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This book provides a multi-disciplinary understanding of the processes of change in contemporary Syria as well as its historical, social, and cultural underpinnings. A number of distinguished anthropologists, historians, political scientists, and literateurs examine key issues such as the changing Syrian family, political factionalism, the sedentarization of nomads, bureaucratic corruption, rural-urban migration, the development of the Ba'th Party, Syria's political isolation, religious resurgence, and the continued importance of sects in Syrian life. This book strikes a balance between examining the consequences of Syria's geographical and strategic position in international politics and the implications of its internal and highly complex ethnic and class structure and culture. It argues that the religious culture of Syria is as important as the leadership of Asad and, more generally, that an understanding of Syrian politics must be matched by an understanding of Syrian society and culture.
‘Duroos ul Bukhari Lil Imam Akhtar Rida Al Qaadiri’ - ‘Sacred Lessons From The Sahih Bukhari By Imam Akhtar Rida Al Qaadiri (Volume 2)’ which is the English translation of Sacred And Selected Audio Lessons of the Sahih Al Bukhari, as taught by the Qutb ul Aqtaab of the Era, The Grand Muhad’dith of His Era, The Great Faqih, The Wali, Huzoor Sayyidi Taajush Shariah Allama Mufti Imam Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari (Radi Allahu Anhu)
The year is 1973. An Egyptian historian, Dr. Shukri, pursues a year of non-degree graduate studies in Moscow, the presumed heart of the socialist utopia. Through his eyes, the reader receives a guided tour of the sordid stagnation of Brezhnev-era Soviet life: intra-Soviet ethnic tensions; Russian retirees unable to afford a tin of meat; a trio of drunks splitting a bottle of vodka on the sidewalk; a Kirgiz roommate who brings his Russian girlfriend to live in his four-person dormitory room; black-marketeering Arab embassy officials; liberated but insecure Russian women; and Arab students' debates about the geographically distant October 1973 War. Shukri records all this in the same numbly factual style familiar to fans of Sonallah Ibrahim's That Smell, punctuating it with the only redeeming sources of beauty available: classical music LPs, newly acquired Russian vocabulary, achingly beautiful women, and strong Georgian tea. Based on Ibrahim's own experience studying at the All-Russian Institute of Cinematography in Moscow from 1971 to 1973, Ice offers a powerful exploration of Arab confusion, Soviet dysfunction, and the fragility of leftist revolutionary ideals.
The White Lie is a translation for a fatwa in Arabic, Al-Kedhb al-Abyad, issued by theologian Yusuf al-Qaradawi, chairman for The European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR). Al-Qaradawi and his companions are part of one of the biggest movements in the world, The Muslim Brotherhood. The book presents extensive research in the Muslim Brotherhood sources to understand the ideology and strategies of the movement from the most important primary sources and how it uses White Lies to reach the aim of their strategies. It also shows examples of the application of these strategies in the West with a documented study in Sweden, where the author relied on the documents of the archives of Swedish g...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
Nama sebenarnya Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal bin Hilal bin Asad Al Marwazi Al Baghdadi. Beliau lebih dikenal dengan nama Imam Hanbali. Keturunannya bertemu dengan Rasulullah pada neneknya – Nazar bin Ma-ad bin Adnan. Imam Hanbali lahir di Baghdad pada bulan Rabiul Awal tahun 164H / 780M, ketika itu zaman pemerintahan Bani Abbasiyah Khalifah Muhammad Al- Mahdi. Ibunya bernama Sufiah atau Safiah Maimunah Binti Abdul Malik As- Syaibani. Imam Hanbali juga dipanggil Abu Abdullah kerana anak sulungnya bernama Abdullah.
On Islam and Islamic civilization.
With the scope of a philosopher and the precision of a scientist, Dr. Ahmed takes us on a journey through the labyrinth of Islamic history offering unique insights into its own internal dialectic as well as its interactions with Western civilization. Using pivotal personalities and critical events as guideposts, he has brought forth the complex interplay of political, social, economic, spiritual and religious currents within the large and diverse Muslim world and their interconnections with global developments. It is a book for the layman, the historian, the pundit and the policy maker alike at a time when Islam takes roots in America and as it becomes a major force in shaping the destiny of...
The present book is about instability and conflict in the Middle East at a time when many still believe that peace between the Arabs and Israel will bring an end to all problems in the region. Maybe that is due to the fact that the Arab-Israeli conflict has dominated much of the discussions about the area over the past fifty years. Insufficient attention has therefore been devoted to other important issues that may not be quite as eye-catching or newsworthy. This is exactly what the book is aiming to offer.