A call to recover the Qur'an as guidance for thought, civilization, and human responsibility.In an age of intellectual confusion, technological power, spiritual exhaustion, and civilizational fragmentation, Guidance for the Perplexed calls for a renewed Islamic awakening rooted in the Qur'an, reason, moral responsibility, and accountability before Allah.Moving across Islamic intellectual history, philosophy, governance, economics, science, artifici...

Petra has kept its secrets for more than two thousand years. One of them was never meant to be found.When archaeologist Dr. Layan Zubaidi encounters an impossible pattern hidden within the ancient city of Petra, what begins as an archaeological mystery quickly becomes something far more dangerous.The deeper she investigates, the clearer it becomes that Petra may be connected to something far larger than anyone imagined—a mystery spanning ancient sites, unex...

Weak leadership rarely begins with bad intentions. It begins when people are placed in leadership positions without the preparation, judgment, skills, or systems needed to lead effectively.THE COST OF WEAK LEADERSHIP examines how unprepared leaders can damage teams, weaken performance, reduce trust, undermine organizational culture, and create costs that extend far beyond individual leadership mistakes.Dr. Saeed Al Badi explores how weak leaders are created, the characteris...

Poor performance management does not simply affect employee evaluations—it can weaken productivity, reduce engagement, damage trust, and undermine organizational success.THE COST OF POOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT examines how ineffective performance management systems can create hidden costs throughout an organization and explains how organizations can build a clearer, fairer, and more results-focused approach to managing performance.The book explores the relationship between ...

A bad hire is more than a hiring mistake—it can become a costly management problem that affects productivity, morale, teamwork, customers, and long-term organizational performance.In THE COST OF A BAD HIRE, Dr. Saeed Al Badi examines the hidden costs and consequences of poor hiring decisions and explains how organizations can build a more effective approach to selecting, managing, and retaining the right employees.Drawing on practical management principles, the book explore...

This book serves as a comprehensive guide to one of the most persistent challenges in operational excellence: sustaining the gains achieved through improvement initiatives. Drawing on years of real-world implementation across diverse industries, it introduces a structured, repeatable framework for embedding continuous improvement into the fabric of an organization. Rather than relying on tools or quick fixes, it emphasizes the systems, behaviors, and mindsets essential for long-term succes...

Poor management is rarely just a leadership problem—it is an organizational cost.The Cost of Poor Management examines how weak management practices can damage employee performance, motivation, teamwork, decision-making, organizational culture, and long-term business results.Drawing on practical management principles, Dr. Saeed Al Badi explores the hidden consequences of ineffective leadership and shows how organizations can recognize management fai...

Behind the gilded facade of supreme majesty and the echo of twenty-one-gun salutes lies a hauntingly quiet truth: absolute power isolates far more than it elevates.In Mawlana, acclaimed Egyptian novelist Mohamed Al-Awn delivers a tour-de-force psychological portrait of authority, decline, and human vulnerability. Rather than presenting a dry historical reconstruction of the twilight days of the Egyptian monarchy before the 1952 revolution, this intimate narrative steps pas...

Into the pitch-black heart of the Old Kingdom, where silence hides the treasures of an immortal dynasty, men with dead hearts dare to challenge eternity.Beneath the unforgiving desert, lies the Eternal House of Queen Hetepheres, mother of Pharaoh Khufu. Shielded by massive granite monoliths , labyrinthine tunnels , and ancient sacred incantations , her resting place holds unprecedented riches: a royal sarcophagus wrapped in pure gold , inlaid with emerald and turqu...

You followed the instructions.You felt it. Journaled it. Analyzed it. Tried to heal it.So why do you feel more exhausted, more vigilant, and less at home in yourself?The Resolutionary™'s Guide to Coming Home explores what can happen when healing quietly becomes another form of pressure-when self-awareness becomes self-surveillance, reflection becomes rumination, and "doing the work" leaves the nervous system feeling even less safe.Across eleven inti...

From quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of timeWhile we have come a long way toward deciphering the laws of the universe, many physicists still regard time to be one of the greatest unsolved mysteries. On Time provides answers to the questions about time that philosophers and scientists have been asking for millennia, such as whether it has a...

Immigration is one of the most hotly debated issues in America. In the beginning of 2025, more immigrants lived in the United States than any other country. But shifts in immigration policy have led to a rise in deportation and our borders closing.Throughout our nation’s history, people have immigrated for many reasons, including religious freedom and economic opportunities. But not all immigrants were accepted when they came here, and many immigrants continue to be denied because ...