As Sofia enjoys a happy childhood with her friends Tijana, Jela, and Kata, her frail and poor classmate, Niko, suddenly disappears, leaving Sofia with many unanswered questions and emotions.Despite being born into a poor family, Sofia adores school and dreams of becoming a teacher. However, her life takes a different turn after her father's death and with the Second World War looming. At the age of fifteen, she joins a group of young city schoolkids eager to fight the ...

The food of Lebanon has long been rated as one of the great cuisines of the world. Healthy, simple to prepare, full of fresh flavours and sensual aromatics, it makes great use of grains, vegetables, pulses, fruit, nuts, grilled meat, fish, olive oil and yoghurt. In this evocative new book, Nada Saleh, a trained nutritionist and talented cook, presents 200 imaginative recipes from her native Lebanon.Throughout she draws upon her many happy memories of a vibrant and sun-baked land - ...

The Prophet warned, "My nation will divide into 73 sects, all of whom will enter Hellfire except for one." Do you know which one he meant? He also cautioned against blasphemy, saying, "A person may speak one word (of blasphemy) that he thinks is harmless (due to his ignorance), and as a result, he will fall into (the depth of) Hellfire for 70 years (until he reaches the bottom)." ...

How can we explain that Israel, despite its genocidal attacks in Gaza and its violation of international law, remains immune to criticism? Why do many feminists in the Global North, so quick to denounce the impact of "Islamic fundamentalism" on Palestinian women, remain silent when it comes to decrying the gendered impact of Israeli apartheid in Palestine?In Palestine and Feminist Liberation, Palestinian scholar-activist Nada Elia argues that Palestinian women, far from be...

**A CIA analyst's of the world of high-stakes foreign intelligence and her role within the campaign to stop top-tier targets inside Al-Qaida."Revealing and utterly engrossing account." —Joby Warrick, author of Black Flags: The Rise of Isis**In 1999, 30-year-old Nada Bakos moved from her lifelong home in Montana to Washington, D.C., to join the CIA. Quickly realizing her affinity for intelligence work, Nada was determined to rise through the ranks of the agency firs...

The Astrology of Healing offers a spiritual roadmap to guide readers through challenges, helping us understand our cosmic patterns, so that we may direct our destiny, rather than be at the mercy of it. Nada Yousif gives us the key to unlocking our full potential by revealing the ancient, sacred ways of interacting with the stars and planets, allowing us to heal wounds from this lifetime, as well as generational wounds from the past.There is a magical moment when yo...

'Captivating …There's a breadth of humanity in An Unsafe Haven which is very moving. I loved the sense of Lebanon and of what is unique and precious about the Arab world' Helen DunmoreHannah has deep roots in her hometown of Beirut, where she lives with her American husband, Peter. Just when they thought they had gotten used to the upheavals in Lebanon, the war in neighbouring Syria enters its fifth year, ...

This book is focused on the examination of the particular relationship between developments in neuroscience and commonsense concepts, such as free will, personal identity, privacy, etc., which feature prominently in moral discourse. In the book common sense is recast as an ever-shifting repository of theories from many domains, including science. Utilizing this alternative characterization of common sense, the book reexamines the impact of neuroscience on commonsense moral conceptions....

The 1964 Sava River flood sets in motion this literary thriller and then sweeps away everything before it.With Water, Spiderweb Nada Gašic cements her reputation as both a spellbinding author and a remarkable chronicler of the city she calls home: Zagreb, Croatia. An eccentric cast of marginalized characters, from a mentally ill man who channels the Virgin Mary to three sisters cast from a disfigured version of the Cinderella fairy tale, this novel is not s...

Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International PrizeLife changes forever for six-year-old Nada when Iraq's invasion of her birth country of Kuwait pushes her mother to immigrate with her to the United States. Just as she finally settles into her strange new existence apart from her father in Rhode Island, learns English, and grasps the fact that she is there to stay, Nada begins discovering revelation after revelation that changes her perspective on her world an...

An inspiring and intersectional re-imagining of the path to liberation in Palestine'An inspiring call to action that deconstructs the many oppressive systems we currently find ourselves struggling against' - Adam Horowitz, MondoweissHow is the struggle for Palestinian freedom bound up in other freedom struggles, and how are activists coming together globally to achieve justice and liberation for all?In this bold book, Palestinian ac...

Culture Smart! Laos offers in-depth information to visitors seeking a genuine experience, including insights on local customs and lifestyle, and is also of great use to businessmen and prospective investors. Once known as "the Kingdom of a Million Elephants under the White Parasol," Laos is a landlocked country of great contrast and beauty in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula. Visitors quickly relax and enjoy the vibrancy and color of bustling marketplaces with their aromatic...