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Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil
By Nicholas Shaxson
Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars’ worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent. Yet the rising tide of oil money is not promoting stability and development, but is instead causing violence, poverty, and stagnation. It is also generating vast corruption that reaches deep into American and European economies. In Poisoned Wells, Nicholas Shaxson exposes the root causes of this paradox of poverty from plenty and explores the mechanisms by which oil causes grave instabilities and corruption around the globe. Shaxson is the only journalist who has had access to the key players in African oil, and is willing to make the connections between the problems of the developing world and the involvement of leading global corporations and governments.
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The Heart of Islam: Enduring Values for Humanity
By Seyyed Hossein Nasr
As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand.
In The Heart of Islam, one of the great intellectual figures in Islamic history offers a timely presentation of the core spiritual and social values of Islam: peace, compassion, social justice, and respect for the other. Seizing this unique moment in history to reflect on the essence of his tradition, Seyyed Hossein Nasr seeks to “open a spiritual and intellectual space for mutual understanding.” Exploring Islamic values in scripture, traditional sources, and history, he also shows their clear counterparts in the Jewish and Christian traditions, revealing the common ground of the Abrahamic faiths.
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A Tear and a Smile By Kahlil Gibran
Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese writer, poet, and visual artist. Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (north of modern-day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh).
As a young man Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
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Tuhfatul Banaat: An ideal gift for the young daughters of the Ummah
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Allah Ta’ala has created the human being as ‘ASHRAFUL MAKHLOOQAAT’ (the best of His creation). Males and females have been created differently with their own unique physical and emotional characteristics and needs. All these are signs of His evident power and greatness. A female’s first haidh (period/menstruation) is actually a transition or crossing over for her from childhood to adulthood. It is an important time in her life, because along with this change comes huge responsibilities.
Apart from physical changes (which take place inside our bodies), we undergo emotional changes (the way we feel), as well as mental changes (the way we understand things). It is, therefore, very important for us to prepare ourselves for this transformation.
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Kick the Moon By Muhammad Khan
By Muhammad Khan
Kick the Moon, is Muhammad Khan’s explosive second novel, with original comic-book art from Amrit Birdi, bestselling illustrator of Username: Evie.
‘Funny, angry, powerful’ Patrice Lawrence, award-winning author of OrangeBoy
‘A powerful novel that encapsulates the experiences of teenage boys with wit and heroism’ Nikesh Shukla, author of Run Riot
‘[Written] with humor and empathy’ Independent‘[An] ambitious, wryly funny, optimistic-against-the-odds novel’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Khan’s gift for authentic characters and believable dialogue makes his writing sing’ Bookseller -
Turtles All the Way Down By John Green
By John Green
“Wrenching and revelatory.” An instant #1 bestseller, the widely acclaimed Turtles All the Way Down is John Green’s brilliant and shattering new novel.
Featured on 60 Minutes, Fresh Air, Studio 360, Good Morning America, The TODAY Show“A tender story about learning to cope when the world feels out of control.” – People
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Issues in Islamic Society and State By Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi
By Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi
This book provides information on some of the issues that have faced the Islamic society and the way forward for the world of Islam to a better future. The book is based on some selected essays of Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi. Carefully edited and annotated by Ahmad Imam Shafaq Hashemi, the book is divided into two Parts: Part One contains 12 articles on Islam and the Society and Part Two, with around two dozen articles, relating to Islam and the State.
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Zakat Calculation By Mushfiqur Rahman
By Mushfiqur Rahman
This guidebook is an excellent reference for elementary readers on the concept, objectives, nature, and principles underlying zakat (charity) in Islam.
It is based on the authoritative source, Fiqh-uz-Zakat, by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
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The Cows By Dawn O’Porter
By Dawn O’Porter
Three women. A whole world of judgment.
Tara, Cam, and Stella are very different women. Yet in a society that sets the agenda, there’s something about being a woman that ties invisible bonds between us.
When one extraordinary event rockets Tara to online infamy, their three worlds collide in ways they could never imagine – and they discover that one woman’s catastrophe might just be another’s an inspiration.
Through friendship and conflict, difference and likeness, they’ll learn to find their own voices.
Because sometimes it’s OK not to follow the herd.
- Paperback: 82 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (22 Mar. 2018)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0008126062
- ISBN-13: 978-0008126063
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm
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The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg
A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year
“Stunning.”―John Green
“A masterpiece.”―The Huffington Post
“An essential read for everyone.”―Teen Vogue
“Outstanding.” ―The Guardian- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books (6 April 2017)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1406372153
- ISBN-13: 978-1406372151
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm
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The Messenger: The Meanings of the Life of Muhammad
By Tariq Ramadan
The life of the Prophet Muhammad, to whom the Angel Gabriel revealed the verses of the Quran, has provided inspiration to Muslims for hundreds of years.
Interspersed with spiritual and philosophical meditations, this profound and stimulating biography shows how Muhammad’s message can be used to address some of today’s most controversial issues – from the treatment of the poor and the role of women to the interpretation of jihad and relations with other religions. It offers Muslims a new understanding of Muhammad’s life and introduces non-Muslims to the story of the Prophet and to the riches of Islam.
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (28 Feb. 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0141028556
- ISBN-13: 978-0141028552
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 1.5 x 12.9 cm
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
‘Hans Rosling tells the story of “the secret silent miracle of human progress” as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.’ MELINDA GATES
‘A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.’ BARACK OBAMA