A behind the scenes look at Bollywood and its stars from a true blue insider-outsider, veteran journalist Khalid MohamedBollywood Confidential!Khalid Mohamed grew up movie struck, watching films at halls near his house with his grandmother. Once he became a reporter at The Times of India, his beat eventually took him to the movie world--and right into the heart of the lives of icons he had always admired. He developed a rapport with stars like Dili...

A behind the scenes look at Bollywood and its stars from a true blue insider-outsider, veteran journalist Khalid MohamedBollywood Confidential!Khalid Mohamed grew up movie struck, watching films at halls near his house with his grandmother. Once he became a reporter at The Times of India, his beat eventually took him to the movie world--and right into the heart of the lives of icons he had always admired. He developed a rapport with stars like Dili...

Moses is one of the most revered Prophets in Islam. The fact that he is mentioned in the Qurʾān more than any other figure bespeaks his eminence and the significance of his prophetic narrative to spiritual wayfaring. His election by God and the unfolding events of his prophetic mission have served as a model for Sufi wayfaring. To this effect, God proclaims: I cast upon you a love from Me, that you might be trained under My eye (Q Ṭāhā 20:39).In the Footsteps of Moses is a compilat...

The Foundations of the Karkariya Order articulates the seven foundational principles of the Spiritual Path as enshrined in the sacred Qur’an and Hadith of the holy Prophet. These foundations consist of the Pact (al-‘ahd), the Sacred Dance (al-hadra), the Patched Cloak (al-muraqqa‘a), the Singular Name (al-ism al-mufrad), Wandering (al-siyaha), the Spiritual Retreat (al-khalwa), and the Innermost Secret (al-sirr). They are, moreover, embedded in an aphorism that we bequeath unto you as a gu...

In this masterful treatise of Sufi spirituality and metaphysics, Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari maps out the mystical journey to God as an initiatic progression through seven degrees of realization, or readings, of the divine Name Allāh. These seven degrees encapsulate what it means to read in the Name of the Lord, letter by letter, syllable by syllable, until the Hu, Lahu, Lillāh, ilāh, Allāh, Alif, and the Treasure-Dot are inwardly realized in the heart of the wayfarer. The Shaykh guid...

In this compilation of spiritual discourses (sing. mudhākara), Shaykh Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari offers a Sufi commentary on the functions, degrees and implications of prophethood (nubūwa), messengerhood (risāla), and sainthood (wilāya). Major themes include the identification of the Prophet Muhammad with “the supreme intellect” (al-ʿaql al-akbar); the manifestation of the all-encompassing Muhammadan Reality through the different prophetic figures; the notion of prophetic inerrancy (ʿiṣma);...

Comprehensive Chemistry and Biology of Coumarins Scaffold covers detailed methods and protocols to synthetize Coumarin derivatives and different applications and future perspectives for these compounds. Coumarin-Based Scaffolds plays an important role in organic, bioorganic, and medicinal chemistry as they act as a bridge between chemistry, life sciences, and biochemical investigations. Coumarin is an important scaffold for designing, generating a wide variety of chemical libraries and dru...

In "Substitution for the Testimony of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia provides a critical legal document that encapsulates the complexities of national security, terrorism, and judicial processes surrounding one of the most infamous figures in modern history. The text is characterized by its precise legal language and the intricate balance between public interest and national security concerns. It situates Mohammed's testimony ...

Scholars, thinkers, and activists around the world are paying increasing attention to a legal reform method that promises to revolutionize the way people think about Islamic law. Known as “The Objectives of the Shari‘a” (maqa?id al-shari‘a), the theory offers a way to derive and apply new Islamic laws using an ancient methodology. The theory identifies core objectives that underlie Islamic law, and then looks at inherited Islamic laws to see whether they meet those objectives. According to...

The definitive design and deployment guide for secure virtual private networksLearn about IPSec protocols and Cisco IOS IPSec packet processingUnderstand the differences between IPSec tunnel mode and transport modeEvaluate the IPSec features that improve VPN scalability and fault tolerance, such as dead peer detection and control plane keepalivesOvercome the challenges of working with NAT and PMTUDExplore IPSec remote-access features, i...

She was the spy who warned America—and was ignored.Operation Bojinka: Melissa Mahle and the Hunt for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed tells the untold story of a CIA field officer who came face-to-face with a terror plot that could have changed history—if only someone had listened.In a gripping blend of real-life espionage, political thriller, and haunting memoir, this book follows Melissa Mahle, a brilliant, often underestimated agent, as she navigates the murky world of co...

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