Sewing can be as easy as 1-2-3 with this helpful building-block approach—includes thirty-three projects!In this creative teaching book, craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker offers a wholly unique approach to sewing: She presents projects in groups of three, each building on the techniques used in the project before. Baker shows, for example, how to sew a glasses case, then build on those skills to create a zippered pouch, and from there, make a more advanced cosmetics ...

Min Fami: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Space, and Resistance is an anthology that cradles the thoughts of Arab feminists, articulated through personal critical narratives, academic essays, poetry, short stories, and visual art. It is a meeting space where discussions on home(land), exile, feminism, borders, gender and sexual identity, solidarity, language, creative resistance, and de(colonization) are shared, confronted, and subverted. In a world that has increasingly found monol...

The author of 1, 2, 3 Sew brings her creative skill-building approach to beginning and intermediate quilters—with two dozen projects included.In this book, expert seamstress and craft blogger Ellen Luckett Baker shares her fun building-block approach to quilting. Organized by quilting shapes—squares, triangles, hexagons, circles, flowers, stars, and diamonds—this easy-to-follow guide provides a simple way to master the elements of quilt design.Twenty...

Joshua is a little boy, 7 years old soon. He hates kisses, bringing argues about his parents. A night, a weird monster will come to him and charge him challenges. Will Joshua get kisses in times and be more sweeter with his parents ?

The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has been one of the world’s most widely reported yet least understood human rights crises for over four decades. In this oral history collection, men and women from Palestine—including a fisherman, a settlement administrator, and a marathon runner—describe in their own words how their lives have been shaped by the historic crisis. Other narrators include:ABEER, a young journalist from Gaza City who launched her career by covering bombing rai...

Manpreet Maan, born into a middle-class family, faced early tragedy when his mother passed away and his father was imprisoned. Raised under the patronage of MLA Vikram Vyas, he was given an elite education, forging deep friendships, particularly with Arhaan Ahuja. However, his life took a dark turn when his father was killed in a police encounter, fueling his thirst for revenge.Manpreet soon found himself drawn into the underworld, engaging in extortion, drug trafficking, and money...

The geopolitics of post-communist Europe are not only important for Ukraine itself, but ultimately also for the future of the continent as a whole. This concerns the interactions between Kyiv, on the one hand, and the capitals of East-Central Europe as well as the Southern Caucasus, on the other. Where does Kyiv currently stand geopolitically and how should it engage in the region between the Baltic, Adriatic, Black, and Caspian Seas? This volume examines which interests and motivations so...

The Things That Can't Be Said: Three Plays About Iraq is a trilogy of plays by renowned Iraqi American playwright/performer Heather Raffo including 9 Parts of Desire, Fallujah: The First Opera about the Iraq War, and Noura.In these three works Raffo explores the indelible effects of war on Iraqis, Americans, and the refugees caught between the two cultures. When considered together, these three works give voice to nearly two decades of rarely exa...

The world has ended.Not with trumpets or demons, but with silence, smoke, and the slow unraveling of everything.With Earth reduced to ash and ruin, neither Heaven nor Hell cares to intervene. Their attention has shifted. Their messengers are dismissed. Only Cael and Malek remain. An angel and a demon, granted roving commissions to observe what comes next.And something is coming.In the wilderness, survivors cling to guns and doctrine. In the ...

Smart city infrastructure and technologies make urban areas more efficient, sustainable, and livable, but their development comes with significant challenges. A major challenge is the integration of diverse systems and legacy infrastructure, which often requires investment and careful planning. Data privacy and cybersecurity are also concerns, as smart technologies rely heavily on the collection and analysis of large amounts of information. Ensuring equitable access to smart city benefits ...

Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literatureTogether, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. All three lived in the famed city of Shiraz, a provincial capital of south-central Iran, and all three drew support from arts-loving rulers durin...

Ashley and Denise are two twins having a young student quiet life. One day, their curiosity make them do explore the abandoned train, near their home. So, they end up into a strange mystery. What’s the secret hides the dreams train ?