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Seven Veils of Seth
A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
In the ancient Egyptian religion, Seth is the evil god who out of jealousy slays his brother Osiris, the good god of agriculture, to seize the throne. Seth is, however, also the god of the desert and therefore a benevolent champion of desert dwellers like the traditionally nomadic Kel Tamasheq, better...
The Gulf Cooperation Council States
Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Since the oil boom of the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council States have attempted to achieve economic stability and realise their development goals. Such efforts have so far been in vain, however, as these states' autocratic governments have closed off their political systems with the support of...
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise
Green and Gray Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
As cities build more flood-management infrastructure to adapt to the effects of a changing climate, they must go beyond short-term flood protection and consider the long-term effects on the community, its environment, economy, and relationship with the water.
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise,...
by Darussalam Publishers, Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziya
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Healing with the medicine of Prophet (PBUH) is the panacea for those in search of good health. It is a magnificent work that is a treasure for every Muslim household. Although, it was written by the author, Ibn Al-Qayyim over six hundred and fifty years ago, it is an extremely timely work for our...
by Al Ferber
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2000
Accounts of eye witnesses to The Avalanche: It wont even vaguely remind you of SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS. Hop Wechsler, Poet, Coconspirator Al Ferbers poetry, often brittle reflections on the nature of being, the meaning of life, relationships, spirituality, capture the mystique, the exuberance and claustrophobic...
by Al Klein
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Facts of Life
By: Al Klein
Al Klein’s Facts of Life is about honesty—with each other and with ourselves. Being honest and to the point is by design. We have the ability to choose truth or untruth. In this collection of wisdom, history, and memoir, Klein offers his views on everything from...
by Sa`id al-Andalusi
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
During the Middle Ages, a thriving center for learning and research was Muslim Spain, where students gathered to consult Arabic manuscripts of earlier scientific works and study with famous teachers. One of these teachers was Sa'id al-Andalusi, who in 1068 wrote Kitab Tabaqat al-'Umam, or "Book of the...
Representations of the Orient in Western Music
Violence and Sensuality
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This book focuses on the cultural, political and religious representations of the Orient in Western music. Dr Nasser Al-Taee traces several threads in a vast repertoire of musical representations, concentrating primarily on the images of violence and sensuality. Al-Taee argues that these prevailing...
by Latifa Al-Zayyat
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
The Open Door is a landmark of women's writing in Arabic. Published in 1960, it was very bold for its time in exploring a middle-class Egyptian girl's coming of sexual and political age, in the context of the Egyptian nationalist movement preceding the 1952 revolution. The novel traces the pressures...
Disegnare idee immagini n° 47 / 2013
Rivista semestrale del Dipartimento di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell'Architettura "Sapienza" Università di Roma
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 27, 2015
Mario Docci Editoriale/Editorial Frank Ching di-segna il Convegno di Matera Frank Ching de-signs the Matera Conference Raffaele Panella Disegnare per l'architettura Drawing for architecture Barbara Aterini Il campanile del Duomo di Pietrasanta: dalla complessità alla semplicità dell'idea progettuale...
by Al Gowan
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2003
Praise for stories in FORT MOMMA: "Surprise and delight lurk in every paragraph of DEFROSTING HOWARD, a well-crafted story written in a clear, strong voice."
-Vicki Hendricks fiction editor of QUIXOTE QUARTERLY, and author of five novels including MIAMI PURITY, IGUANA LOVE and SKY BLUES
"REAL...
Why Men Die Before Women and How to Prevent It
And How to Prevent It
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2006
Why Men Die Before Women and How to Prevent it contains all the exercises and principles that Al J. Scaglione used in his acting class for 25 years. Principals that today are being discovered such as "The Secret", Laughter Therapy, Fear Control, etc. Women live longer than men and Al J Scaglione...
What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us
or, A Period of Time, Volume One
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
With What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early 20th-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this exceptional title was first introduced in serialized form in his family’s pioneering newspaper...
What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us
or, A Period of Time, Volume Two
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
With What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early 20th-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muhammad al-Muwaylihi, this exceptional title was first introduced in serialized form in his family’s pioneering newspaper...