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Darkness to Sunlight

The Life-changing Journey of Zaid Abdul-aziz Don Smith

By: Zaid Abdul-Aziz

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Darkness to Sunlight

The Life-changing Journey of Zaid Abdul-aziz Don Smith

By: Zaid Abdul-Aziz

They say you "can't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes." When you start with a boy's size 6 and end up in a man's 16 shoe, you better be prepared for an extraordinary trip.The journey of Zaid Abdul-Aziz ("Don Smith") begins in Brooklyn, enters America's heartland, and winds into collegiate and NBA fame.But this is not a story just about basketball, but a man who overcame daunting personal, racial, professional, and spiritual hardships.Darkness to Sunlight takes you on that long walk in the shoes of an extraordinary athlete and an amazing man.

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276

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Sunlight Publishing

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0977886107

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9780977886104

The Struggle for Iraq's Future

How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy

By: Zaid Al-Ali

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The Struggle for Iraq's Future

How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy

By: Zaid Al-Ali

Many Westerners have offered interpretations of Iraq’s nation-building progress in the wake of the 2003 war and the eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country, but little has been written by Iraqis themselves. This forthright book fills in the gap. Zaid al-Ali, an Iraqi lawyer with direct ties to the people of his homeland, to government circles, and to the international community, provides a uniquely insightful and up-to-date view of Iraq’s people, their government, and the extent of their nation’s worsening problems. The true picture is discouraging: murderous bombings, ever-increasing sectarianism, and pervasive government corruption have combined to prevent progress on such crucial issues as security, healthcare, and power availability. Al-Ali contends that the ill-planned U.S. intervention destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members of the elite have made their own. And yet, despite all efforts to divide them, Iraqis retain a strong sense of national identity, al-Ali maintains. He reevaluates Iraq’s relationship with itself, discusses the inspiration provided by the events of the Arab Spring, and redefines Iraq’s most important struggle to regain its viability as a nation.

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305

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Yale University Press

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0300198531

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9780300198539

Dancing on Arrowheads

By: Rehab Abu Zaid

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Dancing on Arrowheads

By: Rehab Abu Zaid

In a world where Saudi females struggle against old traditions within an extremely conservative society, al-Batool grows up loving her Baba despite his egotistical, controlling ways, and her mother despite her inability to stand up to her father and fight for her own beliefs. Al-Batool finds refuge from her woes in her bedroom where she writes to release her emotions and ponders where life will take her next. While on a journey into womanhood, al-Batool reflects on her life choices that include a divorce and a forbidden relationship, wrestles with the raging thoughts in her head, and clutches tightly to her principles. As she slowly begins discovering herself and defining her identity, al-Batool learns to leave her past in the past, continues to journal her thoughts, and begins wondering whether there is a man who will love her just as she is. But when she finds and then loses her soul mate, she compensates her need for love and marries another. It appears God has changed her fate. Or has He? Dancing on Arrowheads shares the poignant tale of a Saudi womans quest to find happiness, love, equality, and respect as she grows up within a repressed society.

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110

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1482853892

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9781482853896

Book's by Zaid Abdul-Aziz

Darkness to Sunlight

Darkness to Sunlight

The Struggle for Iraq's Future

The Struggle for Iraq's Future

Dancing on Arrowheads

Dancing on Arrowheads

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