Maha: 42 books
by Maha Yamani
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
The topic of polygamy in Islamic countries is generally perceived by outsiders as something linked to harems and Hollywood-style foreign intrigues. The practice is frequently viewed through sexual connotations and male power versus female powerlessness. The purpose of this book is to shed light on...
God and Humans in Islamic Thought
Abd Al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Winner of The Iranian World Prize for the Book of the Year 2007 in the Philosophy and Mysticism category.
This new and original text provides a timely re-examination of Islamic thought, presenting a stark contrast to the more usual conservative view.
The explanation of the relationship...
Writing through the Visual and Virtual
Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Writing Through the Visual and Virtual: Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean interrogates conventional notions of writing. The contributors—whose disciplines include anthropology, art history, education, film, history, linguistics, literature, performance...
Visualizing Secularism and Religion
Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, India
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Over the past two decades secular polities across the globe have witnessed an increasing turn to religion-based political movements, such as the rise of political Islam and Hindu nationalism, which have been fueling new and alternative notions of nationhood and national ideologies. The rise of such...
Egypt's Long Revolution
Protest Movements and Uprisings
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
The millions of Egyptians who returned to the heart of Cairo and Egypt’s other major cities for 18 days until the eventual toppling of the Mubarak regime were orderly without an organisation, inspired without a leader, and single-minded without one guiding political ideology. This book examines...
Trans-Colonial Urban Space in Palestine
Politics and Development
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Taking a multidisciplinary approach to examine the dynamics of ethno-national contestation and colonialism in Israel/Palestine, this book investigates the approaches for dealing with the colonial and post-colonial urban space, resituating them within the various theoretical frameworks in colonial...
by Brian Fitzgerald, Jay P. Kesan, Barbara Russo
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
A rich case-study analysis of open source software adoption by public organizations in different countries and settings.
by Maha
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
The key connectors in all relationships are life, soul, and love. If the soul detaches from life, life ends. And when love departs from the soul, the soul is empty. The soul keeps pain like a prick from a thorn, aching for that love that has departed. Why does the soul feel the pain? Well, because...
Learning Technologies and Globalization
Pedagogical Frameworks and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
This brief describes the evolutionary and global impact of the techno-social transformation on learning technologies in terms of emerging pedagogical frameworks and applications. it provides examples of such applications in higher education, K-12, and the workplace, across the globe.
The...
by Maha Akhtar
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Cuatro mujeres de diferentes clases sociales y una amistad rotunda para descubrir el paso de la tradición a la modernidad en el Beirut de nuestros días. Mouna Al-Husseini es la propietaria del Cleopatra, un salón de belleza algo decadente en un barrio de Beirut. Mouna es una mujer atrevida y liberal,...
My Little Cake Shop's Cake-Tivities
A Kid-Friendly Cake Decorating Book
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
A Simplified, Kid-Friendly Approach to Cake Decorating. Bringing My Little Cake Shop's Cake-tivites into your own home.
by Maha Akhtar
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Sembra un giorno uguale a tutti gli altri, al salone di bellezza Cleopatra. Mouna che apre in ritardo, tanto nessuno è in attesa per entrare. Le anziane signore del quartiere che si presentano per la messa in piega, promettendo di pagare con dolcetti fatti in casa. E ancora Mouna che si tormenta...
Breath of Life
Christopher and Eve’S Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Eve, a student under the strict rule of her wealthy father will meet the love of her life: Her heart was pounding and she found it very difficult to breathe. She couldnt look away from the male and took in his broad shoulders, slim waist and long legs. He was a few feet taller than her and when she...
