The Sabas family lives in a small Jordanian town that for centuries has been descended upon by all manner of invader, the latest a scourge of disconcerting Evangelical tourists. The border town relies on a blackmarket trade of clothes, trinkets, and appliances ― the quality of which depends entirely on who’s fighting ― but the conflict in nearby Syria has the place even more on edge than usual.Meanwhile, the Sabas home is ruled by women ― Mother Fadhma, Laila, Samira, and now, Muna...

This audio course is an engaging program designed specifically for beginners. It offers a simple introduction to the Lingala language, emphasizing speaking and comprehension skills. This course is ideal for those eager to communicate effectively in Lingala, whether for travel, business, or better connecting with their heritage.Lingala is a fascinating language with a rich history and significant cultural importance. Spoken by over 10 million people, it is widely used in the Democra...

Amanda, a young lady of eighteen who leads a humble life, earns her living by working in a nightclub while residing with her brother.One day, she came back home to find two heavily-armed goons stationed outside their residence. Inside, she found her brother bound to a chair, being brutalized by a hefty man.One more man, impeccably dressed, was leisurely occupying their worn-out sofa in the living room, observing everything unfold.___Girl, your brother's life is in y...

The Sabas family lives in a small Jordanian town that for centuries has been descended upon by all manner of invader, the latest a scourge of disconcerting Evangelical tourists. The border town relies on a blackmarket trade of clothes, trinkets , and appliances — the quality of which depends entirely on who’s fighting — but the conflict in nearby Syria has the place even more on edge than usual.Meanwhile, the Sabas home is ruled by women — Mother Fadhma, Laila, Samira, and now, Mun...

This book explores the extent to which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has influenced peace processes in Cȏte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda. It examines how the prosecution of those who bear the greatest responsibility for crimes committed in these countries may have negatively or positively influenced the process of making peace in their wake. It is concerned with how international accountability affects post-conflict countries and what the ICC brings to peace processes. The central ...

El autor describe y analiza momentos felices y dolorosos de la vida que dejan huellas difciles de borrar y llevan a determinaciones errneas. Nos conduce de la mano, empezando por la infancia y sus alegras, pasando por la difcil edad de adolescencia y sus preocupaciones principales, hasta una madurez adquirida, no tanto por el anlisis de los eventos, sino por un estado de fatiga y miedo a la adversidad e injusticia que victimiza al ser humano hasta la muerte. Da una solucin aparente y fuert...

This book explores the challenges of transitional justice in West Africa, specifically how countries in the region have dealt with transitional justice problems in the last 30 years (1990–2020), and how they have managed the process.Using comparative, historical, and legal analyses it examines the politics of justice after violent conflicts in West Africa, the major transitional justice mechanisms established in the region, and how countries have used these institutions to address ...

The author describes and analyzes happy and painful moments in life that leave traces which are difficult to erase and can lead to erroneous determinations. It leads us with the hand beginning with childhood and its joys, through the difficult age of adolescence and its main preoccupations, to an acquired maturity not so much by the analysis of the events but by a state of fatigue and fear of the adversity and injustice that victimizes the human being until death. It gives an apparent solu...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Politicians want to stay in power. Because winners attain office under a given set of electoral rules, any change to these rules is puzzling. When electoral reform does take place, it is expected that changes will better serve those already in power. Perhaps more than any othe...

Jina Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of Iran's Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to the streets, uncovering their hair, burning headscarves and chanting 'Woman Life Freedom' – 'Zan Zendegi Azadi' in Persian and 'Jin Jîyan Azadî' in Kurdish – in mass demonstrations. An explosion of creative resistance followed as art and photography shared online went viral and people around the world saw what was really going on in Iran. Woman ...

Join Willow and newcomer Cami as they escape from the clutches of PIGGY and a danger-filled elementary school in this terrifying graphic novel adventure!Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night.After the outbreak of a zombie-like disease that’s turned the world upside down, Willow and her mysterious team, the Silver Paw, do all they can to stay alive. It’s not so easy when there’s d...

Join Willow and Cami as they escape from the clutches of PIGGY on a high-speed chase through the desert!After the outbreak of a mysterious disease that's turned the world upside down, Willow and her team, the Silver Paw, have done all they can to survive. When word gets to the Silver Paw that their allies on the other side of town are suffering from a super itchy rash, it's up to Willow and Cami to track down a rare desert herb to save their friends from their scra...