Baghdad 295 hijri/907 CEZaytuna just wants to be left alone to her ascetic practices and nurse her dark view of the world. But when an impoverished servant girl she barely knows comes and begs her to bring some justice to the death of a local boy, she is forced to face the suffering of the most vulnerable in Baghdad and the emotional and mystical legacy of her mother, a famed ecstatic whose love for God eclipsed everything. The Lover is a historically sensitive mystery that introdu...

Book Two in the Sufi Mysteries SeriesBaghdad 295 hijri/907 CEA woman’s howl of pain echoed through the courtyard. “She’s killed him!” Her husband’s face was twisted with terror, staring at something that was not there, looking at the space just over his chest, grasping at his left arm as if to wrest some unseen force away. Saliha gasped, “A jinn! God protect us from evil things!”When a distinguished scholar dies at the Barmakid hospital in Baghdad, nearly e...

Laury Silvers is a retired historian of early Islam and early Sufism. She is a North American Muslim living in Toronto.Book Three in The Sufi Mysteries QuartetIt’s easier to solve a crime than solve yourselfBaghdad, 295 Hijri (908 CE)When a young man is found dead, killed in the exact manner as a martyr slain on the fields of Karbala some two hundred years before, there is no mistaking it as anything other than an attack on the Shia community of Bag...

Transport Yourself to the Scene of a Crime in Medieval BaghdadThe Beloved Characters of The Sufi Mysteries Quartet Return in a New SeriesA renowned embellisher and beloved father is dead, and the police have written it off as a natural death. The family refuses to accept it and begs Ammar to investigate. The problem is, nearly every clue points to suicide.Since opening Ghazi Ammar's Agency of Investigation and Implementation, Ammar's done n...

REVENGE IN THREELove, money, power, betrayal... revenge. The Count of Monte Cristo has enthralled generations of readers the world over. Now three Muslim authors offer their interpretations of this classic tale. From the seedy underbelly of a medieval plague fortress, to the lawless borderlands of the Wild West, to the darkest depths of outer space, each novella delivers a full dose of adventure and excitement while exploring different aspects of society, ...

“A fitting end for Zaytuna.”Karen Heenan, author of The Tudor Court Series_________________Baghdad, 297 Hijri (909 CE)When an unscrupulous young scholar who claims to possess a controversial Quran manuscript goes missing, most of his colleagues are only too happy to see him gone. Is he merely drunk in one of Baghdad’s gambling houses? Is he hiding while he considers what to do with the manuscript? Or is his life in danger for the claim of having the m...

The development of early Islamic mysticism and metaphysics is presented through the life and work of theologian Abu Bakr al-Wasiti.Sufi scholar Abu Bakr al-Wasiti (d. ca. 320 AH/932 CE) was called a "soaring minaret" for his cutting comments and keen theological insights. Wasiti's life is little known today, but elements of his lost Qur

When cybersecurity expert Nick Barnes targets the payday loan company that ruined his mother's life, those in his path are forced into desperate and compromising actions. From a young journalist who sacrifices her integrity to a lonely man caught in the cult behind it all, Nick's vigilantism triggers redemption for some and self-destruction for those unwilling to confront their own twisted desire for justice.A tenacious journalist • A predatory loan company • A hacker out f...

The impetus for this Approaches to Teaching volume on The Taming of the Shrew grew from the editors' desire to discover why a play notorious for its controversial exploration of conflicts between men and women and the challenges of marriage is enduringly popular in the classroom, in the performing arts, and in scholarship. The result is a volume that offers practical advice to teachers on editions and teaching resources in part 1, "Materials," while illuminating how the play's subtle and c...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE • In this “courageous” (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story.Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon.

The New York Times calls GROWING UP BIN LADEN: "The most complete account available of the terrorist's immediate family." (May 15, 2011)A true story that few ever believed would come to light, GROWING UP BIN LADEN uncovers startling revelations and hidden secrets carefully guarded by the most wanted terrorist of our lifetime, Osama bin Laden."I was not always the wife of Osama bin Laden. Once I was an innocent child dreaming little girl dreams..."Thus begins this power...

This "beautifully written," international bestselling novel charts the triumphs and tragedies of an Iranian family on the brink of national revolution ( Daily Mail, UK).Senejan, Iran, 1969. The family of Aqa Jaan has lived for eight centuries in the house of the mosque. Now it is occupied by the families of three cousins: Aqa Jaan, a merchant and head of the city's bazaar; Alsaberi, the imam of the mosque; and Aqa Shoja, the mosque's muezzin. The ...