A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities."With passion, Raymond Ibrahim offers an edgy and eye-opening introduction to a millennium of warfare between the Muslim and Christian worlds before the modern age." —Thomas Madden, award-winning author of Istanbul**,** Venice**, and** Concise History of the Cr...

A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam.In Defenders of the West, the author of Sword and Scimitar follows up with vivid and dramatic profiles of eight extraordinary warriors—some saints, some sinners—who defended the Christian West against Islamic invasions. Discover the real Count Dracula*,* Spain’s El Cid, E...

As Seen On Bannon's War Room and Real America's VoiceThe definitive account of the warrior-monks who stood as Christendom’s shield against centuries of relentless Islamic aggression and a superlative example of Muscular Christianity for an era marred by effete and effeminized forms of the faith.In this magisterial history, Raymond Ibrahim chronicles the long and brutal conflict between Islam and the West through the eyes and lives of Christ...

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilitiesThe West and Islam—the sword and scimitar—have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad’s order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom.Sword and Scimitar chronicles the decisive battles that arose from this a...

**The first book in a sweeping fantasy series full of political intrigue, betrayal, and a complex heroine battling in an Arabian folklore-inspired land."An enchanting world of tea magic and desert monsters …a fantasy you don’t want to miss." —Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom**"With vivid world-building and epic action scenes, Spice Road is a gripping fantasy adventure that YA readers ...

This is a book which is aimed to teach people how to keep your liver healthy and prevent liver diseases.It teaches you the fruits which helps keep your liver healthy to prevent liver diseases.It teaches you how to make fruit healthy smoothies.It also teaches you about the liver and its anatomy."Let fruits be your medicine," advised HIPPOCRATES.Proper nutrition helps to decide each person's quality of life, and food, if not appropriate and sufficient, ...

An authoritative, easy-to-follow guide to healing not only your liver, but your whole body.The liver is the seat of our overall health and wellness, and the health of nearly every organ is intimately connected to it. A healthy liver is essential to a fully functioning body, but our modern sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits can truly damage the liver—and damage our health overall.A silent health crisis is impacting one-third of the American popu...

A coffee seller waits all day for one of his customers to ask him how he is, until eventually he just tells the city itself...A teenager is ordered off a bus at a checkpoint and told he must kiss a complete stranger if he wants the bus to be let through...A woman pilgrimages to the Cave of the Prophets, to pray for rain for her tiny patch of land, knowing it will take more than water to save it...Unlike most other Palestinian cities, Ramallah is a relatively new tow...

In this action-packed sequel to Spice Road, an Arabian folklore-inspired desert fantasy series, a warrior must save her home from a deadly invasion.Imani is a magic-wielding warrior sworn to protect her land from the monsters that roam the desert. But an even worse enemy now threatens the Sahir. As the powerful Harrowlanders march south with their greatest weapon—spice magic—Imani knows it’s only a matter of time before their invasion of her land begins . ...

The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the source of all Islamic teaching; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature.Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations. This is a ...

"Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance," asserts Darwish. Both voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Mahmoud Darwish also wrote several remarkable volumes of autobiographical essays over the course of his life. First published in Beirut in 1973, these probing essays ask vital questions about the existentially complex realities the Palestinians in Israel face and the ambiguity of Darwish’s own identity as an Israeli Palestinian. The...

Book DescriptionIbrahim Traoré: Revolutionary Leadership in Modern Africa - The Revolutionary Captain and Africa's New DawnIn September 2022, a 34-year-old geology student turned military officer forever changed the trajectory of African politics. Captain Ibrahim Traoré, seizing power in Burkina Faso through his second coup in eight months, emerged not merely as another military strongman, but as the voice of a generation demanding African dignity, sovereig...