Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds

Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds
Author: Samira Ahmed
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316540498

From bestselling author Samira Ahmed comes a thrilling fantasy adventure intertwining Islamic legend and history, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the Land of Stories. On the day of a rare super blue blood moon eclipse, twelve-year-old Amira and her little brother, Hamza, can’t stop their bickering while attending a special exhibit on medieval Islamic astronomy. While stargazer Amira is wowed by the amazing gadgets, a bored Hamza wanders off, stumbling across the mesmerizing and forbidden Box of the Moon. Amira can only watch in horror as Hamza grabs the defunct box and it springs to life, setting off a series of events that could shatter their world—literally. Suddenly, day turns to night, everyone around Amira and Hamza falls under a sleep spell, and a chunk of the moon breaks off, hurtling toward them at lightning speed, as they come face-to-face with two otherworldly creatures: jinn. The jinn reveal that the siblings have a role to play in an ancient prophecy. Together, they must journey to the mystical land of Qaf, battle a great evil, and end a civil war to prevent the moon—the stopper between realms—from breaking apart and unleashing terrifying jinn, devs, and ghuls onto earth. Or they might have to say goodbye to their parents and life as they know it, forever.…

Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power

Amira & Hamza: The Quest for the Ring of Power
Author: Samira Ahmed
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2022-09-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316318817

Amira and Hamza are back in this epic sequel, which takes readers on a thrilling magical adventure as the siblings face their most terrifying and formidable opponent yet. All human and jinn kind shall bow down to me. Control the Ring, control the worlds. Amira and Hamza have returned from Qaf, the magical Jinn world, as triumphant heroes—and life has been pleasantly quiet. Too quiet. Hamza is determined to have one last monumental, epic adventure before summer ends. But when sneaking off to explore an old, abandoned castle goes from life-changing adventure to potentially deadly, Amira and Hamza find themselves in the middle of another dangerous quest to save the worlds. One they didn’t bargain for. The siblings are brought face to face with the evil dev, Ahriman, angry and out for revenge. And if Amira and Hamza thought Ifrit was bad, his dad Ahriman, the last in an ancient line of fire spirits, is far worse. Ahriman kidnaps Hamza and forces him to help locate the lost Ring of Power, an ancient and mysterious artifact that will allow him to rule the universe. Desperate to save her brother, Amira must outsmart perilous traps and confounding puzzles in a race against time to retrieve the artifact before Ahriman does... or say goodbye to Hamza and their world forever.

In the Shadow of Arabic: The Centrality of Language to Arabic Culture

In the Shadow of Arabic: The Centrality of Language to Arabic Culture
Author: Bilal Orfali
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2011-11-11
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9004215379

The collection of articles in this volume is dedicated to Ramzi Baalbaki of the American University of Beirut on the occasion of his 60th birthday. It provides an interesting glimpse into the early medieval and modern traditions related to the Arabic language, its grammar, historical development, and demonstrate its centrality to other fields of study such as qur’?nic studies, adab, folk literature, sufism, and poetry.

The Cards You're Dealt

The Cards You're Dealt
Author: Theresa Reed
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2023
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1578638038

A tarot guide not about predicting the future but about dealing with and healing from the tough stuff we all face everyday: loss, illness, challenging relationships. When you're going through a rough time, Tarot can be a source of comfort, catharsis, healing, and connection to a power greater than yourself. Doing a Tarot reading can help you tune into your instincts and make better choices. It can help you think clearly during those moments when nothing feels simple or clear. And when you realize, "I have three options and frankly, all of them are lousy and this whole situation is just really sad," Tarot can help you find acceptance and bear the pain with a little more grace. As a professional reader who's been doing Tarot for clients more than 30 years, Theresa Reed has worked with thousands of people. In person, and on the phone, she's heard people's darkest secrets and deepest sorrows. Some of the most meaningful sessions she's ever done surround topics of illness, caregiving, loss, and grief. Theresa feels it's an honor to help clients find relief and comfort, even just the tiniest amount. We are not always dealt the gentlest cards in life. Sometimes we're dealt a very difficult hand. But even in those times, we can find purpose and hope. With Tarot as a tool, we can make wiser choices and steer things in a more positive direction.

Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia

Islamic Narrative and Authority in Southeast Asia
Author: T. Gibson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2007-06-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230605087

This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state. These notions have coexisted in Southeast Asia since the Sixteenth century and influence politics to this day.

The Baby Name Wizard

The Baby Name Wizard
Author: Laura Wattenberg
Publisher: Broadway
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0767917529

An innovative guide to selecting the perfect name for one's child, using a buyer's guide approach that helps parents ask the right questions to choose a name specifically tailored to personal taste.

عربية

عربية
Author:
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Total Pages: 152
Release: 2000
Genre: Arabic philology
ISBN:

IntelCenter Terrorism Incident Reference (TIR)

IntelCenter Terrorism Incident Reference (TIR)
Author: IntelCenter
Publisher: Tempest Publishing
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2008
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780966543780

"Provides a chronological breakout of all terrorist and rebel type activity between 2000-2007 in Afghanistan. Material is drawn from IntelCenter's weekly WTG-IU reports. Reporting is heavily focused on incident type activity, such as bombings, shootings, kidnappings, etc., with some coverage of arrests, threats and other developments. The data contained in each item represents an analyst's best assessment of the most accurate information based upon available source reporting at that point in time and their knowledge of the area and groups involved. These items are not simply abstracts. All source information for each item is listed below in brackets. The series is designed to provide a professional-level reference resource to intelligence analysts, operators, security professionals, researchers and others working in the counterterrorism field." (Publisher.)