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Ibrahim Khalil Allah
If Jews, Christians, and Muslims can agree on one thing it is wanting to be considered among the children and inheritors of Abraham the Friend of God (Ibrahim Khalil Allah, 'alayhi s-salam). Although they each approach his story a little differently and extract different inspirations, for all of them he is a model of uncompromising love and transcendent faith. The aim of this book is to present an interesting, informative, and comprehensive retelling of the story of the life of Ibrahim (as) according to traditional Muslim sources. Even among Muslim scholars, however, there has historically been a range of accepted narratives and interpretations. All of this variation makes for an unusually c...
Darfur, JEM and the Khalil Ibrahim Story
A vivid portrait of the president of the Justice and Equality Movement in Sudan (JEM), from his beginnings as a humble camel herder to his rise a major geopolitical figure, Darfur, JEM and the Khalil Ibrahim story also offers key insights for readers interested in African governance, political systems and state formation. Activists, NGOs and anyone involved in African politics will find it indispensable in their effort to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan at large.
The Malay Nobat
The Malay Nobat: A History of Power, Acculturation, and Sovereignty explores the history and meaning of the nobat, a court ensemble that has performed music for courts in Malaysia and Brunei with roots in the Islamicate world since Abbassid times. Raja Iskandar Bin Raja Halid examines the nobat spread throughout the Muslim empire and its emergence as a symbol of power and sovereignty. The author argues that the nobat was an important symbol of Muslim power and analyzes the effect of the nobat’s appropriation by colonial powers and of its induction as part of an invented tradition in the process of nation-building a modern Malay state. The author ultimately shows how existing nobat ensembles are the last living musical legacy of the Muslim world.
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Has appendices.
The Will to Succeed
One evening as I was watching the sun sinking beneath the waves of the sea, I thought to myself, ‘This same sun has risen and set countless times and, in that period, millions of lives have come to an end. Unless a person records the events and experiences of his days, his life will disappear without trace into the vastness of time and melt into the oblivion of history.’ At that moment I decided to fulfil my father‘s wish and write a book about his life as a businessman, who started the career that he loves so deeply at the age of sixteen and is still practising his profession today. Now in his seventies, he looks back over a long and busy working life in which he has been guided by th...
Why They Died
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006 had a devastating effect on civilians in Lebanon. Israeli attacks killed at least at 1,109 Lebanese, the vast majority of them civilians. The strikes also injured 4, 399 people and displaced an estimated one million. This report presents the most extensive investigation to date that anyone has conducted into the circumtances surrounding these civilian deaths. Human Rights Watch visited more than 50 Lebanese villages, interviewed over 355 witnesses, and investigated 94 separate incidents of Israeli attacks. These attacks claimed the lives of 510 civilians, as well as 51 Hezbollah combatants--almost half of the Lebanese death in the conflict.
Iraqi Kurdistan
In this groundbreaking study, Stansfield identifies the principal dynamics of Iraqi Kurdish politics and analyzes the record and potential of the 'Kurdish democratic experiment' and explores the development of the Kurdish political system since 1991.
EPIC OF MAN
This is an eloquent collection of poetry inspired by the Qur’an that presents a melodic yet accurate account of Islamic beliefs. This work stands as a reassertion of the Qur’anic account of creation against modern scientific theories. The author has penned lengthy and richly detailed poetry to achieve this end: Proud of buildings made spacious and high, Scoffed at every just and pious advice. Once again man fell into the trap Iblis contrived, God’s mercy sent Hud to Ad with advice, Ad immersed in material wealth and pride, Refused to see divine light. As this extract illustrates, the author strikes a pleasing balance between communication of Islamic convictions and elegant expression. He displays an impressive command of the poetic form and writes with intelligence and commitment. ... Alison Thomas (Managing Editor, Minerva Press, London)
The War in Darfur
No other crisis in Africa has received as much attention in the West during the past 10 years as the war in Darfur, yet the underlying complexities of the war and the background to the crisis remains poorly understood by scholars, activists and aid workers. This anthropological study of the war in Darfur explores the personal experience of war from the perspective of those refugees who have fled from it and puts forward potential solutions to the conflict. Drawing on ethnographic research carried out in the refugee camps of neighbouring eastern Chad,The War in Darfur: Reclaiming Sudanese History gives a voice to people who to date have had little opportunity to articulate their experiences. Through facilitating the telling of the refugees’ tale, examining what happened and how, this book will be an interesting contribution to the areas of refugee studies, anthropology and history.
