In this paradigm-shifting book, Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur'an actually encourages the full equality of women and men. A major contribution to the debate on women and Islam, now available in paperback and fully revised with three new chaptersĭoes Islam call for the oppression of women? Is women's inequality supported by the Qur'an? Do men have the exclusive right to interpret Islam's Holy Scripture? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality and patriarchy.
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Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers-they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding-but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one anotioner, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself. The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist a surveyor a psychologist, the de facto leader and our narrator, a biologist. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape the second expedition ended in mass suicide, the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue's characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now., PRAISE FOR TOUCHY SUBJECTS "Lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue''s characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now., Virtually every tale in TOUCHY SUBJECTS is lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Written over a number of years, these stories demonstrate considerable versatility."'e"THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, Virtually every tale in TOUCHY SUBJECTS is lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue'e(tm)s characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now."'e"THE MIAMI HERALD "Touchy Subjects parades a variety of styles, but I'e(tm)d say Donoghue'e(tm)s greatest talent is for humor. All of Donoghue''s stories are lucid and well paced.written over a number of years, these stories demonstrate considerable versatility.It''s evident she likes her characters, and you probably will too., PRAISE FOR TOUCHY SUBJECTS "Lucid, concise, clever and poignant. The Baller is definitely enjoyable and entertaining. I just would have liked a little more depth to the story-especially from the third character’s POV. Things got back on track, however, and I loved the epilogue. I started to feel a little nervous and I needed to see how everything was going to play out. I hit a couple of speed bumps in the middle when a third point-of-view is introduced. There is just enough angst to make it enjoyable and rewarding to see them finally get together. It was fun to watch their snarky mating dance turn into more. I enjoyed the first half of the book, where Brody and Delilah are bantering and badgering each other. The Baller has that, for sure, but what I didn’t expect was the added emotional aspects of the story. I love sports romances and dirty-talking smart alecks who know how to handle a ball. Just look at the blurb…and that cover? Get out of here! I knew this one was going to be right up my alley. This book was on my Most Anticipated list for January… because reasons. Tripathi once again delves into Indian mythology and spins a fascinating tale around many of the names heard in tales told at our grandmothers' knees, portraying them as mere mortals. It is even rarer when the said sequel might just be better than its predecessor. It isn't often one comes across a book by an Indian author, with a sequel. Unbelievable secrets will be revealed in this second book of the Shiva Trilogy, the sequel to the #1 national bestseller, The Immortals of Meluha. In a journey that will take him across the length and breadth of ancient India, Shiva searches for the truth in a land of deadly mysteries only to find that nothing is what it seems.įierce battles will be fought. Unknown to Shiva, a master puppeteer is playing a grand game. Even the perfect empire, Meluha is riddled with a terrible secret in Maika, the city of births. The Vasudevs Shivas philosopher guides betray his unquestioning faith as they take the aid of the dark side. A kingdom is dying as it is held to ransom for a miracle drug. The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is everywhere. His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Shiva, the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife Sati. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. In the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence wrote: Where did I find this intriguing bit of history? In a blog called Untold Lives, which is part of the British Library, one of the most extraordinary research facilities in the world, where you can often find my friend, and this week’s featured author, William Kuhn. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) may have been there in the late 1920s, possibly working behind the scenes to bring down King Amanullah. I was reading the other day about Englishmen on secret missions in Afghanistan, and to my surprise, T. Also, the fact that the author finds it completely and utterly necessary to constantly reassure the reader of Senna’s femininity doesn’t make Senna anymore likable. I swear to god, your mother must have told you once in your life that you’re beautiful. Oh, go and eat your shoe you Special Snowflake. “Beautiful? No one had ever called her beautiful before.” How could Joshen not compare her long, slender curves with Senna’s short, small frame?” “Ciara was everything she wasn’t-beautiful, poised, rich. Why? First of all, t his is one of those godawful YA novels where the heroine’s typical beauty is continuously asserted while she continues to deny that fact. Seriously, I cannot believe that I rated this book 3.5 stars back then. Before I start this review, let it be known that I first read this when I was fifteen and still in high school and my fifteen-year-old self’s opinions and literary tastes should only be taken with a grain of salt. In keeping with the opening sentence's invocation of Graham Greene, the author's terse, resonant prose hides more than it reveals. Vincent Ruiz, Ali's crotchety colleague, accompanies her to Amsterdam in search of answers that involve drugs and frozen human embryos. As Cate and her husband, Felix, are leaving the event, a car strikes them both, killing Felix instantly and fatally injuring Cate. Please come to the reunion." At the school reunion, the pregnant Cate tells Ali that someone is after her baby. ("After six operations and nine months of physiotherapy I am fit again, with more steel in my spine than England's back four"), receives a brief note from a school friend, Cate, whom she hasn't heard from in eight years: "I'm in trouble. ), London police detective Alisha Barba, a Sikh woman who's recovering from a back injury incurred in the line of duty in Lost At the start of the sharply plotted third thriller from Australian author Robotham (after Suspect She was named Shades of Romance Magazine's Best New Author of 2007. After earning her Bachelors of Science degree and a Masters of Arts from Southeastern Louisiana University, Farrah decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist. When she is not wr A native of south Louisiana, Farrah Rochon officially began her writing career while waiting in between classes in the student lounge at Xavier University of Louisiana. In September 2010, Farrah joined the Kimani Romance family with the launch of her new series that follows the life of the fictional New York Sabers football team. Her debut novel, Deliver Me, the first in her Holmes Brothers series, garnered rave reviews, earning Farrah several SORMAG Readers' Choice Awards. A native of south Louisiana, Farrah Rochon officially began her writing career while waiting in between classes in the student lounge at Xavier University of Louisiana. The gang's thievery and cunning must be upgraded to the level that Bardugo describes from a mere heist to a "grand con." The sequel, "Crooked Kingdom" takes place only a few days after the grand heist ended, and now heaven and hell are descending on the city of Ketterdam with Kaz and his crew caught in the magical mix. The first book, "Six of Crows" took off with a heist orchestrated by protagonist Kaz Brekker and his newly formed company of criminals. Her latest work, the two-part novel pair of "Six of Crows" and "Crooked Kindgom" expand the Grisha world. See the most-read stories in Entertainment this hour > But don't let the mysticism fool you Bardugo's land isn't a fairy tale, destruction and heartache lie around every corner. Inside this world were places like Ravka, heavily inspired by an old world Russia with fringes of the fanciful. Plus get an exclusive look at the cover to "Crooked Kingdom."īardugo found her audience crafting the Grisha Trilogy, a three-part collection of books set in the Grisha world. We spoke to Bardugo about her second book of the two-part series set in a new corner of her fantasy land. Think "Harry Potter" meets "Game of Thrones" with a dash of 19th century Europe and a caper twist. With "Crooked Kingdom" author Leigh Bardugo brings readers back into her Grishaverse, a world concocted of magic and mischief. |