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Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies
The Annual International Conference on Shi‘i Studies is organised by the Research and Publications Department of The Islamic College, London. The conference aims to provide a broad platform for scholars working in the field of Shi‘i Studies to present their latest research and explore diverse opinions on Shi‘i thought, practice, and heritage. This book comprises a selection of papers from the seventh conference held on 14 May 2022.
The Big Thaw
Permafrost--dark, ice-flaked, permanently frozen ground that lies under tundra and boreal forests across our northern regions--covers more than 12 percent of the earth's land mass. It exists in places that seem otherworldly and unimaginably remote to most of us, but the changes taking place in the permafrost layer may ultimately affect the lives of every person on Earth. InThe Big Thaw, readers meet a diverse team of scientists and students who have been studying the permafrost and what lies beneath: a vast store of ancient carbon, more than four times the quantity found in all of today's forests, which is releasing carbon dioxide and methane as the permafrost melts. The release of all this carbon would alter Earth's climate forever. Braving endless hordes of mosquitoes, quicksand, and extreme temperatures, the researchers are racing against the clock to educate us all about the changes we must make in order to preserve Earth's carbon balance.
FireWife
"Tinling Choong draws on this powerful legend in FireWife to tell the fictional story of a fledgling photographer, Nin, who leaves her corporate job in California to photograph women throughout the world. Her journey turns into a search for the truth about women: the women of fire and the women of water. At each stopping place, she uncovers the tale of a woman who has been marginalized by her sexuality. In Taipei, she meets Zimi, who leases her forehead as advertising space and wants to donate her eggs to an infertile friend; in Bangkok, she photographs Ut, a fourteen-year-old girl forced into prostitution; in Tokyo, Nin's subject bares her body so that sushi may be served upon her daily to groups of salivating men. Each of their lives echoes a stage in Nin's own journey of discovering her raw sexual self, her true fire self."--BOOK JACKET.
The Land Beneath the Light
A Palestinian reimagining of Jane Eyre
Beckett's Intuitive Spectator
Beckett’s Intuitive Spectator: Me to Play investigates how audience discomfort, instead of a side effect of a Beckett pedagogy, is a key spectatorial experience which arises from an everyman intuition of loss. With reference to selected works by Henri Bergson, Immanuel Kant and Gilles Deleuze, this book charts the processes of how an audience member’s habitual way of understanding could be frustrated by Beckett’s film, radio, stage and television plays. Michelle Chiang explores the ways in which Beckett exploited these mediums to reconstitute an audience response derived from intuition.
Arabia's Rising
"A superb synthesis that distills the essence of Islam in theory and practice. Arabia's Rising by Catherine Shakdam provides a concise yet comprehensive understanding of the Islamic worldview. Written in small segmented truth-bytes, which can be assimilated by lay and academic audiences, the author weaves past, present, and future seamlessly in a captivating narrative of cosmic consequence." Dr. John Andrew Morrow, Senior scholar of Islam
The Study of Shi'i Islam
Shi'i Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shi?i theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet Shi?i studies has unjustly remained a long-neglected field, despite the important contribution that Shi'ism has made to Islamic traditions. Only in recent decades, partially spurred by global interest in political events of the Middle East, have scholars made some significant contributions in this area. The Study of Shi'i Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international collo...
Romaphobia
Based on first-hand accounts from Roma communities, Romaphobia is an examination of the discrimination faced by one of the most persecuted groups in Europe. Well-researched and informative, it shows that this discrimination has its roots in the early history of the European nation-state, and the ways in which the landless Roma have been excluded from national communities founded upon a notion of belonging to a particular territory. Romaphobia allows us to unpick this relationship between identity and belonging, and shows the way towards the inclusion of Roma in society, providing vital insights for other marginalized communities.
Tee-Dog and The Magic Globe: China
ONE YOUNG BOY, JOEY, AND HIS MAGICAL PET DOG, TEE...One Nighttime Magical and Exciting Adventure to Learn About China!"Get ready says Tee, grab your coat, wash your face,we're taking a trip to a wonderful place.We're going to China it's far, not near.We'll cross a great ocean to get there from here-the Pacific Ocean that's deep and wide,China we'll find on the very far side.If we went there by plane it would take a whole day.Pick me up and we'll go there a much faster way!"Thus begins Joey and Tee's overnight adventure in China during which Joey learns about China's geography, size of the population, the capital city of Beijing, famous sites including Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall; how to speak and write Chinese, and China's heritage of invention.Written in rhythm and rhyme with rich accompanying illustrations, Tee-Dog and The Magic Globe: China is a fun and memorable introduction for early readers to China-one of the oldest, largest, and most influential countries in the world!
