Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA): The Lion of Justice is a compelling journey through the life of Islam's second Caliph - a leader whose courage, wisdom, and piety reshaped the Muslim Ummah. From his fierce beginnings in Makkah to his just rule over a vast empire, this book unveils the Caliph who carried flour for the hungry and wept at injustice. Drawing from authentic sources like Ibn Kathir, al-Ṭabari, al-Sallābi, and Şaḥiḥ ḥadīth, it highlights a ruler who feared Allah more than kingship. Enri...

Policing Criminality and Insurgency in Africa: Perspectives on the Changing Wave of Law Enforcement provides critical insights into the trends and patterns of crime and insurgency in contemporary African society. In Africa criminals and insurgents are becoming more resourceful, smart, and connected, as criminal syndicates are increasingly deploying modern technologies to commit crimes in ways and manners that are profoundly daring, and on a transnational and global scale. Meanwhile, the ca...

This book offers a structured exploration of how Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) can be used to model and optimize UAV-assisted Internet of Things (IoT) networks, with a focus on minimizing the Age of Information (AoI) during data collection. Adopting a tutorial-style approach, it bridges theoretical models and practical algorithms for real-time decision-making in tasks like UAV trajectory planning, sensor transmission scheduling, and energy-efficient...

Lack of clean water, inadequate sanitation, and insufficient infection prevention and control promote the spread of parasites. The discovery of antiparasitic drugs was considered a milestone in the veterinary and medical sciences, but their use has subsequently become limited due to the emergence of resistance. While plenty of attention has been given in human and animal health communities to the global threat of antimicrobial drug resistance, specific antiparasitic advice is less availabl...

A BBC Radio 4 murder mystery set in India in 1709. 'Early Belt and the Present' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 6 April 2011. A young servant, Early Belt, accompanies a group of superstitious English merchants as they transport a vast wagon train of goods to Delhi. The wagon train - known as The Present - is an incentive for the Indian Emperor to grant free trade throughout the land. As the convoy crawls across India, a merchant is found murdered. Stories quickly spread...

Ever wondered how the Prophet (peace be upon him) spent his Ramadan? How were his mornings? His evenings? His nights?Mishkah Institute is grateful to be revealing the Hard-copy version of our book "Ramadan with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)!A Ramadhan With the Prophet (Peace be upon him) goes through a typical Ramadan of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and is written from a perspective that makes us feel that we are there with him.Discover how the Pr...