The Editors : Christiane Timmerman, Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Anthropology, co-ordinates research on Ethnic Minorities and Migration at the University of Antwerp (OASeS / Steunpunt Gelijke Kansenbeleid). She teaches Anthropology and is Co-chairwoman of the Antwerp Centre of Migration Studies and also Director of Academic Affairs of the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp. Barbara Segaert holds a master degree in Oriental Studies, Islamic Studies and Arab Philology and is Scientific Coordinator at the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp.