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...

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 ...

**From one of the world's most beloved and respected public intellectuals comes a sweeping work of musical criticism, examining the distance between the performer and their audience"Not since Virgil Thomson have we had a music critic with as wide ranging a view as Edward Said."—Studs Terkel"Wonderful personal thoughts on music and musicians . . . Mr. Said is marvelous."—New York Times Book Review**Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, ...

**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 ...

"Dazzling." —The New York TimesMesopotamian Blue cat, Varjak Paw, has never been Outside before; he and his family have always lived in the isolated house at the top of the hill. But Varjak is forced out into the city when the sinister Gentleman and his two menacing cats take over his home. With help from his mystical ancestor, Jalal, Varjak manages to overcome challenges such as self-survival and a threat from the gangland cats, and he ultimately discovers the terrifying ...

Renowned writers on the Palestine–Israel conflict confront the deceitful manipulations of mass media and mainstream scholarshipSince the Nakba in 1948, Israel has consistently denied Palestinians the most basic democratic rights. Originally published in 1988, Blaming the Victims shows how the cruel fate of this beleaguered people has been justified by spurious scholarship and biased journalism.Nearly forty years on, Blaming the Victims rem...

On an early autumn morning in 1988, on the outskirts of an unnamed Algerian city, a shepherd stumbles upon the lifeless body of Zaza Zaghouani, a stunning nightclub singer who left her hometown seeking a brighter future.The story is set in 1988 Algeria. It takes place in just forty days, ending as mass protests erupt in the country. In a small town on the edge of the desert, plagued by a locust infestation and a food shortage, teetering on the brink of uprising, th...

A remarkable and inspiring true story that "stuns with raw beauty" about one woman's resilience, her courageous journey to America, and her family's lost way of life.Finalist for the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nonfiction AwardWinner of the 2022 Gold Nautilus Award, Multicultural & Indigenous CategoryBorn in Somalia, a spare daughter in a large family, Shugri Said Salh was sent at age six to live with her nomadic grandmother in ...

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

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.

Finalist for the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in FictionLonglisted for the 2022 Story PrizeA New York Times Editors' Choice pickOne of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2021Stories that capture our times by "a young author who has already established himself as a unique American voice" ( Elle).Saïd Sayrafiezadeh has been hailed by Philip Gourevitch as "a masterful storyteller working from d...

**This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever. • With a new foreword by Saree Makdisi"A compelling call for identity and justice." —Anthony Lewis"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." —The New York Times Book Review**With the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influen...