search by country or countries, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES OF SPECIALIZATION field. A list of countries will appear. Click to select the country you wish to use as your search criteria. To select more than one country, hold down the control key on your keyboard and click on the countries you wish to search for. Release the control key and click on SEARCH and the scholars matching your entry will appear in a list form. Click on a scholar's name to view the template.

To search by keywords: You may search for a specific scholar by using keywords that have been chosen by each scholar to reflect their own research interests. To search by keyword, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the KEYWORDS field. A list of keywords will appear. Click to select the keyword you wish to use as your search criteria. To select more than one keyword, hold down the control key on your keyboard and click on the keywords you wish to search for. Release the control key and click on SEARCH and the scholars matching your entry will appear in a list form. Click on a scholar's name to view the template.

Click here to access the search form


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