Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for LiteratureA Top 100 Literary Work of the Twentieth Century (The Arab Writers Union)"Absorbing . . . Superbly translated . . . . Arguably the best modern [Egyptian] novel not written by Nobel laureate Mahfouz."—Kirkus ReviewsA landmark in women's writing set during the struggle for Egyptian independenceFebruary 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonst...

Apocalypse in Media, Literature and Linguistics: Narratives of Despair and Hope argues that apocalyptic stories are not merely genres or headlines; they are cultural technologies that construct environmental crises and channel public response. The volume shows how language and narrative-metaphors, frames, and plotlines-shape ecological identity, moral urgency, and policy choices across fiction, film, journalism, and community activism. Contributors trace how alarm...

Latifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day of becoming a journalist, she was interested in fashion, movies and friends. Her father was in the import/export business and her mother was a doctor.Then in September 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power in Kabul. From that moment, Latifa, just 16 years old became a prisoner in her own home. Her school was closed. Her mother was banned from working. The simplest and most basic freedo...

This book comprises the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 5th scientific conference on Geosciences and Environmental Management (GeoME’5), held in Salé, Morocco, on June 19–21, 2025. The book is of interest to researchers and practitioners in geosciences, environmental engineering, and water management. It delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest research covering the following aspects of green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater management: nature-based solutions in th...

She Wants a Son – A Novel by Latifa Al HajShe Wants a Son is a bold and emotionally charged novel that explores the complexities of womanhood, loneliness, and the urgent desire for motherhood within a conservative social framework. The story follows "Seen," a thirty-eight-year-old woman confronting the weight of societal expectations, personal longing, and the silent pressures placed on unmarried women in her culture.Having spent years navigating life alone...

Egypt and the Levant witnessed complex transformations across the Bronze Age. Beyond the rise and collapse of powerful cities and states were the long-distance connectivities that enabled the movements of people and animals, and the interlinked exchanges of commodities and ideas. By the Late Bronze Age, these connectivities exhibited markers of globalisation. This Element considers how such markers emerged and developed in the preceding centuries. Focusing on the third to mid-second millen...

The industrial acceleration intensifies the negative environmental impacts, mainly in some very sensitive geographical areas. Environmental problems like water stress, deadly floods, scarcity of building materials, and prolonged periods of drought affect southern countries, including African nations. This book comprises the peer-reviewed proceedings of the fourth scientific conference on geosciences and environmental management (GeoME'4), held in Salé, Morocco, on June 22–24, 2023. The boo...

Academic, theological and cultural discussions on fundamentalism are overwhelmingly dominated by a discourse on the need for ‘modernization and development’ in the Muslim world. Yet, the crude distinction between East and West, religious and non-religious, Muslim and modern frequently fails to understand the undercurrents of psychological thought patterns in modern forms of fundamentalism. If we genuinely want to have a deeper understanding of contemporary tensions, Muslims as well as non-...

Tajon aka Taj -Co-owner of The Organization Sincere aka Sin -Co-owner of The Organziation Black Ty-Sinceres father Lucifer-Tajons father Najah Ruiz-Tajons fiance Monet Hilliard-Sinceres fiance Abu and Abdul-Key soldiers of The Organization Rahim-Lieutenant of The Organization who also happens to be an undercover police officer Costa Rica is at odds in the opening scene, and one of the Ruiz generals, Darien decides he wants the Ruiz fortune all to himself. He is intercepted by an un-identif...

Tajon aka Taj -Co-owner of The Organization Sincere aka Sin -Co-owner of The Organziation Black Ty-Sinceres father Lucifer-Tajons father Najah Ruiz-Tajons fiance Monet Hilliard-Sinceres fiance Abu and Abdul-Key soldiers of The Organization Rahim-Lieutenant of The Organization who also happens to be an undercover police officer Costa Rica is at odds in the opening scene, and one of the Ruiz generals, Darien decides he wants the Ruiz fortune all to himself. He is intercepted by an un-identif...

This is an open access book.The Erasmus+ Morocco National Office organizes in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, the EU Delegation to Morocco, the Conference of Universities Presidents (CPU), the first edition of the "Erasmus Scientific Days”, dedicated to high-level scientific exchange around the promotion of Higher Education and innovation. These days will take place on October 17 and 18, 2022 in Marrakech.Erasmus Scient...

This photo essay shows preschoolers celebrating with their grandparents at a Hanukkah party. Vibrant full-color photos show students lighting the menorah, playing dreidel and telling the story of Judah Maccabee. This book is ideal for helping educators initiate Hanukkah celebrations in their own classrooms and kids will love seeing children their own age in the pictures. A perfect companion to It's Challah Time! and It's Sukkah Time!