This book bridges the gap between theoretical research and practical applications in the field of smart building energy management. With a structure that offers a blend of theoretical concepts, practical implementations, and case studies, the book is designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers, practitioners, and students. It navigates through control strategies, meta-heuristic approaches, intelligent controller designs, and the balancing of energy efficiency with occupan...

The analysis of newly or recently emerged grammatical and lexical forms in Colloquial Singapore English is the main objective of this Element. Using corpus, survey, and interview data from different age groups, we shed light on the spread of language change across generations and ethnicities. Existing descriptions of CSE as a high-contact L1 variety of English in the late stages of endonormative stabilisation do not fully capture Singapore's continued multilingual ecology: source languages...

Silver Winner, Focused Topic-Translation, Nautilus Book Awards "Delicate and tough, a crafted danger, full of wit as well as abandon, Hafiz's lyric is one of the rare mysteries of world literature." —Coleman Barks, author and translator of The Essential Rumi I have this gem and it's looking for a beholder Hafiz of Shiraz (also known as Hafez) remains the most beloved name in all of Persian literature. Indeed, his mystic, lyric poetry is cherished as one of the great achievements of world l...

A Collection of Short Stories which has authros from USA and UK.It is a chilling collection of short stories that explores the eerie world of haunted houses, restless ghosts, cursed objects, and unexplained encounters. Each tale draws readers into unsettling mysteries where the line between the living and the dead begins to blur.From abandoned mansions echoing with forgotten voices to lonely roads where spectral figures appear without warning, every story delivers suspense,...

A Kaleidoscopic Journey: 1947–1973 – Witness to Tumultuous Events is a heartfelt memoir of growing up in East Pakistan and witnessing the birth of Bangladesh.Through personal stories of family, education, and survival, Mohammad A. Hafiz shares his journey from rural childhood to medical studies in Dhaka during a time of political unrest and war. With honesty and vivid detail, this book captures the struggles, hopes, and resilience of a generation shaped by history....

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

Hafiz has been called "the master of the erotic ghazal," and much of the sexuality in his work is homoerotic. Hafiz' ghazals are infused with same-sex mysticism that startles many Western minds because of the expression of male-male love as not only approaching but actually reaching a state of divinity. Hafiz believes one can see an image of the creator in the face of one's beloved. His religious fervor is matched by his intense carnal desires, and he sees no contradiction in the two. It h...

Relatively few Christians have any deep, first-hand knowledge of Muslims, and relatively few Muslims have any deep, first-hand knowledge of Christians. As a result, most Muslims and Christians assume that the other is totally wrong about who God is, that the other's book is wrong, and that they have very little in common with each other. Our opinions are often based on rumors and negative portrayals by the media, and are driven by fear and hatred. Muslims and Christians have traditionally ...

In 'Poems from the Divan of Hafiz,' the 14th-century Persian poet Hafiz presents a captivating collection of ghazals that explore the divine, love, and the human experience. Renowned for his lyrical mastery and intricate metaphors, Hafiz weaves a rich tapestry of emotion and spirituality, drawing readers into a world where the sacred and the secular converge. His work reflects the Sufi tradition, showcasing a profound engagement with themes of mysticism and the quest for deeper understandi...

He was born in Sri Lanka and is 71 years old. He has held very senior positions as a CEO for companies in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Hong Kong. He is widely read and his favourite author is Havel Noah Harere. He reads only nonfiction. His wife is also a chartered accountant.

Hafiz Sheriff is a chartered accountant by profession and a seeker by nature. Over the course of his career as CEO in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong, he has championed the value of perseverance, self-awareness, and quiet leadership. His deep reflections on work, meaning, and personal growth have been shaped not just by boardrooms and factory floors, but by decades of observing life with curiosity and care. Why Work Hard? is both a memoir and a meditation—a reminder that fulfilment li...

The ‘Miyah’ community of the Northeast Indian state of Assam is formed from the descendants of migrant Bengali-Muslims living in the chars (low-lying islands prone to floods and erosion). Very rarely do we see translations of literature from India’s Northeast, a contested region seen as ‘off the map’ of India proper, or from the hundreds of languages which are not official at either the national or state level. In poetry and song originally written mostly in Assamese or local dialects spok...