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Master on Masters

By: Amjad Ali Khan

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Veteran musician and sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, writes a deeply personal book about the lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indian classical music. Having known these stalwarts personally, he recalls anecdotes and details about their individual musical styles, bringing them alive. Twelve eminent musicians of the twentieth century appear in the book - Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Begum Akhtar, Alla Rakha, Kesarbai Kerkar, Kumar Gandharva, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj. In writing about them, Amjad Ali Khan transcends the Gharana and north-south divide, and presents portraits of these great artists that are drawn with affection, humour and warmth.

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Random House India

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9386495007

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Gibraltar

By: Shariq Ali Khan

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Gibraltar

By: Shariq Ali Khan

Gibraltar, the Conquest of Iberia is the story of the Moorish conquest of Spain around 711 AD. By the early 8th century AD Islam has spread out of Arabia into parts of China, India, Central- Asia and Africa. It rules much of the known world. In Hispania Roderick and his Visigoth hoards have burnt the land and violently seized power from the legitimate and just King Wittiza, who writes to his friend the Sultan of Damascus. A delegation of monks also arrives at the Sultan's palace after being turned away by Rome and Byzantine. The Sultan sends his best men under the General Tariq ibn Ziyad, the Conqueror of Iberia, a gifted leader and warrior, Hafiz-Scholar of the Koran and expert in mystical martial arts that he has learned at the palace from the riders of the silk-route. Along with him goes Imam Bilal Al-Din, a Malian scholar who has grown up as an orphan at the palace in Damascus alongside Tariq. They take with them the most skilled men from Arabian, African and Mediterranean tribes, the multi-racial foundation of the Moorish-Iberian community under Islam, that sail into Iberia numbering 5000 souls.

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1481785648

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Autoantibodies and Cytokines

By: Wahid Ali Khan

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Autoantibodies and Cytokines

By: Wahid Ali Khan

The mechanism of autoantibodies cannot be explained without the detail knowledge of cytokines and interferon. These active molecules of immunology are very much dependent on each other and their function cannot be completed without their interaction towards each other. Currently, this the most updated book on this subject that helps the readers/students to upgrade their knowledge by going through chapter by chapter. Contribution by the renounced authors across the globe makes this book really unique and consider as one of the most updated textbook on this subject. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the function and types of autoantibodies and cytokines in basic and clinical field.

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1789848520

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Current Therapy In Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

By: Shahrokh C. Bagheri,Bryan Bell,Husain Ali Khan

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Current Therapy In Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

By: Shahrokh C. Bagheri,Bryan Bell,Husain Ali Khan

Written by expert surgeons and educators, Current Therapy in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery covers the latest treatment strategies, surgical techniques, and potential complications in OMS. Emphasizing an evidence-based approach, it covers all 12 subspecialties of OMS, addressing topics from surgical principles to oral surgery, anesthesia, cranio-maxillofacial trauma surgery, head and neck surgery, maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, orthognathic surgery, pediatric craniofacial surgery including cleft lip and palate, temporomandibular joint disorders, facial plastic surgery including rhinoplasty and facelifts, obstructive sleep apnea, and oral and maxillofacial infections. At the end of each chapter, Pearls and Pitfalls summarize the authors' insight, recommendations, and experience on that topic. Editor Dr. Shahrokh Bagheri is a noted professor, researcher, and speaker on OMS, and he leads an expert author team including Dr. R. Bryan Bell and Dr. Husain Ali Khan to help you master and apply the latest advances in OMS. More than 1,200 full-color photos and 200 color line drawings illustrate concepts and provide visual guidance in clinical areas. Comprehensive sections and chapters represent essential topics, the newest advances, and controversial topics. Clinical coverage brings together the latest knowledge in OMS in a concise, easy-to-apply way. Resident-specific coverage describes the wide array of subspecialties and treatments available in the armamentarium of the modern OMS. A focus on complications ensures that you are knowledgeable in this important part of any therapy or surgical discipline. Expert contributors include the "best of the best," featuring leading, well-established, and respected surgeons and educators writing on their areas of specialty and providing current treatment strategies.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455727571

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Educational Strategies for Youth Empowerment in Conflict Zones

Transforming, not Transmitting, Trauma

By: Nyla Ali Khan

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Educational Strategies for Youth Empowerment in Conflict Zones

Transforming, not Transmitting, Trauma

By: Nyla Ali Khan

This book offers fresh and exciting new directions of inquiry into the highly contentious issue of conflict resolution in South Asia. By shifting its gaze from a politics of division mired in ethno-nationalisms into a healing and restorative focus, the author moves the dialogue forward into the realm of community, healing, and shared governance. The book analyzes the major constitutional and political missteps that have led to the current situation of violence and distrust in countries such as India and Pakistan, keeping the focus on Jammu and Kashmir. This monograph will appeal to a wide range of audiences including academics, researchers, graduate students interested in South Asian politics, development, trauma studies, and peace and conflict studies.

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Springer Nature

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3030662268

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Poetry of Belonging

Muslim Imaginings of India 1850–1950

By: Ali Khan Mahmudabad

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Poetry of Belonging

Muslim Imaginings of India 1850–1950

By: Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Poetry of Belonging is an exploration of north-Indian Muslim identity through poetry at a time when the Indian nation state did not exist. Between 1850 and 1950, when precolonial forms of cultural traditions, such as the musha’irah, were undergoing massive transformations to remain relevant, certain Muslim ‘voices’ configured, negotiated, and articulated their imaginings of what it meant to be Muslim. Using poetry as an archive, the book traces the history of the musha’irah, the site of poetic performance, as a way of understanding public spaces through the changing economic, social, political, and technological contexts of the time. It seeks to locate the changing ideas of watan (homeland) and hubb-e watanī (patriotism) in order to offer new perspectives on how Muslim intellectuals, poets, political leaders, and journalists conceived of and expressed their relationship to India and to the transnational Muslim community. The volume aims to spark a renegotiation of identity and belonging, especially at a time when Muslim loyalty to India has yet again emerged as a politically polarizing question.

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Oxford University Press

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0190991666

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A Good Country

My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America

By: Sofia Ali-Khan

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A Good Country

My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America

By: Sofia Ali-Khan

A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation. “At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies Sofia Ali-Khan’s parents emigrated from Pakistan to America, believing it would be a good country. With a nerdy interest in American folk history and a devotion to the rule of law, Ali-Khan would pursue a career in social justice, serving some of America’s most vulnerable communities. By the time she had children of her own—having lived, worked, and worshipped in twelve different towns across the nation—Ali-Khan felt deeply American, maybe even a little extra American for having seen so much of the country. But in the wake of 9/11, and on the cusp of the 2016 election, Ali-Khan’s dream of a good life felt under constant threat. As the vitriolic attacks on Islam and Muslims intensified, she wondered if the American dream had ever applied to families like her own, and if she had gravely misunderstood her home. In A Good Country, Ali-Khan revisits the color lines in each of her twelve towns, unearthing the half-buried histories of forced migration that still shape every state, town, and reservation in America today. From the surprising origins of America’s Chinatowns, the expulsion of Maroon and Seminole people during the conquest of Florida, to Virginia’s stake in breeding humans for sale, Ali-Khan reveals how America’s settler colonial origins have defined the law and landscape to maintain a White America. She braids this historical exploration with her own story, providing an intimate perspective on the modern racialization of American Muslims and why she chose to leave the United States. Equal parts memoir, history, and current events, A Good Country presents a vital portrait of our nation, its people, and the pathway to a better future.

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Random House

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0593237048

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Inni and Bobo Find Each Other

Inni and Bobo Adventures (Book 1)

By: Soha Ali Khan,Kunal Kemmu

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Inni and Bobo Find Each Other

Inni and Bobo Adventures (Book 1)

By: Soha Ali Khan,Kunal Kemmu

Little Inni loves all animals, especially cute little puppies-and now she wants to get one! That's when Mama and Papa take her to an animal adoption centre. Once there, Inni wants to take all the puppies home-after all, they're so cute and adorable! But then she sees the scruffy-looking, floppy-eared Bobo. And her heart is set! She has found her new best friend! Endearing and narrated with a lot of heart, the Inni and Bobo Series, is not only about a little child finding friendship but also about the beauty of adopting dogs. It's about learning empathy and imperative life lessons, and most importantly about opening one's heart and homes-which is what life is all about.

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9354924824

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WAY TO SUCCESS

(PART 1)

By: SHABAZ ALI KHAN

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WAY TO SUCCESS

(PART 1)

By: SHABAZ ALI KHAN

Book contains tips to grab your success and live successful life with this book.

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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Reflections on Kashmir

By: Nyla Ali Khan

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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s Reflections on Kashmir

By: Nyla Ali Khan

This book is a compendium of the speeches and interviews of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who reigned as Prime Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1948 to 1953, and who was a large presence on the political landscape of India for fifty years. The volume is designed to enable a student of South Asian politics, and the politics of Kashmir in particular, to analyze the ways in which experiences have been constructed historically and have changed overtime.

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3319501038

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A Military History of Afghanistan

From the Great Game to the Global War on Terror

By: Ali Ahmad Jalali

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A Military History of Afghanistan

From the Great Game to the Global War on Terror

By: Ali Ahmad Jalali

The history of Afghanistan is largely military history. From the Persians and Greeks of antiquity to the British, Soviet, and American powers in modern times, outsiders have led military conquests into the mountains and plains of Afghanistan, leaving their indelible marks on this ancient land at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In this book Ali Ahmad Jalali, a former interior minister of Afghanistan, taps a deep understanding of his country's distant and recent past to explore Afghanistan's military history during the last two hundred years. With an introductory chapter highlighting the major military developments from early times to the foundation of the modern Afghan state, Jalali's account focuses primarily on the era of British conquest and Anglo-Afghan wars; the Soviet invasion; the civil war and the rise of the Taliban; and the subsequent U.S. invasion. Looking beyond persistent stereotypes and generalizations—e.g., the "graveyard of empires" designation emerging from the Anglo-Afghan wars of the 19th century and the Soviet experience of the 1980s—Jalali offers a nuanced and comprehensive portrayal of the way of war pursued by both state and non-state actors in Afghanistan against different domestic and foreign enemies, under changing social, political, and technological conditions. He reveals how the structure of states, tribes, and social communities in Afghanistan, along with the scope of their controlled space, has shaped their modes of fighting throughout history. In particular, his account shows how dynastic wars and foreign conquests differ in principle, strategy, and method from wars initiated by non-state actors including tribal and community militias against foreign invasions or repressive government. Written by a professional soldier, politician, and noted scholar with a keen analytical grasp of his country's military and political history, this magisterial work offers unique insight into the military history of Afghanistan—and thus, into Afghanistan itself.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700624074

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Fairy Child

By: Sabir Ali Khan Tahirkheli

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Fairy Child

By: Sabir Ali Khan Tahirkheli

This is the story of a boy, Peter. He is the only child of Cate and John. He is very lovely and is too dear to his Mom and Dad. There is a garden adjacent to their home. His Mom takes him there every evening and he enjoys the company of other children there. The garden is also regularly visited by a group of fairies. The Fairy Queen, Suzie gets deeply fascinated by Peter. She wants to get closer to him and talk to him but that looks impossible in the presence of several children and their Moms. How the fairy flies Peter to her home? How all fairies enjoy while Peter is in their world? What method fairies adopt to approach Peter's Mom? How the fairies dispel 'fairies-fear' from Cate's mind? How Suzie feel after being friends with Peter's family? Read the book and find out.

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136565897X

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Cricket Cauldron

The Turbulent Politics of Sport in Pakistan

By: Shaharyar M. Khan,Ali Khan

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Cricket Cauldron

The Turbulent Politics of Sport in Pakistan

By: Shaharyar M. Khan,Ali Khan

Pakistan is a country beset with politicised instabilities, economic problems, ethnic conflicts, religious fervour and crises of identity. It is also a country in which the game of cricket has become a nationwide obsession. How has that happened? How does a Muslim country, jealous of its independence and determined to forge a Pakistani identity, so passionately embrace the alien gentleman's game imported by the distant and departed former colonial masters? What do we learn of Pakistan from its attitudes and responses to cricket? This book sees Pakistan - its history, politics and society - through the prism of cricket. Shaharyar Khan and Ali Khan describe how cricket defines national identity and boosts morale even while Pakistan struggles to contain internal political conflict and the influence of the Taliban near and within its borders; they show how the game shapes the political, social and cultural landscape of Pakistan and its fractured relations with India. But with recent betting scandals and accusations of spot-fixing throwing Pakistani cricket into the global media spotlight, what does cricket tell us about condition of Pakistani society today? The former Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a man with an unparalleled insight into the establishment, Shaharyar Khan examines how this very Western sport came to embed itself in the psyche of Pakistanis old and young, transcending social and class boundaries. The authors illuminate Pakistan for readers by offering an unusual and highly original perspective - that in understanding the state of cricket in Pakistan, can we gain a deeper understanding of the state of Pakistan itself. Demonstrating how the turbulence around cricket has much wider political implications, this book will fascinate general readers and cricket enthusiasts, at the same time proving essential reading for observers of Pakistan, India and the South Asia region.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857733176

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WomanÕs Status & Islam

By: Sabir Ali Khan Tahirkheli

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WomanÕs Status & Islam

By: Sabir Ali Khan Tahirkheli

Some critics are regularly propagating the impression that Islam usurped the rights of women and imposed restrictions on their freedom. This propaganda appears to be serving its purpose and some Muslim women are easily influenced by this misconception. They feel that their rights are less than western women. This is definitely incorrect.Due to above reasons, some Muslim women who are not yet aware of their real rights in Islamic society, stand up and join such negative-sponsored movements. They either voice their demands for freedom equal to western women or start feeling psychological backwardness.This depressive impression has absolutely no basis. Muslim women, in actual sense, have better rights. Some of them are, of course, easily misguided. But if this situation is thoroughly studied, it would transpire that such misguided women alone are not responsible for this state of affairs.

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1365369226

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A Beggar at the Gate

By: Thalassa Ali

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A Beggar at the Gate

By: Thalassa Ali

Set in nineteenth-century British India, Thalassa Ali’s dazzling debut, A Singular Hostage, introduced us to Mariana Givens, the Englishwoman who risked everything to save a young Indian orphan from certain death. Now Ali returns to that exotic kingdom beyond the northwestern frontier, where Mariana will come face-to-face with a different destiny. Two years have passed since Mariana left the walled city of Lahore. But she’s unable to forget its haunting scent of roses or her ill-fated marriage to a native-born husband that has scandalized Calcutta society and made her an outcast among the English. Worse still, she bears the knowledge that she will be forced to give up Saboor—the boy believed to be endowed with magical gifts whose life she risked her own to save. Now Mariana must revisit Lahore to return Saboor to his family and request a divorce from Hassan Ali Khan. But how can she say good-bye to the enigmatic man whose love defied two cultures—or the child she’s loved as her own? As political and civil strife threaten to erupt in violence, she seeks answers in a world no Englishwoman has ever seen. And she’s driven ever closer to a secret so powerful that it will change her life—and the lives of those she loves—forever.

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Bantam

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0307482111

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9780307482112

Fintech & Covid-19 Pandemic

By: Anim Akhtar Ali Khan

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Fintech & Covid-19 Pandemic

By: Anim Akhtar Ali Khan

Fintech, a combination of the words “financial” and “technology” is a relatively new and often nebulous term that applies to any emerging technology that help consumers or financial institutions. Who Should Read This Book Let me assure you, an article or book which is based on the finance industry is always a treat to go through. However, the audience for this book ideally would be people who wish to have in-depth knowledge about Fundacle Fintech product, also people who wish to have a detailed understanding of the Fintech industry. •Any individual/institution who are already using another fintech product. •Businessman / Business Seller / Innovations / Investors / Financial advisors who wish to have step by step usage of Fundacle Fintech product. •Finance college students who wish to be aware of fintech product they wish to use once they go into the real market of the finance industry. •Probable Country Level Joint Venture owners of Fundacle who wish to have a detailed analysis. •Government / Central Bank who wish to deploy Fundacle at country level for regulatory purpose. •Philanthropist who are looking to spread money to the most rightful businesses which have an impact based on their social goals. Socio-economic impact studies measure and monetize the economic, social, environmental and financial costs, benefits for all stakeholders of a project or public policy over its lifetime. By translating the costs and benefits into a monetary unit, socio-economic evaluation allows the following indicators to be derived - •The net creation of collective value (socio-economic NDV) •The socio-economic return •The collective value per US Dollars invested (socio-economic ROI) Fundacle being a Fintech platform that is free for the general public would enhance the current financial ecosystem and fill the gap for global fintech product being the financial networking platform, similarly to Facebook being a platform for social networking.

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American Business Association Inc

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8195364837

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9788195364831

Subtle Obsession

By: Ahamed Ali Khan

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Subtle Obsession

By: Ahamed Ali Khan

A mother is one being God has giventhis being will protect her child so that no harm would come to her child even if she has to lose her lifesuch is a mothers love, but what about a child who threatens to kill? My gut feeling tells me that this will be over in a matter of days. Look at this beach, this sandy beach, Waidnas said as he bent a little to scoop a handful of sand. This beach is beautiful, but if the sand is going to hurt me, when I drop on it, or land hard on it, then I will not return to this beach anymore, he spoke without looking at her, but letting the sand just drain from his palm. * * * Nature creates and then steals beauty, but man . . .man destroys itsometimes completely. As he looked at her eyes, he could sense the deep, very, very deep sadness behind beauty. As he stood on her shadow, for the very first time, he thought to himself, he was looking at beauty, beauty where it rightfully belongs, without all that unnatural application of talcum, or make-up, or whatever they call it, to enhance the beauty of oneself.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499004826

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Contemporary Ijtihad

By: L. Ali Khan

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Contemporary Ijtihad

By: L. Ali Khan

The book examines the challenges and limits of contemporary ijtihad in the context of diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents, including Europe and North America.

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748675949

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9780748675944

Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir

Between India and Pakistan

By: Nyla Ali Khan

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Islam, Women, and Violence in Kashmir

Between India and Pakistan

By: Nyla Ali Khan

Nyla Ali Khan, the granddaughter of the first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, gives an insider's analysis on the political and social turmoil that has eroded the ethos and fabric of Kasmiri culture. She monitors the effects of nationalist, militant, and religious discourses and praxes on a gender-based hierarchy.

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0230113524

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Bollywood For Dummies

By: Maaz Ali,Maaz Khan,Anum Hussain

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Bollywood For Dummies

By: Maaz Ali,Maaz Khan,Anum Hussain

Take the trip of a lifetime into the past and present of Bollywood Fascinated by the high energy, high emotion, high color, endless dance routines, and sheer scale of Bollywood—but afraid you'll never really know your Ghazals from your Qawwalis, or your Khans from your Kapoors? Well, in the immortal line from the Hindi-language blockbuster Sultan, "No one can defeat you unless you accept defeat yourself," and there's no need to be defeated at all when you can sit back with Bollywood For Dummies and immerse yourself in the glamorous whirl of one of the most exciting movie industries on Earth. Starting with the time-travel adventure of the book’s main feature—the history of the Hindi-speaking industry from people and events of early to mid 20th century Mumbai—you'll also journey in space, taking fascinating documentary side trips to get to know Tollywood’s Telegu-language cinema in southern India, as well as the growing influence of Lollywood across the border in Pakistan. Written by the cohosts of Desi Standard Time, a podcast that explores Bollywood and South Asian movies and media, you'll see how the unique cinema culture of Bollywood in particular has become a global phenomenon, reflecting the rise of India as an independent nation and presenting its long history—and it’s exciting and multifaceted present—in new, influential, and enduring forms. Whatever you paid the price of entry for: the popular Bollywood "Masala" movie style that emphasizes music, comedy, romance, and action; sensitive critiques of a fast-changing society by the Indian Social Realism movement; new forms of music from Indian disco to Sufi boogie; or a look at the lives and talents of the great acting dynasties—it's all here. And there'll still be plenty more plot twists beyond these to surprise and delight you. Get to know the people who built Bollywood Discover the main music and dance styles Explore and recognize Bollywood’s influence on Western cinema Go social and join up with the liveliest Bollywood fan communities You're right to be excited: for newbies a whole new world awaits, and for aficionados, there's always so much more to know. So, sit back with this book, grab some popcorn or a plate of samosas—or why not both—and prepare to begin an electric feast to sizzle all your senses.

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1119780705

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Sita Under The Crescent Moon

By: Annie Ali Khan

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Sita Under The Crescent Moon

By: Annie Ali Khan

In present-day Pakistan, in the far corners of Lyari in Karachi, or Hingol in Balochistan, or Thatta in Sindh, tightly knit groups of women keep alive the folklore, songs and legends of Sati—their name for Sita in the Ramayana. The way they sustain the attendant rituals and practices in a nation state with a fixed idea of what constitutes citizenship and who gets to be a primary citizen is at the heart of this book. In Sita under the Crescent Moon, author Annie Ali Khan travels with women devotees—those without resources, subject to intense violence—who, through the bravest and simplest act, that of a pilgrimage, retrace what they remember of the goddess. Who are these pilgrims? How did this relationship with Sati start, and why is she so significant? How do their oral mytho-histories compare to colonial narratives or mainstream definitions of Sati? Even while retelling the stories of these pilgrims, Sita under the Crescent Moon studies how worship has altered the mores of a land—and how the sacral site, made up of clay and thread and tumble weed, grants a woman power to fight against her circumstances.

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Simon and Schuster

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9386797496

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Constructing Islam on the Indus

The Material History of the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, 1200–1500 AD

By: Hasan Ali Khan

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Constructing Islam on the Indus

The Material History of the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, 1200–1500 AD

By: Hasan Ali Khan

This book represents the first serious consideration of Ismaili-Shia esotericism in material and architectural terms, as well as of pre-modern conceptions of religious plurality in rituals and astrology. Sufism has long been reckoned to have connections to Shi'ism, but without any concrete proof. The book shows this connection in light of current scholarly work on the subject, historical sources, and most importantly, metaphysics and archaeological evidence. The monuments of the Suhrawardi Order, which are derived from the basic lodges set up by Pir Shams in the region, constitute a unique building archetype. The book's greatest strength lies in its archaeological evidence and in showing the metaphysical commonalities between Shi'ism/Isma'ilism and the Suhrawardi Sufi Order, both of which complement each other. In addition, working on premise and supposition, certain reanalysed historical periods and events in Indian Muslim history serve as added proof for the author's argument.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316827224

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Rhinoplasty E-Book

a Case-based approach

By: Husain Ali Khan,Foad Nahai,Shahrokh C. Bagheri,Behnam Bohluli,James D. Frame

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Rhinoplasty E-Book

a Case-based approach

By: Husain Ali Khan,Foad Nahai,Shahrokh C. Bagheri,Behnam Bohluli,James D. Frame

A valuable resource for cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons at all levels of training and expertise, Rhinoplasty: A Case-Based Approach offers systematic, expert coverage of both common and complex rhinoplasty procedures performed in today's practice. Each chapter offers a carefully written teaching case that outlines essential information related to fundamental aspects of the condition—all from the world's leading experts in rhinoplasty and aesthetic surgery. Numerous high-quality illustrations and procedural videos help you master the techniques that lead to optimal outcomes and increased patient satisfaction. - Presents more than 150 teaching cases that represent the full range of today's practice of cosmetic surgery. Cases are ones most commonly seen, or those that have significant implications for modern clinical practice. - Provides the presentation, physical exam findings, and laboratory and imaging studies for each case, along with an analysis of treatment options, complications, selected references, and other relevant information. - Reflects real-life clinical perspectives, presenting patients as they would before a surgery, followed by an expert walk-through of the procedure. - Features high-quality clinical images and clear anatomical artwork, as well as procedural videos for real-time visual guidance. - Shares the experience and knowledge of internationally renowned surgeons who draw from different training backgrounds to provide a multidisciplinary approach to the vast array of patient desires for beauty and functionality.

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461

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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ISBN 10

0323697763

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9780323697767

Book's by Ali Alikhan

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