Most research has accepted stereotypical images of Muslim women, treating their outward manifestations, such as veiling, as passive and oppressive. Muslim women have been depicted as different, and by exoticizing (orientalizing) them—or Islamic society in general—"they" have been dealt with outside of general women’s history and regarded as having little to contribute to the writing of world history or to the life of their sisters worldwide. By approaching widely used sources with differen...

What Happens When a Powerful CEO in the Fashion World is Forced to Marry a Woman from a Lowly Family, Compared to His High-Esteemed Family Background, Against his Wish?Fu Hua, a Well-Known Name in the Fashion Industry is Forced to Get Married to a Woman by The Name, Jia Li, Who was far Below his Level by his Grandfather, Who Nobody in His Family Dared to Go Against, including Him.Fu Hua had a Girlfriend Who he Met in His College Days. She Was his First Love, and He Promised ...

Feelings-Based Living: Step into your emotional power and cultivate a life that reflects your true needs and desires.Are you ready to understand and embrace your emotions without shame or guilt? Feelings-Based Living is a practical guide designed to help you build emotional literacy, navigate emotional waves, and create a life aligned with your deepest desires.In this transformative book, you’ll learn how to:- Embrace your emotions without j...

Adrian discovers more of his father's past. He is soon thrust into a magical world, only to find it in danger. This is a continuation from the short story "Sky Drafter".

According to the Qur’an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and religion, and have a constant presence in legends, myths, poetry, and literature. In Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn, Amira El-Zein explores the integral role these mythological figures play, revealing that the concept of jinn is fundamental to understanding Muslim culture and...

Everyone wants to be seen. No one wants to know what happens when the looking never stops.Aveline Corbett has spent nine years becoming the perfect version of herself—the one that smiles on cue, laughs on command, and cries exactly when the algorithm rewards vulnerability. She has built an empire from the careful curation of her own image.But empires crumble.When a nineteen-year-old girl with a gas station bathroom and a thrifted jacket steals the spotlight with eff...

The hand doesn't remember. The nerve does. And the nerve was never sworn to secrecy.Adrian Lurk used to be the best pair of hands in neurosurgery in the district. Then someone crushed his right one in an alley and left him to bleed out on it — and left the police with nothing. No suspect. No motive. Just a surgeon who can't hold a scalpel anymore, a marriage rotting from the inside, and a phantom itch on an arm that isn't there.Aethelgard Tech gave him a wa...

Examines the place of Paris in French Jewish literary memory, a memory that, of necessity, grapples with the aftermath of the Holocaust.The essays in Shadows in the City of Light explore the significance of Paris in the writing of five influential French writers-Sarah Kofman, Patrick Modiano, George Perec, Henri Raczymow, and Irene Nemirovsky-whose novels and memoirs capture and probe the absences of deported Paris Jews. These writers move their readers th...

In 1993, Amira Aass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story - and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian enclave so feared and despised by most Israelis that, in the local idiom, "Go to Gaza" is another way to say "Go to hell." Now, in a work of calm power and painful clarity, Hass reflects on what she has seen in Gaza's gutted streets and destitute refugee camps.Drinking the Sea at Gaza maps the zones of ordinary Palestinian life. Fr...

The Adventure of Amira and the Map of Marvels is an enchanting tale that invites readers to explore the magic of curiosity, adventure, and self-discovery. This captivating story follows the journey of a young explorer whose insatiable curiosity leads her to uncover a mystical map, promising adventures beyond her wildest dreams.Through the pages of this book, readers are taken on a whimsical journey filled with hidden secrets and marvelous discoveries. Each chapter ...

**Winner of the 2025 North American Book Award Bronze Medal for Leadership and Management, selected by Porchlight Book Company as one of the Best Business Books of 2025, and recipient of the 2026 Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Nonfiction. Winner of the 2026 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award Winter Competition for Nonfiction Business/Finance.“What’s wrong with nice?!” A simple and powerful question. It demands we interrogate the unspoken rules that shape our lives, often without our ...