![]() One purpose of the book is to understand how the radical interpretation came to South Asia. It is seen as being both defensive and aggressive by traditionalists only defensive and mainly about moral improvement by progressive Muslims and being insurrectionist, aggressive, eternal and justifying violence against civilians by radical Islamists. ![]() The main thrust of the study is to understand how interpretations of jihad vary. The hermeneutic devices used to understand the meaning of the Quranic verses and the Prophetic traditions relating to jihad will be the focus of this study. ![]() ![]() The focus of the study is the idea of jihad with its changing interpretations mostly those available in exegetical literature of key figures in South Asia. In the wake of radical Islamist terrorist attacks described as jihad worldwide and in South Asia, it is imperative that there should be a book-length study of this idea in this part of the world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "Most afternoons, among the market stalls leading to the old city of Najaf young men set up TV sets in the street showing grotesque scenes of cruelty. Bill Glauber, Chicago Tribune, September 27, 2003 'Whenever there was a merchant, a famous name in any sector, the old regime tried to stop them,' Omar Tabra said. "When Saddam Hussein's government went on an anti-inflation tear in 1992, it rounded up, tried and executed 42 food merchants in one day, including Tabra's father, the wealthy patriarch of a well-known trading family. Khairiya Hatim, Iraqi town councilor who was imprisoned with her family because of their allegiance to a banned opposition party, Sunday Telegraph (London), September 28, 2003 ![]() Even then, I knew I would never see him again. But the worst day was when they came for my father. One time, they buried my uncle in the sand up to his neck and left him in the heat. "The prison was a terrible, miserable place. Below, the Iraqi people share their stories of brutality, torture, fear, and death.įor more personal stories of life after Saddam, visit Liberation Update.įor more information on Coalition assistance to protect mass graves, Mass grave sites across Iraq provide further evidence of Saddam's atrocities. The cruelty of Saddam's regime is evident in its brutality toward Iraqi citizens. Remains found at mass gravesites, located near a farm on the outskirts of Al Mahawil, Iraq, May 7, 2003. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But she persisted through them all and showed kids of all genders that they can succeed in their dreams too. Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds-including Rachel Levine!Īs the first openly transgender government official to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation, the first openly transgender four-star officer in uniform service, and the first female four-star admiral in the commissioned corps, Rachel Levine faced many obstacles throughout her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() But I was relieved to lose myself in a more familiar world for my next read. This doesn’t mean I’ll stop trying to enjoy science fiction – every book is different. I’m disappointed in myself that I really didn’t enjoy this book, even though I could see that the ideas behind it were clever, and should have been interesting. ![]() Our notes cover The Dispossessed summary, characters, themes, & Analysis. Dispossession recovers a lost chapter of the black experience in the American South, presenting a counternarrative to the conventional story of the progress achieved by the civil rights movement. To be honest, I’m having trouble recounting the story because I read it over such a long time, dragging my eyes over each page, and felt so … bored. Read our complete notes on The Dispossessed, a famous novel by Ursula K. The novel is about an alternative world in which a group of people left one planet for a better life elsewhere.Ī brilliant physicist, Shevek is tempted to reach out to the former planet for various reasons that only become clear at the end of the novel. I took to Google to see which book I should choose, and fell upon The Dispossessed. It’s the same with science fiction in movies – my least favourite genre.īut, having heard so much about Ursula le Guin’s genre busting brilliance, I was tempted to read some of her work. I have to admit right now that science fiction is not my thing.įor some reason, the idea of distant planets or alternative universes leaves me cold. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seconds before Gert's death, she was able to pass her telepathic link with Old Lace to her boyfriend Chase Stein, since her death would have killed Lace as well via their telepathic link. Though Gertrude later dropped the codename after deciding that some things from her parents (such as her real name) were worth keeping, Old Lace's name stuck. Old Lace got her name from Gert Yorkes, who had temporarily been using "Arsenic" as her codename (essentially making the pair Arsenic and Old Lace, after the play and film of the same name). This lets her feel each others' thoughts and pain, and allows Old Lace to act on Gert's emotions. Old Lace has a telepathic bond with Gert. This is shown when Chase ties Nico up and Old Lace growls and tries to stop Chase. She has been shown to have some free will. Even though Old Lace has a telepathic bond with Chase now. Old Lace was originally intended to be part of Gert's inheritance, for when her parents died. ![]() ![]() The designer also put in several character traits which included a tele-empathic bond with Gert Yorkes as well as being incapable of harming any of her immediate family. Old Lace was genetically engineered in the 87th century, the project being commissioned by Dale and Stacey Yorkes, the parents of Gertrude. ![]() ![]() This is truly a war among the fae with Saber and Zak stuck right in the middle, trying to find a way to save humanity. Her own fae consort Rikr is along to help her, but he has his own agenda and it doesn’t take too long for Saber to figure out his endgame. ![]() The action picks up almost from the first page as Saber has to figure out how to get Zak out from under the control of his fae consort Lallakai. This is the culmination of all the books that have come before, bringing together characters readers have all grown to love over the years and putting them all on page to help Saber and Zak in the biggest fight of their lives. I’ve scooped up each and every book on release day, but I don’t think my anticipation has ever been as high as it was for The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid. ![]() I’ve mentioned in other reviews how much I enjoy this author and this Guild Codex world she’s built. The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid (The Guild Codex: Unveiled Book 4) by Annette Marie ![]() ![]() ![]() This would prove to be the start of The Rogue King Saga as, come her twelfth year, she discovered there was a book inside her.Īldrea now lives in Upper Hutt, on yet another small farm with a less hectic, but still egotistical, group of animals (cats will be cats). ![]() She spent a great deal of her childhood riding horses, whilst the rest of her time was consumed with reading every fantasy book she could get her hands on and concocting ideas about a little planet known as Thardrandia. She grew up on a small farm out the back blocks of a place known as Wainuiomata alongside a menagerie of animals, who are all convinced they're just as human as the next person (especially the cats). She writes fantasy romance of varying heat levels and sexualities. Aldrea Alien is a multi-award-winning, USA Today Bestselling, bisexual and genderfluid author from New Zealand. ![]() ![]() I love stories with this kind of character growth, and the ending is bitter-sweet. While I think it’s more maturation than disillusionment (especially because of the age of the character and the fact that the truths learned are not specifically tragic). At the same time, it feels similar to a disillusionment story. Similar to the first novel in the series, I would place this story into the maturation plot basket. Where some secondary world stories may feel like a set built just for the story, the Earthsea series feels as though the world has always been there and LeGuin is relaying one of many stories that have occurred within this faraway place. What I love most about LeGuin’s work so far is how lived-in the world feels. ![]() ![]() Raised from a young child to fill this role, everything she knows about her world is disrupted when meets Ged, trapped within the catacombs. This time the late master of high fantasy has delivered The Tombs of Atuan -a similar story, yet very different.Ī departure from The Wizard of Earthsea, the story shifts to spend the vast majority of its time in Atuan, an island in the northeast of Earthsea where Tenar, the high priestess, Arha, and guardian of the tombs in Atuan searches for truth. ![]() It’s been over a year, but I finally returned to Ursula K. ![]() ![]() One of them is when the characters can’t speak or understand the same language, and for some reason aren’t able to learn. There are certain plot devices that will immediately have me grabbing for a book. However, the next book Chasing Earthis already out and available on kindle unlimited so – unlike me – you won’t have to wait long to find out what happens next.įor more of my thoughts on the book, check out my review of Saving Askara. Warning though…it does end on a cliffhanger. This was a great story, beautifully told and I loved seeing Elizabeth and Aderus work together and see the respect and attraction grow between them. ![]() ![]() ![]() It made for an interesting clash with our heroine, a doctor who is thrust into the job of ambassador between humans and the Askara. War and violence are just a part of their lifestyle, so much so that they are almost on the brink of extinction. ![]() Saving Askara would definitely be part of the sub-genre, not only does the hero look a bit like Predator he also has, what I imagine, is a similar culture. I feel like there should be a subgenre of monster romance for all the heroes that have a striking resemblance to the Predator, you know – the alien in the film Predator that first graced our screens in the 80’s. ![]() ![]() But will she make it back, this time? Or will dark forces finally claim her. Haunted by awful dreams of Hedgewitch's cottage - and of Eldritch, who swore revenge when she left him there to die - Red fears the fairy realm is about to draw her back in. ![]() ![]() ![]() But staying out of trouble isn't as easy as she'd hoped. She's now living at Elvesden Manor under her real name, Rowan, and trying to put her terrible adventures behind her. ![]() FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A PINCH OF MAGIC. ![]() |