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The Amberwood Estates: the Seniors’ Diaries

Predicting a Brighter Future for the Elderly

By: Salma Hamid Hussain

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The Amberwood Estates: the Seniors’ Diaries

Predicting a Brighter Future for the Elderly

By: Salma Hamid Hussain

The novel touches on today’s rapidly-changing landscape, in which, despite the undercurrents of pessimism, and incidence of elderly abuse, encountered by “Empty Nesters,” who may be financially well-off, but despite emotional deprivation, there emerges a bright picture of the empowerment of the mature population. They come across as the repositories of rich experience, and valuable advice for the next generation! The theme of the book is to provide hope to the elderly, that they will not be left to “fade away into the sunset,” but will enrich the lives of the younger people, with “the light of their amber glory!” For the seniors, whose lives are enriched by a gamut of activities, for boosting their emotional and physical health, their lives are highlighted in various episodes, against the backdrop of “Amberwood Estates,” a sprawling Housing complex—the brainchild of Afshin, her husband Akhtar, and her mother, Asiya. Amberwood Estates is a veritable utopia for the elderly, motivated by a curriculum for boosting their physical and emotional well-being. These include classes in Reiki, Tai Chi, cruises, cultural activities, and social gatherings. The novel begins with the objectionable treatment of a mother, who had devoted her whole life to her children, after she was widowed young. She had worked hard to facilitate their higher education, so that they could live luxurious lives. The daughter-in-law, Elham, is an avaricious and insolent person, who does not care for her mother-in-law’s comfort, or her quality of life, despite the fact that her son had provided her an opulent lifestyle. The mother is rescued from her squalid life by her daughter, Afshin, who lives in Kuwait. Afshin’s neighbour, Sarah, is a forward-looking lady, who has set up a seniors’ club for Assisted Living. With Sarah’s guidance, Afshin sets up a similar, Seniors’ Housing complex in Karachi, in her home country, Pakistan. It gains so much popularity, that dignitaries from various countries visit it regularly, and similar clubs are mushrooming all over Asia, and the Middle East, due to Sarah’s, and Afshin’s pioneering efforts. Sarah and Afshin were awarded a Special prize for their humanitarian efforts. In the Book, the lives of other senior citizens are highlighted in various episodes, with individual circumstances of parents being abandoned by immigrating offspring, who are endowed with hope of a better lifestyle at Amberwood Estates. The lives of some of the elderly residents become intertwined at times, and some surprising unions take place at the end!

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1543772927

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Evacuee Cinema

Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960

By: Salma Siddique

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Evacuee Cinema

Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960

By: Salma Siddique

This new history of partition and South Asian cinema is narrated through the careers of émigré film personnel, as well as through the distinctive genres and ancillary ventures that accompanied the aftershocks of partition. Moving beyond arguments about social contingency and political intent, the book suggests that the creative energies, production and subsequent circulation of popular cinema can offer fresh insights into partition. Pointing to regional connections across national boundaries, this book asserts that the cinemas of India and Pakistan must be explored in tandem to uncover the legacy of partition for the culture industries of the region, one that is not hewn out of national erasures. The leitmotifs of émigré personnel, gossip and satire in film print culture, the partisan repertoire of a theatre company, the film genres of the Muslim social, romantic comedies and charba (remakes), and the unruly film archives of postcolonial nation–states, when accessed through the lens of a divisive decolonization, reveal the parallaxes and confabulations of the 'national' on both sides.

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280

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Cambridge University Press

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1009175521

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9781009175524

A Comprehensive History of Medieval India

Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century

By: Salma Ahmed Farooqui

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A Comprehensive History of Medieval India

Twelfth to the Mid-eighteenth Century

By: Salma Ahmed Farooqui

Presents a consolidated timeline of medieval India by taking into account the period that marked the end of ancient India, and focusing on the importance of the transitory centuries when Delhi had begun to surface as the new power center, triggering prominent trends in thought and institutions. This book analyzes the nature of social forces, complexity of causation and the interdependence of change and continuity in the light of the crucial transition from ancient to early medieval India, with the emergence of the Delhi Sultanate and the Vijayanagar-Bahmani kingdoms. Proceeding to detail the most effervescent period in Indian history - the era of the great Mughals - the text provides an insight into the ideological-philosophical basis of the times, focusing on the Sufi and Bhakti movements, and culminates with the rise of the Marathas, the advent of European companies, and the eventual establishment of the British in Bengal. keeping in mind that the history of medieval India has not moved in a linear fashion, and that much of the period saw phases of expansion and realignment of political attributes, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of the much misread period of Indian history with a view that takes into account the resultant interface between the political, social, economic, religious and cultural elements and devotes to this crucial period the attention it deserves.

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444

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Pearson Education India

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8131732029

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9788131732021

Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

By: Salma Ahmed

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Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

By: Salma Ahmed

Beginning with a privileged childhood in an elite family of pre-partition India, to a troubled youth in Pakistan, this is the inspiring story of Salma Ahmed - a woman who surmounted formidable odds to achieve extraordinary success in business and politics. In this strikingly honest and candid account, Salma talks of her three marriages - to a naval officer, a scion of a leading feudal family, and a cricketing star; her conflicts as a mother as she makes the agonising decision to give up two of her six children; and her efforts to build a career as an entrepreneur and political figure in an emerging Pakistan. As she recounts the events of a life filled with dramatic highs and equally painful lows, she does not spare herself any more than she does other players in her story. This is a book that unabashedly reveals many of the hidden taboos of contemporary Pakistani society, bringing into question customs that are an integral, if unpleasant, part of subcontinental culture. Salma Ahmed's gripping narration of her political career is fast-paced and often amusing. The book relates events of the 1985 Assembly, which no other author has yet commented on. Her interaction with the late President Zia-ul-Haq and Prime Minister Mohammad Khan Junejo, MQM leader Altaf Hussain, the charismatic Pir Sahib Pagaro, and several others, gave her a unique opportunity to witness first-hand the intrigue, power plays and unfolding drama of Pakistani politics. Her frequent visits to India brought her into contact with Indira Gandhi, her son Rajiv, and many other leading figures of the sub-continent. This is the absorbing tale of a woman who was a pampered child, an unhappy wife, a repentant mother - but one who emerged triumphant as a woman of substance, in business and politics.

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Roli Books Private Limited

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9351940616

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9789351940616

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

By: Salma Hussain

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The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

By: Salma Hussain

Mona learns to find her voice over the course of a year that sees her immigrating from Dubai to Canada in this novel for fans of Front Desk by Kelly Yang. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the first Gulf War breaks out in 1991. The war isn’t what she expects — “We didn’t even get any days off school! Just my luck” — especially when the ground offensive is over so quickly and her family peels the masking tape off their windows. Her parents, however, fear there is no peace in the region, and it sparks a major change in their lives. Over the course of one year, Mona falls in love, speaks up to protect her younger sister, loses her best friend to the new girl at school, has summer adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada, and pursues her ambition to be a feminist and a poet.

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297

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Tundra Books

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073527150X

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9780735271500

Nuclear Command and Control Norms

A Comparative Study

By: Salma Shaheen

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Nuclear Command and Control Norms

A Comparative Study

By: Salma Shaheen

This book offers a new analytical framework for studying nuclear command and control (C2), based on a comparative study of four nuclear weapons states (NWS). The subject of nuclear operations management has long been shrouded in secrecy, and whilst the importance of nuclear C2 cannot be disputed, there are few academic studies into how and why states develop these systems. This volume includes a comparative study of the development of nuclear C2 by four different NWS (Britain, China, India, and Pakistan) and demonstrates that, despite several differences, there is a central set of factors that remain constant. The analytical framework used in this study identifies key factors that can potentially shape the evolution and stability of nuclear C2. These factors include geostrategic (threat) environment, international norms, leadership, and control of nuclear operations (civil-military control). The book also analyses the interaction among different stakeholders within the nuclear C2 enterprise. It recognises that politicians, the military and scientists all have key but different roles to play, and the way these stakeholders have learned to co-exist with each other is explored. This volume offers a set of dynamics that could form a global norm for nuclear C2, serving as a standard for new entrants into the nuclear club. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear proliferation, global governance, and International Relations in general.

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315

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Routledge

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0429790791

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9780429790799

The Migrants

By: SALMA A SIDDIQUI

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The Migrants

By: SALMA A SIDDIQUI

Told in the first person, this honest, deeply moving and searingly self-critical account of the life of first generation Pakistani migrants in England is imbedded in the kaleidoscopic memories of a generation haunted by the tragic events of history. Burdened by their own secrets, it is the tale of a family in pursuit of hope and happiness in a new world. The narrative lays bare the heart of family life and the cosmos of first generation migrants, as they struggle to find a toehold in an utterly foreign country. Plucked from the warmth of Rawalpindi, transported to a cold foggy London winter, surround by the invisible barriers created by her culture, Salmi’s life becomes confined to the four walls of her family’s two-bed flat in Stockwell. While Abbu and Ammi wish their children to succeed in Western society, they also strive to maintain the heritage and religion they cherish. Enthralled by the allure of the world that lies beyond her family home, Salmi is required to navigate the slippery path between the strict traditions she has inherited and the baffling modern life she encounters every day as she grows up. Battling the yearnings of her family ‘in exile’ as well as her own emotional confusion, Salmi gradually transcends the strict traditions she has inherited. Today, she knows she has triumphed against all odds…but at what cost?

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One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd

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9352010388

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9789352010387

Security Framework for The Internet of Things Applications

By: Salma Abdalla Hamad,Quan Z. Sheng,Wei Emma Zhang

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Security Framework for The Internet of Things Applications

By: Salma Abdalla Hamad,Quan Z. Sheng,Wei Emma Zhang

The text highlights a comprehensive survey that focuses on all security aspects and challenges facing the Internet of Things systems, including outsourcing techniques for partial computations on edge or cloud while presenting case studies to map security challenges. It further covers three security aspects including Internet of Things device identification and authentication, network traffic intrusion detection, and executable malware files detection. This book: Presents a security framework model design named Behavioral Network Traffic Identification and Novelty Anomaly Detection for the IoT Infrastructures Highlights recent advancements in machine learning, deep learning, and networking standards to boost Internet of Things security Builds a near real-time solution for identifying Internet of Things devices connecting to a network using their network traffic traces and providing them with sufficient access privileges Develops a robust framework for detecting IoT anomalous network traffic Covers an anti-malware solution for detecting malware targeting embedded devices It will serve as an ideal text for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, and information technology.

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CRC Press

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1040027326

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9781040027325

"Through the Eyes of the East"

By: Salma Hamid Hussain

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"Through the Eyes of the East"

By: Salma Hamid Hussain

Poetry has always been my first love, ever since I studied the works of the famous international poets at school. I am originally from Pakistan—an area rich in culture and literature—and belong to a literary family myself. I have been dabbling in limericks and poetry since childhood, and have won prizes in literary competitions, as well as the first prize in an international short story writing contest. Life has dealt me some hard knocks, and poetry provides an outlet for the rainbow of my emotions. I do not wish to sound pompous or pedantic, but I feel that in the fast-changing landscape of the world, traditional values are being pushed into the background, by those who are chasing the superficial mirage of materialism. Poetry to me, is a reflection of the emotional moods of our lives. Along with Dr. Iqbal and Rumi, the famous Persian poet, Sa’di has been a source of guidance and inspiration to me. In his “Bouquet of Flowers,” he says: “If you, the Truth always speak, And Righteousness, you ever seek, This wealth will certainly help you It will be your companion true.” Some of my poems are outpourings of nostalgia for my homeland, written when I lived abroad, as in Rumi’s Exordium on “The Lament of the Reed,” in which he says: “Hearken to this Reed forlorn, Breathing, even though ‘twas torn, From its rushy bed, a strain, Of impassioned love and pain.” I started by writing these poems, more as a source of guidance for my children, and grandchildren, so that they could open the book, and find the message they might be looking for, or to get the right perspective on values. As I wrote, my verses seemed to evolve into a politically correct universal message. Life does not come with an instruction manual, but I hope that this book will be able to help the younger generation, in particular, even in the smallest way, to acquire a spiritual perception of life. Four new poems have been added in this edition, of which two are about the pandemic that has recently swept our world.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1543767486

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The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

By: Salma Hussain

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By: Salma Hussain

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Tundra Books

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Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

By: Salma Ahmed

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Roli Books Private Limited

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9351940616

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These Impossible Things

A Novel

By: Salma El-Wardany

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These Impossible Things

A Novel

By: Salma El-Wardany

A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Three best friends navigate love, sex, faith—and the one night that changes it all—in this novel that reveals “searing and poignant truths about the female experience” (Ashley Audrain, NYT bestselling author of The Push) Whatever happened to the way we were? It’s always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their family and community, these three best friends have had to navigate love, sex, faith, and womanhood alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women. But they’ve always done it together. Malak wants the dream: for her partner, community, and faith to coexist happily, and she’ll even break her own heart to get it. Kees is in love with Harry, a white Catholic man who her parents can never know about. Jenna is always the life of the party, even though she’s plagued by an unshakable loneliness. But when their college years come to a close, one night changes everything. As their lives take different paths, in the wake of heartbreaks, marriages, new careers and new beginnings, Malak, Kees, and Jenna need each other more than ever. Can they forgive and find a way back to each other in time? These Impossible Things is a moving paean to youth and female friendship—and to all the joy and messiness love holds.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538709325

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Cutting Free

Salma Ahmed : an Autobiography

By: Salma Ahmed

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Cutting Free

Salma Ahmed : an Autobiography

By: Salma Ahmed

Autobiography of a Pakistani women entrepreneur and politician.

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9698784020

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The Amberwood Estates: the Seniors’ Diaries

The Amberwood Estates: the Seniors’ Diaries

Evacuee Cinema

Evacuee Cinema

A Comprehensive History of Medieval India

A Comprehensive History of Medieval India

Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

Nuclear Command and Control Norms

Nuclear Command and Control Norms

The Migrants

The Migrants

Security Framework for The Internet of Things Applications

Security Framework for The Internet of Things Applications

"Through the Eyes of the East"

"Through the Eyes of the East"

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

Cutting Free: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Pakistani Woman

These Impossible Things

These Impossible Things

Cutting Free

Cutting Free

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