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A biography of the "Cinderella" of Egyptian cinema—the veneration and rumors that surrounded an unparalleled career, and the gendered questions that unsettled Egyptian society. Layla Murad (1918-1995) was once the highest-paid star in Egypt, and her movies were among the top-grossing in the box office. She starred in 28 films, nearly all now classics in Arab musical cinema. In 1955 she was forced to stop acting—and struggled for decades for a comeback. Today, even decades after her death, public interest in her life continues, and new generations of Egyptians still love her work. Unknown Past recounts Murad's extraordinary life—and the rapid political and sociocultural changes she witn...
Arab women's writing in the modern age began with 'A'isha al-Taymuriya, Warda al-Yaziji, Zaynab Fawwaz, and other nineteenth-century pioneers in Egypt and the Levant. This unique study-first published in Arabic in 2004-looks at the work of those pioneers and then traces the development of Arab women's literature through the end of the twentieth century, and also includes a meticulously researched, comprehensive bibliography of writing by Arab women. In the first section, in nine essays that cover the Arab Middle East from Morocco to Iraq and Syria to Yemen, critics and writers from the Arab world examine the origin and evolution of women's writing in each country in the region, addressing fi...
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Jodoh atau belahan jiwa merupakan kehendak Tuhan kepada siapa akan mempertemukannya. Namun, benarkah pasangan kita dalam pernikahan adalah belahan jiwa kita? Lalu, bagaimana jika guncangan pernikahan memaksa kita berpisah pada pasangan? Akankah dia masih bisa kita sebut sebagai belahan jiwa? Banyak sekali cara Tuhan mempertemukan kita dengan belahan jiwa. Namun, tak jarang pula Tuhan merenggutnya dengan mudah. Entah itu melalui hadirnya orang ketiga, ketidak percayaan dan curiga, atau bahkan maut. Yang pasti, ikatan pernikahan itu suci dan kita wajib berusaha mengukir setia dan bertahan bila badai menerjang bahtera yang kita kendalikan.
Surface Modification and Coating of Fibers, Polymers, and Composites: Techniques, Properties, and Applications outlines techniques, concepts, characterization, and applications of surface modification for fibers, polymers, and coated fiber-reinforced composites allowing for precision engineering of the mechanical and thermal properties, electrical conductivity, and chemical resistance of these materials. A broad range of fiber types are covered and the book highlights how surface modification enhances the durability and sustainability of them. The book starts with chapters that discuss surface modification techniques for a range of different fibers and composites, including animal-based, min...
Novel “Mata Dua” menggambarkan perjalanan penuh tantangan dan refleksi dalam menghadapi dua isu besar abad ini: perubahan iklim dan ketidaksetaraan sosial, di tengah perkembangan pesat teknologi Industri 4.0. Dengan latar belakang krisis global yang semakin kompleks, novel ini menggali bagaimana masyarakat modern, baik sebagai individu maupun kolektif, harus berjuang untuk mencari keseimbangan antara memanfaatkan teknologi dan membangun solidaritas sosial yang kuat. Tokoh utama, Ilham, seorang akademisi muda yang idealis, berada di persimpangan dalam kehidupannya ketika ia mulai melihat realitas di sekitarnya. Ilham menyadari bahwa kemajuan teknologi menawarkan banyak solusi untuk mengat...
"""Kalian tentu sudah tahu bahwa Allah Swt., memiliki 99 nama yang indah dan baik. Nama-nama itu di kenal dengan sebutan Asmaul Husna. Nah buku ini akan mengajak kalian untuk memahami 99 nama-nama itu lewat cerita pendek dan sederhana yang diambil dari kejadian sehari-hari. Setiap akhir cerita dilengkapi renungan singkat. Tak lupa juga, dihalaman akhir buku ini, ada kuis-kuis menarik untuk mengasah kreatifitas kalian. kalian penasaran kan dengan kisah- kisahnya ? Yuk kita nikmati cerita-cerita indah dan inspiratif ini bersama-sama !"""
First published in 1996. The writer was in Cairo in the period with which the novel deals. None the less, all the characters and all the events are the product of his imagination. Furthermore, incidents portraying real personalities mentioned in the novel are also fictional.
Romantisme ala Jalidin Jalidin adalah sopir angkot yang mempunyai kelebihan di atas rata-rata di komunitasnya. Dia manusia langka yang punya idialisme dan obsesi. Bertemunya dengan juragan barunya yang luar biasa menambah kepribadian Jalidin makin terasah. Ini adalah buku kedua yang menceritakan romantisme Jalidin. Bagaimana dia berdebat dengan istrinya yang galak, keras kepala, disiplin, visioner dan kuat dalam pendirian. Dua sikap yang sama-sama keukeuh namun dengan Romantisme ala Jalidin membawa keluarga ini sampai anak-anaknya dewasa. Konflik yang dirindukan menjadi santapan sehari-hari diantara mereka berdua. Berbagai macam konflik dari istri cemburu, larangan minum manis yang sering di...
This book provides the first comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge research on Merapi volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, one of the most iconic volcanoes in the world. It integrates results from both the natural (geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, physical volcanology) and social sciences, and provides state-of-the-art information on volcano monitoring, the assessment of volcanic hazards, and risk mitigation measures. As one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, Merapi is perhaps best known for its pyroclastic density currents, which are produced by gravitational or explosive lava dome failures (commonly referred to as Merapi-type nuées ardentes). Merapi’s eruptions have posed a persistent threat to life, property and infrastructure within the densely populated areas on the volcano’s flanks, as demonstrated most recently by catastrophic eruptions, which attracted worldwide media interest.