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The Most Secret Memory of Men

By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

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A masterful coming-of-age novel and a gripping investigation into the life of a mysterious author who disappeared without a trace, by the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to be awarded France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt. Paris, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book published in 1938 titled The Maze of Inhumanity. No one knows what happened to the author, T.C. Elimane, once referred to as the “Black Rimbaud.” After he was accused of plagiarism, his reputation was destroyed by the critics. He subsequently disappeared without a trace. Curiosity turns to obsession, and Faye embarks on a quest to uncover the fate of the mysterious T.C. Elimane. His search weaves past and present, countries and continents, following the author’s labyrinthine trail from Senegal to Argentina and France and confronting the great tragedies of history. Alongside his investigation, Faye becomes part of a group of young African writers in Paris. They talk, drink, make love, and philosophize about the role of exile in artistic creation. He becomes particularly close to two women: the seductive Siga, keeper of secrets, and the fleeting photojournalist Aïda. But throughout, a question persists: will he get to the truth at the center of the maze? A gripping detective novel without a detective and a masterpiece of perpetual reinvention, The Most Secret Memory of Men confronts the impact of colonialism and neo-colonialism, the holocaust in Europe, dictatorships in South America and the Caribbean, genocide in Africa, and collaboration and resistance everywhere. Above all, it is a love song to literature and its timeless power.

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Simon and Schuster

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1668005697

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Honey of EVE

By: Mohamed Rafie

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Honey of EVE

By: Mohamed Rafie

I walked satisfied because God talked to me in the voice of the birds, the sleepy eyes of the cat, the satisfaction of the people, and the tears of the grieved girl that had dried. The girl disappeared, the question she posed in a previous scene; “Why do you speak to your God throughout your life, and he did not answer you even once?” She disappeared and went out of my life forever. Just because he really talked to me.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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9948046862

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The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

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The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

The Egyptian press has a large readership and potential influence on public opinion in Egypt and the Arab world. The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events analyzes this understudied area. Written in Egypt, the book is formed of five chapters and analyzes in qualitative and quantitative methods close to 300 newspaper and magazine articles. It studies the Egyptian press and investigates the challenges it faces to be compatible with that in the west, and evaluates the renowned book Four Theories of the press and whether today's Egyptian press can fit in one of those theories. It also looks at the concepts of framing and discourse analysis adopted later. The author examines how the Egyptian press framed the Sudanese refugees' riot in Cairo in December 2005 by the top thirteen Egyptian national, independent, and party newspapers. It found that independent and party newspapers enjoy more freedom than national ones in criticizing government and the way police tackled the protest. However, independent newspapers were more vigorous in their criticism than party ones. The author observes that the weekly magazines tended to frame their coverage in a somewhat anti-government slant, accusing authorities and ferry owners of failure and corruption. Finally, the book compares coverage of the Israeli War in Lebanon in July 2006 by Egypt's giant semi-official daily newspaper Al-Ahram with that by two prominent, non-Egyptian pan-Arab dailies Al-Hayat and Asharq Al-Awsat. He finds that while Al-Hayat and Asharq Al-Awsat, which are owned by Saudi businessmen, portrayed Hizbullah in an unfavorable manner, Al-Ahram was somewhat favorable in its coverage of the Lebanese resistance group.

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Lexington Books

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0739145207

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A Political Economy of Arab Education

Policies and Comparative Perspectives

By: Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

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A Political Economy of Arab Education

Policies and Comparative Perspectives

By: Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim

The failure of reform policies in areas of critical importance to Arab populations such as health and education played a central role in igniting the Arab Awakening, yet this policy perspective has been largely absent from recent studies of the region. Arab regimes most reliant on repression to guarantee their survival were also those most vulnerable to mass politics. Where threats to regime survival have been limited, so have more meaningful reforms been possible, finding an alternative to political change through focusing on "soft policy" areas such as education. A Political Economy of Arab Education offers a comprehensive analysis of K-12 education systems in Arab countries, deepening understanding of their administrative structures and outcomes, and exploring how political considerations have impacted the ability of Arab regimes to engage in meaningful reform. Taking a unique comparative political economy perspective, it examines the reasons behind policy stagnation in Arab countries, addressing the effects of size, history and political stability on the design and implementation of policies and administrative structures. Its informed analysis and comparison of education systems provides new insight into Arab regimes and highlights factors pulling them towards either stagnation or reform. Examining the sustainability of reforms and establishing the benefits of engaging in meaningful change, this book sheds light on why some regimes survived the Arab Spring while others crumbled and formulates convincing predictions on the potential for future regime change in the region. This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, International and Comparative Education and Development Studies.

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Routledge

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1317589300

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Transition and Turbulence Control

By: Mohamed Gad-el-Hak,Her Mann Tsai

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Transition and Turbulence Control

By: Mohamed Gad-el-Hak,Her Mann Tsai

This volume contains articles based on lectures given at the Workshop on Transition and Turbulence Control, hosted by the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, 8-10 December 2004. The lecturers included 13 of the world's foremost experts in the control of transitioning and turbulent flows. The chapters cover a wide range of subjects in the broad area of flow control, and will be useful to researchers working in this area in academia, government laboratories and industry. The coverage includes control theory, passive, active and reactive methods for controlling transitional and turbulent wall-bounded flows, noise suppression and mixing enhancement of supersonic turbulent jets, compliant coatings, modern flow diagnostic systems, and swept wing instabilities.

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World Scientific

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9812564705

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Al Jazeera Phenomenon

Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media

By: Mohamed Zayani

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Al Jazeera Phenomenon

Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media

By: Mohamed Zayani

Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has made its impact known throughout the world and changed the face of a formerly parochial Arab media.This timely collection of articles, many by Arabic-speaking scholars, gives us more information and analysis of the network - and how it has affected the public and even the foreign policies of Western governments - than any other of the very few books published in English up to now.The book provides rare insights into Al Jazeera's politics, its agenda, its programs, its coverage of regional crises, and its treatment of the West. The authors attempt to gauge the station's impact on ordinary Arab viewers, understand its effect on an increasingly visible Arab public sphere, and map out the role it plays in regional Arab politics. The image of Al Jazeera that emerges from this book is much more complex than its depiction in American media. It reveals the powerful role that the network plays in shaping ideas and reconstructing Arab identities during a crucial juncture in Middle Eastern history and politics.

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Biodesulfurization in Petroleum Refining

By: Nour Shafik El-Gendy,Hussein Mohamed Nabil Nassar

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Biodesulfurization in Petroleum Refining

By: Nour Shafik El-Gendy,Hussein Mohamed Nabil Nassar

From basic tenets to the latest advances, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the process of biodesulfurization in the petroleum refining industry. Petroleum refining and process engineering is constantly changing. No new refineries are being built, but companies all over the world are still expanding or re-purposing huge percentages of their refineries every year, year after year. Rather than building entirely new plants, companies are spending billions of dollars in the research and development of new processes that can save time and money by being more efficient and environmentally safer. Biodesulfurization is one of those processes, and nowhere else it is covered more thoroughly or with more up-to-date research of the new advances than in this new volume from Wiley-Scrivener. Besides the obvious benefits to biodesulfurization, there are new regulations in place within the industry with which companies will, over the next decade or longer, spend literally tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars to comply. Whether for the veteran engineer needing to update his or her library, the beginning engineer just learning about biodesulfurization, or even the student in a chemical engineering class, this outstanding new volume is a must-have. Especially it covers also the bioupgrading of crude oil and its fractions, biodenitrogenation technology and application of nanotechnology on both biodesulfurization and biodenitrogenation technologies.

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111922358X

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Sea Cucumbers

Aquaculture, Biology and Ecology

By: Mohamed Mohsen,Hongsheng Yang

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Sea Cucumbers

Aquaculture, Biology and Ecology

By: Mohamed Mohsen,Hongsheng Yang

Sea Cucumbers: Aquaculture, Biology and Ecology presents the latest scientific research on sea cucumbers and their ecological and nutritional benefits. This practical reference helps professionals and students understand basic biology and farming methods by presenting the basic knowledge needed to not only promote aquaculture and ?sheries management in different environments, but to also improve the management of sea cucumber health and successful aquaculture operations. Information in this book includes a variety of sea cucumber species, population status, aquaculture development, and the explored bene?ts of sea cucumbers in unique regions, including Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Arabian countries of the Persian Gulf. - Covers the recent literature surrounding the biology and ecology of sea cucumbers - Highlights the medicinal and pharmaceutical values of sea cucumbers - Presents the advantages of developing sea cucumber farming as a viable aquaculture enterprise - Includes practical case studies of sea cucumber aquaculture

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Academic Press

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0128243988

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United States Bilateral Free Trade Agreements

Consistencies Or Conflicts with Norms in the Middle East?

By: Mohamed Ramadan Hassanien

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United States Bilateral Free Trade Agreements

Consistencies Or Conflicts with Norms in the Middle East?

By: Mohamed Ramadan Hassanien

Summary: Trade between the United States and the eighteen countries of the Middle East and North Africa continues to grow at a steady pace, especially with countries which have signed trade agreements with the United States.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041132813

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The Digital Double Bind

Change and Stasis in the Middle East

By: Mohamed Zayani,Joe F. Khalil

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The Digital Double Bind

Change and Stasis in the Middle East

By: Mohamed Zayani,Joe F. Khalil

The Middle East's digital turn has renewed hopes of socio-economic development and political change across the region, but it is also marked by stark contradictions and historical tensions. In this book, Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil contend that the region is caught in a digital double bind in which the same conditions that drive the state, market, and public immersion in the digital also inhibit change and perpetuate stasis. The Digital Double Bind offers a path-breaking analysis of how the Middle East negotiates its relation to the digital and provides a roadmap for a critical engagement with technology and change in the Global South.

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Oxford University Press

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Emperor of the Five Rivers

The Life and Times of Maharajah Ranjit Singh

By: Mohamed Sheikh

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Emperor of the Five Rivers

The Life and Times of Maharajah Ranjit Singh

By: Mohamed Sheikh

In 1801, at the age of just 20 years old, Ranjit Singh became the Maharaja of the Punjab Empire and subsequently became one of the greatest figures in the history of India. He was a fiercely brave leader, capturing the city of Lahore before becoming Maharaja and overcoming a variety of challenges during his 40-year rule, such as harsh terrain, an ethnically and religiously diverse population and strong aggressors including the British and the Afghans. Despite such challenges, Ranjit Singh was able to unite Punjab's various factions yet rule a nation that was strictly secular; the Maharaja was benevolent to his subjects no matter their ethnicity or religion and sought to promote interfaith unity through policies of equality and non-discrimination. Aside from building his own nation, Ranjit built solid strategic relations with his most challenging aggressor - the British. Through stamina and political will, he managed to establish a formal treaty between the two and secured from 1809 Britain's protection against third party attempts to conquer the Punjab. Following Ranjit Singh's death in 1839, the Empire fell into decline. Just six years later, the Punjabis attacked the British, and in 1845 they were beaten and forced to sign the Treaty of Lahore, essentially conceding control to the British.Ranjit Singh's personal characteristics and leadership skills were what held the Punjab nation together in a tumultuous period in history. Mohamed Sheikh's new account of Singh's life illustrates these characteristics and skills and illuminates the man who singlehandedly created and sustained the Empire.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786720957

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Historical Dictionary of the Arab Uprisings

By: Aomar Boum,Mohamed Daadaoui

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Historical Dictionary of the Arab Uprisings

By: Aomar Boum,Mohamed Daadaoui

The Arab uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa in the period from 2011- 2012 left an indelible mark on the socio-political landscape of the region. But that mark was not consistent across the region: while some countries underwent dramatic popular social and political changes, others teetered on the brink, or were left with the status quo intact. Street revolutions toppled despotic regimes in Tunisia, Libya, and momentarily in Egypt, while mounting serious challenges to authoritarian regimes in Syria and Yemen. Algeria’s entrenched bureaucratic-cum-military authoritarian system proved resilient until the recent events of early 2019 which forced the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika before the end of his term on 28 April 2019. As in Algeria, protestors in Sudan succeeded, after months of demonstrations, in overthrowing the government of Omar al-Bashir. Several Arab monarchies still appear stable and have managed to weather the tempest of the Arab revolutions, albeit not without fissures showing in the edifice of their states, accompanied by some minor constitutional changes. Where Tunisians, Egyptians, Yemenis, Syrians, and Libyans demanded regime changes in their political systems, protesters in the Arab monarchies have called on the kings and emirs to reform their political system from the top down, indicating the sizeable monarchical advantage. Historical Dictionary of the Arab Uprisings contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on the terms, persons and events that shaped the Arab Spring uprisings. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Arab Uprisings.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538120003

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The "Ugly American" in the Arab Mind

Why Do Arabs Resent America?

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

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The "Ugly American" in the Arab Mind

Why Do Arabs Resent America?

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

The roots of America's image problem in the Middle East

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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Tomb of Khâemhat [TT 57]

By: Mohamed Abdel-Latif El-Tanbouli

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Tomb of Khâemhat [TT 57]

By: Mohamed Abdel-Latif El-Tanbouli

This book examines the tomb of Khâemhat (Meḥ) TT57, the royal scribe and overseer of the granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt during the reign of Amenophis III. The tomb is regarded as one of the most important tombs at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna and the research on it was documented by the Center of Documentation and Studies on Ancient Egypt (CEDAE). Contributors Introduction by Hisham Elleithy Preface by Khaled El-Enany Text: Mohammed Abdel Latif El-Tanbouli (1968); revised by Charles Kuentz (1970) and Cynthia May Sheikholeslami (2016). Hieroglyphic texts: Abdel Aziz F. Sadek (1968); reviewed by Ahmed Abdel Hamid Youssef (1968). Line drawings: Mounira El-Demerdash, Farida Mostafa, Fouad Abdel Hamid, Sabry El Sayed, Mohammed Ali, Mohammed El-Sabaay, and Mohammed Moursi. Architectural surveys: Hassan El-Achiery. Overall revision: Christian Leblanc.

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American University in Cairo Press

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1649031505

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The Culture of Al Jazeera

Inside an Arab Media Giant

By: Mohamed Zayani,Sofiane Sahraoui

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The Culture of Al Jazeera

Inside an Arab Media Giant

By: Mohamed Zayani,Sofiane Sahraoui

In the mid 1990s, the emir of Qatar conceived the idea of a satellite channel that would further the progressive image he hoped to establish for his small Arabian/Persian Gulf state. At the same time, a short-lived partnership between the BBC and a Saudi company had left a handful of BBC-trained Arab journalists and broadcasters up for grabs. That was the inception of Al Jazeera--a satellite channel which changed forever the face of Arab broadcasting with its uncensored news and bold talk show programs. The September 11 attacks on the United States and the war on terrorism vaulted Al Jazeera to international prominence but also turned it into a source of controversy. Despite the controversy--or perhaps in part because of it--in less than a decade the channel has transformed itself from an obscure regional news broadcaster to a multi-channel, multi-lingual, multi-service global enterprise. This book's in-depth look at Al Jazeera examines whether its global success reflects particular organizational strengths. It explores whether Al Jazeera is merely a fad thriving on the thirst for free speech in the Middle East, or a new medium whose success will be sustained by its organizational culture and model. This work delves deep into the culture, workings and challenges of this powerful media organization to provide insights on its achievements, its future, and the true measure of its success.

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McFarland

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1476612013

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Domestications

American Empire, Literary Culture, and the Postcolonial Lens

By: Hosam Mohamed Aboul-Ela

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Domestications

American Empire, Literary Culture, and the Postcolonial Lens

By: Hosam Mohamed Aboul-Ela

Domestications traces a genealogy of American global engagement with the Global South since World War II. Hosam Aboul-Ela reads American writers contrapuntally against intellectuals from the Global South in their common—yet ideologically divergent—concerns with hegemony, world domination, and uneven development. Using Edward Said’s Culture and Imperialism as a model, Aboul-Ela explores the nature of U.S. imperialism’s relationship to literary culture through an exploration of five key terms from the postcolonial bibliography: novel, idea, perspective, gender, and space. Within this framework the book examines juxtapositions including that of Paul Bowles’s Morocco with North African intellectuals’ critique of Orientalism, the global treatment of Vietnamese liberation movements with the American narrative of personal trauma in the novels of Tim O’Brien and Hollywood film, and the war on terror’s philosophical idealism with Korean and post-Arab nationalist materialist archival fiction. Domestications departs from other recent studies of world literature in its emphases not only on U.S. imperialism but also on intellectuals working in the Global South and writing in languages other than English and French. Although rooted in comparative literature, its readings address issues of key concern to scholars in American studies, postcolonial studies, literary theory, and Middle Eastern studies.

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Northwestern University Press

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0810137518

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Understanding Sharia

Islamic Law in a Globalised World

By: Raficq S. Abdulla,Mohamed M. Keshavjee

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Understanding Sharia

Islamic Law in a Globalised World

By: Raficq S. Abdulla,Mohamed M. Keshavjee

I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Sharia has been a source of misunderstanding and misconception in both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World sets out to explore the reality of sharia, contextualising its development in the early centuries of Islam and showing how it evolved in line with historical and social circumstances. The authors, Raficq S. Abdulla and Mohamed M. Keshavjee, both British-trained lawyers, argue that sharia and the positive law flowing from it, known as fiqh, have never been an exclusive legal system or a fixed set of beliefs. In addition to tracing the history of sharia, the book offers a critique concerning its status today. Sharia is examined with regard to particular issues that are of paramount importance in the contemporary world, such as human rights; criminal penalties, including those dealing with apostasy, blasphemy and adultery, commercial transactions, and bio-medical ethics, amongst other subjects. The authors show that sharia is a legal system underpinned by ethical principles that are open to change in different circumstances and contexts, notwithstanding the claims for `transcendental permanence' made by Islamists. This book encourages new thinking about the history of sharia and its role in the modern world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786734052

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMISM

By: PASHA MOHAMED ALI TAEHARAH

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMISM

By: PASHA MOHAMED ALI TAEHARAH

An Introduction to Islamism introduces the reader to the beliefs of the Congress of Sunni Sect of Islam. It furnishes an overview of basic Islamic beliefs concerning theology and history, with sweeping recommendations to improve the well-being of Muslims and others. This work expresses a very inclusive attitude toward other faiths and seeks to be a unifying influence. While recognizing the Qur’an as the ultimate authority, this book addresses contemporary issues in a modern fashion.

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1463486995

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Drive to Succeed

By: Mohamed Mansour,Andrew Cave

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Drive to Succeed

By: Mohamed Mansour,Andrew Cave

Mohamed Mansour has spent his life fighting adversity. Born in Egypt in the post-war period, his childhood was halted abruptly when, aged ten, he almost lost a leg in a devastating car accident. At 18, he had to support himself through college in the US when his family's assets were seized by the Egyptian government. Aged 20, he fought cancer. Then, at 25, he returned to Egypt to help revive the fortunes of his family's once thriving business group as it steadily diversified into sectors from automobiles to construction equipment, fast food to venture capital. Almost five decades on, he and his family stand at the helm of some of the largest companies in North Africa and the Middle East. They have partnered with global brands from General Motors and Caterpillar to McDonald's and invested early in Silicon Valley successes such as Facebook, Uber and Airbnb. He also served as Egypt's Transport Minister from 2005 to 2009. Filled with hard-won wisdoms, Mohamed Mansour's inspirational story demonstrates the importance of learning from experience and never giving up in the drive to succeed.

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1529911303

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Modeling, Optimization and Intelligent Control Techniques in Renewable Energy Systems

An Optimal Integration Of Renewable Energy Resources Into Grid

By: Moussa Labbadi,Kamal Elyaalaoui,Loubna Bousselamti,Mohammed Ouassaid,Mohamed Cherkaoui

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Modeling, Optimization and Intelligent Control Techniques in Renewable Energy Systems

An Optimal Integration Of Renewable Energy Resources Into Grid

By: Moussa Labbadi,Kamal Elyaalaoui,Loubna Bousselamti,Mohammed Ouassaid,Mohamed Cherkaoui

This book consists of two parts. The first part studies selected recent developed strategies of control and management for renewable energy resources. The strategies of control are tested in the presence of unbalance power, voltage faults, frequency deviation, wind speed variation and parametric uncertainties. The second part is especially focused on study of hybrid photovoltaic (PV)-Concentrated solar power (CSP) coupled to a thermal storage system. It gathers a set of chapters covering recent survey literature, modelling and optimization of hybrid PV-CSP power plants. In this part, a detailed model of hybrid PV-CSP with thermal storage system is presented and smart optimization techniques like particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) are also described and used to optimally design the hybrid PV-CSP renewable energy system. The book would be interesting to most academic undergraduate, postgraduates, researchers on renewable energy systems in terms of modeling, optimization and control, as well as the satisfaction of grid code requirements. Also, it provides an excellent background to renewable energy sources, it is an excellent choice for energy engineers, researchers, system operators, and graduate students. This book can used as a good reference for the academic research on the smart grid, power control, integration of renewable energy sources, and related to this or used in Ph.D study of control, optimisation, management problems and their application in field engineering.

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Springer Nature

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303098737X

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Conditional Inclusion

Resource Distribution and Islamist Moderation During the Arab Uprisings

By: Mohamed Saad

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Conditional Inclusion

Resource Distribution and Islamist Moderation During the Arab Uprisings

By: Mohamed Saad

This study explores the socio-political role of Islamist movements in Arab and Middle Eastern countries. It investigates the effect of resource distribution on the moderation or radicalization of Islamist movements in Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt. It proposes that high resource mobilization and concentration by Islamist movements lead to radicalization, while resource distribution between Islamist and non-Islamist actors results in moderation. The transition process in Arab countries has shown that Islamists' superiority as a social movement brings their political and cultural discourse closer to the mainstream than their secular opponents, such as in Egypt and Sudan, but this has led to political instability, the overthrow of the political process, and the failure to achieve a democratic transition. So, when the inclusion-moderation hypothesis is raised, we should examine which form of inclusion leads to moderation and what conditions exist in the resource distribution structure that can cause radicalization or moderation. In other words, moderation occurs if certain conditions are met in the structure of a balanced or semi-balanced distribution of resources, with a tendency towards non-Islamist forces. This work addresses a void in current scholarly work by offering an in-depth examination of Islamist movements’ influence during the Arab uprisings. It explores the causal link between resource accumulation and the degree of moderation or radicalization within political movements and reveals the circumstances that result in ideological moderation following inclusion.

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Ethics International Press

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1804417742

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Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated

By: Mohamed Berrada

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Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated

By: Mohamed Berrada

Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated is a fascinating and highly experimental story based loosely around the author's own experiences in Egypt as a Moroccan student and visiting intellectual. In Cairo the narrator, Hammad, takes us on a deeply personal journey of discovery from the heady days of the 1950s and 1960s, with all the optimism and excitement surrounding Moroccan independence, Suez, and Abdel Nasser, up to the 1990s and the time of writing, revealing an individual intensely concerned with Arab life and culture. Meanwhile, his regular visits to Cairo allow us to watch a culture in transition over four decades. Exploring themes of change, the role of culture in society, memory, and writing, in a text that combines narrative fiction with literary criticism, philosophical musings, and quotation, Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated is among the most innovative works of modern Arabic literature and a testimony to Mohammed Berrada's position as a leading pioneer.

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1617971588

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Economic Development and Political Action in the Arab World

By: M.A. Mohamed Salih

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Economic Development and Political Action in the Arab World

By: M.A. Mohamed Salih

Analysis of North African revolt against authoritarianism, known as the ‘Arab Spring’, embraced reductionist explanations such as the social media, youth unemployment and citizens’ agitations to regain dignity in societies humiliated by oppressive regimes. This book illustrates that reductionist approaches can only elucidate some symptoms of a social problem while leaving unexplained the economic and political structures which contributed to it. One outcome of quiescence, resource-based ethnic and sectarian conflicts and faulty development paradigm is deepened inequality and a wedge between winners and losers or affluence, wealth and power vis-à-vis poverty and hunger among humiliated jobless and hope-less masses. The book blends theories of development and transition to explain the complex factors which contributed to North Africans’ revolt against authoritarianism and its long-term consequences for political development in the Arab World. This timely book is of great interest to researchers and students in Development Studies, Economics and Middle Eastern Studies as well as policy makers and democracy, human rights and social justice activists in the Arab world.

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Spectroscopic Identification Of Organic Molecules

By: Mohamed Hilmy Elnagdi,Kamal Usef Sadek,Ramadan Ahmed H Mekheimer

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Spectroscopic Identification Of Organic Molecules

By: Mohamed Hilmy Elnagdi,Kamal Usef Sadek,Ramadan Ahmed H Mekheimer

Researchers in the fields of organic synthesis, pharmaceutical research as well as cosmetic and agrochemicals industries need to confirm the structures of products they obtain. This was previously a time-consuming a process that took up much time. Spectroscopic methods however, made it easier, and initially R and UV helped chemists conclude structures one way or another. Initially 1D NMR, 2D NMR and sophisticated NMR measurements like COESY and NOESY were of great assistance. We demonstrate principles to conclude structures of our simple molecules, mainly heterocycles of interest for researchers in fields indicated above.However, it is insufficient to only understand the principles, and one should also master problem solving and thinking. We demonstrate simple problems like the utility of coupling constants, NOE, COESY and NOESY and show how firm conclusions are obtained in real life. Most NMR books usually demonstrate these principles utilizing a pit sophisticated examples. The methodology suggested by us is simpler and quite useful for researchers in heterocyclic chemistry where combination of proton and carbon NMR should be dealt together.Our research results previously been used intensively (Cf. citations in Google Scholar) and still draw attention. Students in the fields indicated will find this book of value to sign the spectra of the molecules they synthesize. Researchers in the field of heterocyclic chemistry as well as instructors in the field of structure proof utilizing spectroscopic identification will also find this book of interest.

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9813271302

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The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing

By: Darina Al-Joundi,Mohamed Kacimi

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The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing

By: Darina Al-Joundi,Mohamed Kacimi

The Homeland actress’s “recollections of her unconventional youth in war-torn Beirut are heartbreaking yet humorous . . . in this unique” memoir (Publishers Weekly). Raised in 1970s Lebanon on Charles Baudelaire, A Clockwork Orange, and fine Bordeaux, Darina Al-Joundi was encouraged by her unconventional father to defy all taboos. She spent her adolescence defying death in Beirut nightclubs as bombs fell across the city. The more oppressive the country became, the more drugs and anonymous sex she had, fueling the resentment directed at her daily by the same men who would spend the night with her. As the war dies down, she begins to incur the consequences of her lifestyle. On his deathbed, her father’s last wish is for his favorite song, “Sinnerman” by Nina Simone, to be played at his funeral instead of the traditional suras of the Koran. When she does just that, the final act of defiance elicits a catastrophic response from her surviving family members. In this dramatic true story, Darina Al-Joundi is defiantly passionate about living her life as a liberated woman, even if it means leaving everyone and everything behind in this “beautifully taut and relentlessly unemotional” memoir (Kirkus).

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Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia and Political Islam

Identity, Ideology and Religio-Political Mobilization

By: Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman

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Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia and Political Islam

Identity, Ideology and Religio-Political Mobilization

By: Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman

This book offers a timely examination of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), a chapter of the transnational movement Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), whose key aim is the revival of the caliphate. It cautions against an overly simplistic read of a group like HTI and political Islam in Indonesia. While there is much to laud, particularly with regard to how leaders in Indonesia have attempted to counteract Islamist extremism, insofar as the trajectory of non-violent Islamism in Indonesia is concerned there are clear reasons for apprehension. Groups like the HTI have been adept at using the democratic space in Indonesia to propound their illiberal objectives, including encouraging the curtailment of Indonesian art forms deemed un-Islamic, and more importantly pushing for certain Islamic sects, such as the Ahmadiyahs, to be banned. Yet, despite its extreme posturing, HTI is accepted as a mainstream Muslim organization. As such, the Indonesian chapter of Hizb ut-Tahrir represents a unique case: unlike other chapters, which are deemed extreme and fringe, HTI, though radical, still exists within the space provided by the Indonesian religio-political landscape. This book offers new insights into HTI’s history, organizational structure and ideology, adding considerable new details about HTI and correcting errors in existing literature, while directing its primary focus on explaining HTI’s rapid growth in Indonesia. The central argument is that the key to understanding HTI’s growth lies in the role collective identity plays in attracting new members and retaining its existing members within the party. Factors such as institutional and non-institutional opportunities within the Indonesian political system, HTI’s resource mobilization strategies and the anti-systemic ideology of HTI serve as political, organizational and religious incentives for individuals to join the party and launch collective action. This goes on to emphasize and show that collective identity remains the most crucial factor in the party’s growth. Analysing this process of collective identity formation and its impact on recruitment and membership retention is central to this book. This book will be of much interest to students of Southeast Asian politics, regional security, political Islam, and International Relations in general.

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135124020X

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An Alternative to Holy War

By: PASHA MOHAMED ALI TAEHARAH

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An Alternative to Holy War

By: PASHA MOHAMED ALI TAEHARAH

Islamic Protestant Movement: An Alternative To Holy War has been written in protest of the Islamic Theology of murder, violence and war that is presently l being advocated by many Islamic Leaders. In Chapter I (one) of this book Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah , cousin of the Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey, defines and separates the Islamic Protestant Movement from the Islamic Churchs effort to impose Islamic Theology upon the nations of the world through the use of murder, violence and war. The Islamic Protestant Movement believes in the Sermons of the Gospel delivered by all of the Prophets of Allah who are listed in the Koran. When the Islamic Protestant Movement offers the Sermons of the Gospel as delivered by the Prophets of Allah to our fellow men and the Sermons of the Gospel as delivered by the Prophets of Allah are accepted by our fellow men as guide lines for their daily lives. Then the Islamic Protestant Movement will have participated in the creation of a world where Allahs will is done on Earth as Allahs will is done in Heaven. Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah claims to be a cousin of the Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey. However Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharahs family is Egyptian of the House of Ishmail. We loss World War I (one) and there was a revolution within the Ottoman Empire that forced Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharahs family to flee from the conflict to the United States of America where Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah was born. Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah was born in the United States of America where he was adopted by Rev Matthew Greer , Pastor of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Fresno, California. Rev Matthew Greer is the only father that Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah, a cousin of the Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey, knows and loves. Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah is a Korean War Veteran . His Military Serial Number is RA 19364957 and his dates of service are from August 29, 1950 to December 18, 1953 Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah has attempted to get the American Shriners to join the Islamic Protestant Movement without any success. Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah has established the Loyal Order of Shriners of the Mystic Shrine to perform the job tasks and labor that will be required for the propagation of the ideals that are written in this book. Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah has a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Heald Engineering College, San Francisco, California , Juris Doctor Degree from Ocean University College of Law, Los Angeles, California ( member of Nu Beta Epsilon National Law Fraternity) and a Certificate in Computer Programming from the Pilco Corporation/ (Pasha Mohammed Ali Taeharah worked as a Computer Programmer for the US Naval Supply Center, in Oakland, California in 1959).

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1456724339

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The Egyptian Revolution

Between Hope and Despair : Mubarak to Morsi

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

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The Egyptian Revolution

Between Hope and Despair : Mubarak to Morsi

By: Mohamed El-Bendary

This book offers a chronicle of, and a revealing look at, the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath. The author, an Egyptian-American journalist living in Egypt, detailed the news coverage and man-in-the-street impressions of Mubarak's fall and Mohamed Morsi's struggle to stay in power. At home in the U.S. as well as in Egypt, he uses his experience as a journalist to explain for Americans the confrontation between Islamists and seculars.

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Islamic Studies in India

A Survey of Human, Institutional and Documentary Sources

By: Mohamed Taher

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Islamic Studies in India

A Survey of Human, Institutional and Documentary Sources

By: Mohamed Taher

This Book Presents A Survey Of Human, Institutional And Documentary Sources Pertaining To Islamic Studies In India. It Covers A Wide Spectrum Of Reference Books, Journals, Doctoral Researches, Cities Of Historical Importance, Research Guides In Universities, Scholars, Authors And Institutions Including Colleges, Universities, Libraries, Publishing And Distributing Agencies.

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8170223598

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Animals in Our Days

A Book of Stories

By: Mohamed Makhzangi

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Animals in Our Days

A Book of Stories

By: Mohamed Makhzangi

Each story in Mohamed Makhzangi’s unique collection Animals in Our Days features a different animal species and its fraught relationship with humans—water buffalo in a rural village gone mad from electric lights, brass grasshoppers purchased in a crowded Bangkok market, or ghostly rabbits that haunt the site of a long-ago brutal military crackdown. Other stories tell of bear-trainers in India and of the American invasion of Iraq as experienced by a foal, deer, and puppies. Originally published in 2006, Makhzangi’s stories are part of a long tradition of writings on animals in Arabic literature. In this collection, animals offer a mute testament to the brutality and callousness of humanity, particularly when modernity sunders humans from the natural environment. Makhzangi is one of Egypt’s most perceptive and nuanced authors, merging a writer’s empathy with a scientist’s curiosity about the world. Like Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior, Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes, or J. M. Coetzee’s Lives of Animals, Makhzangi’s stories trace the numinous, almost supernatural, connections between our species and others. In these resonant, haunting tales, Animals in Our Days foregrounds our urgent need to reacquire the sense of awe, humility, and respect that once characterized our relationship with animals.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics for the 21st Century

Proceedings of a Symposium Honoring Prof. Satofuka on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday, Kyoto, Japan, July 15–17, 2000

By: Mohamed Hafez,Koji Morinishi,Jacques Periaux

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Computational Fluid Dynamics for the 21st Century

Proceedings of a Symposium Honoring Prof. Satofuka on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday, Kyoto, Japan, July 15–17, 2000

By: Mohamed Hafez,Koji Morinishi,Jacques Periaux

This volume contains new trends of computational fluid dynamics for the 21st century and consists of papers especially useful to the younger generation of scientists and engineers in this field. Topics include cartesian, gridless and higher-order schemes, and flow-visualization techniques.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540449590

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Application of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) System to Fish Salting

By: Hassan Rabea Mohamed Ibrahim

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Application of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) System to Fish Salting

By: Hassan Rabea Mohamed Ibrahim

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2013 in the subject Food Technology, grade: very good, , course: Food science, language: English, abstract: Although salting is considered the oldest method for fish preservation but it does not depend on good scientific principles. So, the current study was performed to apply the hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) system to fish salting steps. Mullet fish (Mugil cephalus) samples were obtained from Qaroun Lake, El-Fayoum, Egypt. Whole and gutted fish samples were dry salted with different salt concentrations (15%, 20% and 25% salt concentration w\w) and stored under ambient temperature for 90 days. Sensory tests, physical, chemical and microbial hazard analyses of raw and salted products were determined. Results showed that raw mullet samples were free from any foreign objectives and highly accepted. Fish flesh contained (on wet weight basis) 78.11% moisture, 17.99% crude protein, 2.46% lipid and 1.39% ash content. The values of quality criteria were 6.50 pH, 1.54 mg MA /kg sample thiobarbaturic acid (TBA) value, 25.24 mg/100g total volatile bases nitrogen (TVB-N) and 0.69 mg/100gm sample trimethylamine nitrogen (TMA-N). In addition, total plate count (TPC) and halophilic bacteria (HB) were 25×104 and 5.1×104cell/g while yeasts and molds (YM) were not detected. After dry salting, previous values fluctuated according to salt level, whole and gutted form. Also, deterioration rate was accelerated in salted samples with low salt concentration and whole fish. So, salted whole and gutted fish trials with 15% salt were spoiled before other ones under the same conditions. 20% salted fish were preferred for appearance, texture and overall acceptability. In conclusion, dry salting and storage steps were CCP1 while, preliminary washing and preparation steps were CCP2.These steps must be monitored. Keywords: HACCPs; mullet fish; salting.

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3656737576

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New Strategies Targeting Cancer Metabolism

Anticancer Drugs, Synthetic Analogues and Antitumor Agents

By: Galal H. Elgemeie,Reham A. Mohamed-Ezzat

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New Strategies Targeting Cancer Metabolism

Anticancer Drugs, Synthetic Analogues and Antitumor Agents

By: Galal H. Elgemeie,Reham A. Mohamed-Ezzat

New Strategies Targeting Cancer Metabolism: Anticancer Drugs, Synthetic Analogues and Antitumor Agents presents up-to-date synthetic strategies for three categories of antimetabolites: antifolates, purines and pyrimidines, the main classes of antimetabolites which are integrated into various pharmaceutical agents. Many of these antimetabolites are considered potent chemotherapeutic agents which have great potential impact on medical research. These main classes of antimetabolites are used in the treatment of critical diseases including cancer, malignancies, autoimmune diseases, and many other non-malignant diseases. Antineoplastic drugs such as alkylating agents which have significant effects are described. Novel synthetic strategies for many anticancer alkylating agents including nitrogen mustards, chlorambucil, melphalan, ifosamide, oxaliplatin and temozolomide are explored. Natural products have offered some of the most significant drugs for treating cancer, as many drugs currently in clinical use are derived from natural products as camptothecins, vinca alkaloids, and derivatives of podophyllotoxin. They provide a contribution that is essential for modern drug discovery and development. In this book, insights into a broad array of novel compounds are reviewed, well-recognized synthetic approaches are emphasized for further anticancer drug development and discovery, and the biological evaluation of novel synthesized compounds are included. This comprehensive reference is a valuable resource for medical chemists working in drug discovery and development, as well as pharmacologists and biochemists working in related fields. - Provides the only resource dedicated to synthetic strategies of antimetabolites - Features synthetic strategies for nucleosides and their analogues - Includes coverage of purine-, pyrimidine- and antifolate-based anticancer drugs - The most significant anticancer alkylating agents and natural products are demonstrated

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Elsevier

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0128217847

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9780128217849

Torsion and Shear Stresses in Ships

By: Mohamed Shama

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Torsion and Shear Stresses in Ships

By: Mohamed Shama

In the last few decades, much research work was conducted to improve ship structure analysis and design. Most of the efforts were directed to improve the strength of hull girder and to use the method of finite element analysis more efficiently and effectively. Because of the high degree of complexity of ship structures the interaction between hull girder strength and local strength require special attention. The complex system of stresses could produce unacceptable deformations and high values of equivalent stresses. This book covers an area of ship structure analysis and design that has not been exhaustively covered by other books on ship structures in a simple form. It presents the basic concepts of the methods and procedures required to calculate torsion and shear stresses in ship structures. Moreover, it is enhanced with a set of some solved and unsolved problems, very useful for students of naval and marine engineering.

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3642146333

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