‘Amidst the hurricanes of global violence, this book is intended as an offering of peace for a better understanding between Muslims and non-Muslims, Arabs and non-Arabs. Hoping that even the suicide bombers might heed the message of Islam in the true sense of the word — meaning peace and reconciliation’.
In the Oxfordshire countryside, a student walks into a classroom and starts shooting. Nate, friends with shooter and victims alike, is the only surviving witness. Easily led and eager to please, his recollections weave around others' hopes and expectations, until he loses track of what really happened that day.
Lauded as a hero, Nate is unable to reconcile his public profile with what he knows really happened.
‘No, no one against us. Against me, for what? … They love me, all my people with me, they love me all. They will die to protect me, my people.’ Qaddafi, 27 February 2011
Are dictators mad, or are they intelligent people who don’t know when to quit? Are they aware that their people hate them, or do they have a mixture of narcissistic, paranoid, delusional, hysterical and sociopathic personality disorders that shield them from the truth?
Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature 2010The Experiment can be described as ‘a study of erotic love and the soul’. The two main characters undertake to write a play together, as an experiment, to see if they can succeed where others have failed, in achieving true collaboration and union through their writing. They come up with the story and the plot together; she writes the female character, he the male.
In July 2011, Sudan officially ‘became plural’, as the country split in two; the unofficial north-south divide between the Arab-dominated north and the more ethnically African south was made official. The people of Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly to separate from the rest of the country.
Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with the knowledge that he can do nothing to save his friends and family. Living on occupied land, his entire village operates in constant fear of losing their homes, jobs, and belongings. But more importantly, they fear losing each other.
This beautiful book allows the reader to appreciate the complexities and subtleties of Ottoman art and architecture as a whole, while simultaneously learning more about the history of one of the world’s most magnificent cities – Istanbul.
Bridging the gap between the specialist scholar and the educated general reader, the history of the city is discussed, from the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453 up to the beginning of the twentieth century when the Ottoman Empire was finally dismantled following the First World War.
Youssef, Vaqar’s eldest son, died in the same house he was born in; the very house that became his after his father’s murder. No one looked into his father’s murder, and no one looked into Youssef’s death either, which was perhaps for the best. The saga of Vaqar and his son had drawn to a close with the second murder.
Ina’am Atalla introduces us to the exotic flavors and colors of Lebanese cuisine using an abundance of wholesome ingredients, combined with fresh herbs and subtle spices, to make delicious and healthy dishes. This book is the product of her wealth of experience and her desire to dispel the complexities and mysteries surrounding Middle Eastern cookery by using simple techniques and easily available ingredients.
A modern journey from China to Istanbul, through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus
Tom Coote
Tearing up the Silk Road is an irreverent travelogue that details a journey along the ancient trade routes from China to Istanbul, through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus. As Tom Coote struggles through the often arbitrary borders and bureaucracies of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, it becomes apparent that the next generation will see themselves in a very different light to their predecessors.
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In July 2011, Sudan officially ‘became plural’, as the country split in two; the unofficial north-south divide between the Arab-dominated north and the more ethnically African south was made official. The people of Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly to separate from the rest of the country.
