Call for Chapter Contributions
An Edited Volume: Ecofeminism and Islam in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Editor: Dr. Gabrie’l J. Atchison
Proposed Publisher:  Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.

As the series editor for Environment and Religion in Feminist-Womanist, Queer, and Indigenous Perspectives for Bloomsbury Publishing, I am writing to invite you to consider submitting a chapter proposal for consideration to be included in Ecofeminism and Islam in the Middle East and North America (MENA). 

This volume seeks to foreground interdisciplinary, decolonial, and community-engaged perspectives that examine how gender, environment, and Islamic thought intersect in shaping ecological knowledge, practices, and justice movements across the region.

While ecofeminism has often been shaped by Western theoretical frameworks, this collection aims to center Islamic epistemologies, feminist interpretations, and locally grounded experiences. We are particularly interested in contributions that engage religious texts, lived realities, and socio-political contexts to rethink environmental ethics and gender justice in Muslim-majority societies.

We welcome contributions from a range of disciplines, including but not limited to gender studies, religious studies, environmental studies, anthropology, political ecology, sociology, history, and literature. Submissions from early-career scholars and practitioners are especially encouraged.

Possible Topics Include (but are not limited to):

- Islamic ecological ethics: concepts such as tawhid (unity), khalifa (stewardship), mizan (balance), and amanah (trust)
- Ecofeminist readings of the Qur’an and feminist tafsir
- Decolonizing ecofeminism in Muslim and MENA contexts
- Gender, land, and agricultural practices
- Water ethics, scarcity, and gendered labor
- Climate change and gender in the MENA region
- Environmental justice and extractive industries (e.g., oil, mining)
- Faith-based environmental activism and women-led movements
- Modesty, consumption, and sustainability in Islamic thought
- Urban ecology, waste, and gendered environmental experiences
- Animal ethics and compassion in Islam
- Conflict, displacement, and environmental degradation
- Refugee ecologies and survival strategies
- Indigenous and local ecological knowledge systems
- Islamic environmental law and policy
- Role of mosques and religious institutions in sustainability efforts
- Art, literature, and spiritual/ecological expression in Muslim contexts
- Sufi perspectives on nature and ecology
- Transnational and diasporic ecofeminist networks
- Education, pedagogy, and youth engagement in Islamic ecofeminism

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should include:

  *   A title and a 300–500-word abstract outlining the focus, significance, and approach of the proposed chapter.

  *   A brief biography (150 words) highlighting your expertise and experience.

  *   Contact information (preferred email address), including institutional or organizational affiliation (if applicable).

  *   All proposals must be written following the 7th Edition of the APA Manual.

  *   If your proposal is accepted, final submissions should not exceed 5000 words, which is equivalent to about 20 pages.

Key Dates:

  *   Proposal Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026

  *   Notification of Acceptance: By June 15, 2026

  *   Full Chapter Submission Deadline: September 1, 2026 

Please send all to Dr. Gabrie’l J. Atchison, at atchison71@gmail.com 

We look forward to your contribution. 

About the Volume:

Environment and Religion in Feminist-Womanist, Queer, and Indigenous Perspectives is a series that explores the subject of ecofeminism from feminist-womanist, queer, and indigenous perspectives. The governing assumption of the series is that ecofeminism is not only a mode of scholarly discourse and analysis, but also a hub for social formation and action. What distinguishes this series is that it focuses on ecofeminism as a disciplinary matrix through which the voices of women, particularly women of color, and indigenous peoples can speak from their religious and spiritual traditions and practices to address the environmental challenges and concerns of the age. Volumes in this series will attend to the environmental and ecological issues that impact women, people of color, and indigenous populations, as these communities are, in almost all respects, the most immediately threatened by contemporary climate and and ecological changes and catastrophes; works in the series will focus on the history, scholarly resources and perspectives, and constructive practices that the religious, spiritual, and natural traditions from which these voices speak and how these can provide alternative narratives, illuminate hidden agendas, and generate resistance to environmental and religious racism and exploitation.

Learn more about the series: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/environment-and-religion-in-feministwomanist-queer-and-indigenous-perspectives/

Questions: contact Gabrie’l – atchison71@gmail.com