This book offers historical and contemporary international analysis of fraud and corruption in sport, including a diverse range of cases from the sporting world including football, cricket, horse racing and boxing.

This first of two volumes explores how contemporary Asian popular culture reflects and critiques social issues. The authors, from different scholarly backgrounds, examine how shows like Squid Game present a scathing critique of oppressive socio-economic structures, conceptualize national heterotopias, utopias, and dystopias, and facilitate understanding of identity formation and discourses of resistance. The volume encompasses chapters discussing themes that intersect gender, race...

This second of two volumes explores broader cultural, economic, and socio-political dynamics exchanged between Asian popular media and the world. The authors analyze how the said media navigate complex global markets and technological advancements. They discuss how dissemination and consumption of Asian popular culture, such as early Chinese-language movie theaters, Netflix, subtitling of Asian content, impact the popularity of cultural contents. They also examine the portrayal of ajummas ...

Each of us will reach the place where success doesn't quite cut it anymore, when even our most certainties are starting to splinter and the questions we pushed aside for years begin to make their unwelcome appearance. The Measureless takes a path through the wilderness of those questions: not to a land of glib answers, but a land of integrity, navigating the birth of the universe, the ache of our suffering, our journey toward God, science's finitude, the toll of conscience, and the quiet t...

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.There are books that inform.There are books that inspire.And then, there are books that awaken.This is not just a book—it is a mirror.It will not praise you.It will not flatter you.It will hold your soul by the collar, look into your eyes, and ask,“Where are you going?”We live in a time where the Adhan echoes, but the hearts remain silent.Where mosques st...

Vanessa Browning has spent her life measuring money in repairs postponed, bills worried over, and sacrifices her mother never complained about until the day her future became an investment opportunity.Brilliant, disciplined, and fiercely devoted to Elena, the widowed mother who raised her, Vanessa sees success as more than ambition. It is protection: for her mother, for herself, and for the family she hopes to build someday.Then she meets Satish Dalal.Satish is the ...

Journey through the month of Ramadan with Mr Telescope and see what you can spot!Join Mr Telescope as he gazes across rooftops, cities, and seas to discover the beauty of Ramadan. From the first sighting of the moon to kind deeds, quiet prayers, and joyful preparations for Eid, Mr Telescope shares what he sees during this special month.A gentle, rhyming story that invites young readers to look closely, ask questions, and celebrate faith, kindness, and community.

God created man and woman equally. It is not that woman is inferior to man. Man and woman differ is physique, woman is delicate, man is physically strong, and this gave an upper hand to man. Might is Right was always the order of the day. It led to the open violence against woman. Woman could not raise her voice, could not protest, for the sake of the fear of being thrown out of the house. It was the feeling of insecurity that compel woman for subordination. Man wanted to maintain the stat...

Gender Equality is at the heart of human rights and United Nations values. The U.N. Charter (1945) adopted the principle of “equal rights for men and women”. But in spite of this universal declaration women’s secondary status and oppression persist. There is no country in the world where women enjoy equal status of men. There are 54 countries with Muslim majority in the world, many of them are in the race for gender equality, but many are lagging behind, in spite of the fact that the Quran...

This story is for all ages, those who enjoy having fun with their vegetables. The vegetable story makes them laugh and think about eating more nourishing food. Yucky is how they feel about vegetables anyway, but laughter adds fun to eating their vegetables.

Joseph is an entangled boy living in an African village, trapped by his parents and their dreams of him having a future he never wanted. With the help of one of the story's most mysterious characters, Dr. Steven, Joseph gets his first taste of the world beyond his small town: knowledge and power.However, as he strives for it and begins exploring the forbidden knowledge of elder magic, the evil slowly gnaws at Joseph. A dark energy rises from the depths, stirring destruction and may...

Step into your Majesty & Enter your Kingdom!WELCOME TO QUEEN OF HER DESTINY.Every word in this book is Born from My own Command, designed to ignite Unstoppable Power, Fierce Courage, and Absolute Authority.Each phrase ignites your Inner Fire, Fuels Unshakable Ambition, and awakens your Inner Royalty, shaping a Presence that Commands Attention and RadiatesSupremacy.This is More than a book.It is a Manifesto of Sovereignty, a Blueprint for Command, a...