**A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. • With a new foreword by Ussama Makdisi"Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times**In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which ...

In the name of God, the merciful the gracious.—God grant his blessing upon our lord (seidna) Mohammed. Blessed be He in whose hand is the kingdom & who is Almighty; who created death & life that he might make you the best of his works; for he is exalted; he is the forgiver (of sins,) who created seven heavens one above the other. Do you discern anything trifling in creation. Bring back your thoughts. Do you see anything worthless. Recall your vision in earnest. Turn your eye inward for it ...

'There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one . . .'Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER.And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?

'An impassioned cry against indifference' - New York Times'Stunning and forensic, witnessing everyday life in the midst of siege' Tareq Baconi, author of Fire in Every DirectionWith an introduction by susan abulhawa'Beirut was a city like any other. What happened here could, I think, happen anywhere'Jean Said Makdisi arrived in Beirut as an outside...

What can Christians learn from Islam? Islam is seen by some as completely opposed to Christianity. Others imagine that Islam and Christianity really teach the same things. Gabriel Said Reynolds argues that Christians can learn instead from the ways in which Islam is distinct.In a thoughtful examination of both Islamic belief and practice, Islamic Lessons for Christians describes how some Muslim practices today, and even sharia, can remind Christians of practices i...

A landmark memoir that stands as a testament to survival, memory, dignity, and the stubborn beauty of insisting on one’s place in the world, named a 1990 New York Times Notable Book.Jean Said Makdisi—Palestinian writer, scholar, and sister of the late critic Edward Said—has lived in Beirut since the 1970s. First published in 1990, Beirut Fragments endures as a beautifully wrought, intimate record of civilian life through Lebanon’s fifteen-year civ...

Sözler Lem'alar ve Mektubat'ın ardından Bediüzzaman'ın diğer bir büyük eseri Asa-yı Musa da günümüz Türkçesiyle okuyucusuyla buluşuyor.

A child's character can be shaped and nurtured through their upbringing. Zuri is a fairytale set in an ancient African kingdom, but its universal themes can resonate with children everywhere.In the story, a stubborn, rude, and unfriendly little prince named Eze encounters a miraculous bird named Zuri, who is full of wisdom and magic. Under mysterious circumstances, Zuri takes Eze on a journey to a fantastical world that transforms him overnight, from an ill-mannered boy into a polite and w...

Your youth will definitely leave you, and if you do not remain within the sphere of the licit, it will be lost, and rather than its pleasures, it will bring you calamities and suffering in this world, in the grave, and in the Hereafter. But if, with Islamic training, you spend the bounty of your youth as thanks in uprightness and obedience, it will in effect remain perpetually and will be the cause of gaining eternal youth.

What good is there in sickness, suffering, and calamities? What is Allah's purpose in creating them? MESSAGE FOR THE SICK shows that all illnesses contain many benefits and instances of Allah's Wisdom. It is a must read for every human spirit.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two kids and a mystical tyger must save a divided world on the brink of destruction in this thrilling fantasy with the epic sweep and imaginative wonder of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARThere are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one...Adam has found s...

From the author of The Girl from the Golden Horn, a novel of the enduring love between childhood friends divided by war & their separate cultures.First published in Vienna in 1937, this classic story of romance and adventure has been compared to Dr. Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet. Ali and Nino is Kurban Said's masterpiece. It is a captivating novel as evocative of the exotic desert landscape as it is of the passion between two peopl...