This is not a book of final answers, but a map of a quest.For centuries, we've been told that science and faith are locked in eternal conflict. We have been taught to choose between the cold, hard data of cosmology and the ancient truths of revelation. But what if this conflict is an illusion?What if the Big Bang was first echoed not in a laboratory, but in a sacred verse? What if the secrets of the cosmos were inscribed in a celestial script, waiting to be read?Ahm...

"Two people, one city, different times; connected by a memoir. Can love exist in a city destined for decades of misery?"Adnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most. But when he begins to clean out his bookshop of forty years to leave his city in search of somewhere safer, he comes acr...

Build real-world iOS apps from scratch while learning the latest Swift 6, Xcode 26, and Apple Intelligence features in this fully updated 10th edition Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader Key FeaturesHave fun building your first iOS app and start your iOS programming careerLearn to integrate Apple Intelligence and the sleek new Liquid Glass UI for modern app experiencesEstablish a solid foundation with U...

Written by an inimitable new voice, The Age of Calamitiesis a genre-defying, mind-bending collection of absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories.In this bold debut collection, Senaa Ahmad pushes the boundaries of history and its figures, sending the reader on a thrilling ride. In “Let’s Play Dead,” Henry VIII wants Anne Boleyn gone, but there’s a tiny problem—she keeps coming back to life no matter what he does. “Ch...

"Wars, an embargo, and forbidden love in this once peaceful city..."With the drums of war just weeks away, Omar invites all those closest to his heart for lunch at his lavish villa overlooking the Tigris River of Baghdad. He can't help but smile at the faces that have graced his eventful life that spans from an interesting childhood, the two Gulf Wars, and the inhumane embargo that crippled the nation. Loved ones come together, probably for the last time, ...

In the city of lights, Paris, the art capital of the world, how can one man stand above the rest?Ever since young Sebastian heard of his grandfather's chance meeting with the great Victor Hugo in 1877, he had been interested in literature, paintings, and poetry. Wandering around various libraries and museums at an early age only stirred that curiosity into an immense passion within him, a deep love and desire for art. After realizing his dream of opening a...

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND NPRWINNER OF THE 2023 L.A. TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD“Stunning not only on account of the author’s talent, of which there is clearly plenty, but also in its humanity.” —New York Times Book Review (cover)Sent back to his birthplace—Lahore’s notorious red-light district—to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.**Not since childhood h...

An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets?It’s time for Ali, a good-natured Mumbai party-boy, to grow up. The first step to settling down is an arranged marriage to Maryam, the daughter of Abbas Khan, a New York real estate tycoon. She’s pretty, demure, and respectable—unlike her sister, Farhan, a...

If you truly love Allah, you will die for him. Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven. Only death will prove your love.It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father―something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to become a suicide bomber.Defying Jihad is the true...

The Pakistani political thinker and activist shares his insight into global emancipatory politics in this interview collection—foreword by Edward W. Said.Edward W. Said once urged the legendary Eqbal Ahmad not to "leave your words scattered to the winds, or even recorded on tape, but collected and published in several volumes for everyone to read. Then those who don't have the privilege of knowing you will know what a truly remarkable, gifted man you are."Unf...

Life is a fabric woven with threads of hardship and ease, complexity and simplicity, duration and brevity. Yet, at its core, perhaps it is just life.Life commences with the innocent gaze of a newborn, as they awaken to the vastness of the world around them. From the moment of birth, they are thrust into a society that categorizes based on myriad factors—wealth, race, and more.Even before taking their first breath, a newborn is subjected to countless labels and distinctions....

"Matt Vol I" is the beginning of a short novella series."They murdered my wife two years ago...Tonight, you die.I am Matt, your nightmare!"On a quiet night like any other, Matt, a successful entrepreneur, returns home to his gorgeous villa, only to find his wife brutally murdered. A soft verdict against the culprits, a gang of violent teenagers, spins Matt's relatively calm and collected demeanor into something far mo...