Al Haq

Author : Lynn Welchman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520379756

Get Book

Al-Haq by Lynn Welchman Pdf

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The leadership and legacy of al-Haq, from its origins in Palestine to its international impact Established in Ramallah in 1979, al-Haq was the first Palestinian human rights organization and one of the first such organizations in the Arab world. This inside history explores how al-Haq initiated methodologies in law and practice that were ahead of its time and that proved foundational for many strands of today’s human rights work in Palestine and elsewhere. Lynn Welchman looks at both al-Haq’s history and legacy to explore such questions as: Why would one set up a human rights organization under military occupation? How would one go about promoting the rule of law in a Palestinian society deleteriously served by the law and with every reason to distrust those charged with implementing its protections? How would one work to educate overseas allies and activate international law in defense of Palestinian rights? This revelatory story speaks to the practice of local human rights organizations and their impact on international groups.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1842001140

Get Book

IZHAR-UL-HAQ THE TRUTH REVEALED. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Riley Quinn
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351352789

Get Book

Reflections on Human Development by Riley Quinn Pdf

What is the ultimate goal of any human society? There have been many answers to this question. But by producing a series of notably well-structured arguments, economist Mahbub ul Haq’s Reflections on Human Development persuaded readers that the goal should be defined quite simply as the requirement that each society improve the lives of its citizens. If this is the agreed aim, Haq continues, then economic development should be designed to support human development. His well-structured reasoning helped development economists recalibrate much of what had previously been regarded as self-evident; that economic productivity was the main barometer of social well being. The work had a profound effect, and Haq’s thinking helped produce a new understanding of what ‘development’ actually meant. Haq conscientiously mapped out arguments and counter-arguments to persuade readers that development did not simply mean an increase in productivity, but rather an increase in human development – the capability of people to live the lives they want to. By bringing the abstract back to the concrete, Haq reevaluated the neoliberal reasoning that suggested economic development necessarily benefitted everybody. And, by virtue of his strong command of reasoning, Haq showed how economic development provided no guarantees that rich people would spend money on improving health, education or other human development outcomes for the poor.

Author : Scott Siraj Al-Haqq Kugle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780740287

Get Book

Homosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj Al-Haqq Kugle Pdf

Homosexuality is anathema to Islam – or so the majority of both believers and non-believers suppose. Throughout the Muslim world, it is met with hostility, where state punishments range from hefty fines to the death penalty. Likewise, numerous scholars and commentators maintain that the Qur’an and Hadith rule unambiguously against same-sex relations. This pioneering study argues that there is far more nuance to the matter than most believe. In its narrative of Lot, the Qur’an could be interpreted as condemning lust rather homosexuality. While some Hadith are fiercely critical of homosexuality, some are far more equivocal. This is the first book length treatment to offer a detailed analysis of how Islamic scripture, jurisprudence, and Hadith, can not only accommodate a sexually sensitive Islam, but actively endorse it.

Author : David Harb
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781453563601

Get Book

West Meets East by David Harb Pdf

Although Israel and Palestine is a very small piece of land in the planet, it has received more global attention over the last 60 years and perhaps any other part of the globe. This primer is designed to help clarify the issues to give the reader a better understanding of the confl ict. Israel claims it is theirs and Palestine claims it belongs to the Palestinians. This book is intended to validate both claims with the purpose of creating a peace that both people can live side by side in harmony with one another. Many attempts have been made in the past to create a lasting peace. This is the appropriate time in history to bring both parties to the table with the intentions of bringing together a comprehensive peace agreement to both sides.

Author : Martin Parsons
Publisher : William Carey Library
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0878084541

Get Book

Unveiling God by Martin Parsons Pdf

"Muslim responses to Christianity down the ages have been shaped by diverse factors. One of the primary stumbling blocks has been Muslim misperceptions of Christian core beliefs about the person of Jesus and the nature of God. This study includes a practical example of contextualization which should provide great insights to Christians who are trying to explain their faith to Muslims in diverse contexts." -Peter G. Riddell, Professor of Islamics; Director, Centre for Muslim-Christian Relations

Author : Michael R. Gordon
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307906977

Get Book

The Endgame by Michael R. Gordon Pdf

A Wall Street Journal Best Nonfiction Book of 2012 In this follow-up to their national bestseller Cobra II, Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the political and military struggle between American, Iraqi, and Iranian forces brings together vivid reporting of diplomatic intrigue and gripping accounts of the blow-by-blow fighting that lasted nearly a decade. Informed by brilliant research and extensive interviews with key figures—including everyone from the intelligence community to Sunni and Shi’ite leaders and former insurgents to senior Iraqi military officers—The Endgame presents a riveting chronicle of the occupation of Iraq to the withdrawal of American troops that is sure to remain the essential account of the war for years to come. This E-book edition also contains a new Appendix collecting twenty-three classified documents, with commentary, that shed new light on some of the military’s crucial mistakes and missed opportunities.

Author : Eitan Alimi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134171811

Get Book

Israeli Politics and the First Palestinian Intifada by Eitan Alimi Pdf

As the Palestinian/Israeli conflict continues to be of major importance in the Middle East, this book employs a new agency approach to understanding the conflict, examining the unprecedented challenge mounted by Palestinian insurgents to Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza between 1987 and 1992. In particular the book discusses how the Palestinians learned about their occupier and how knowledge of Israeli political divisions were used, as well as exploring the various ways in which oppression led to shared grievances and discontent, and the development of organizations to maintain the Intifada. It has received an award by the Israeli Political Science Association for the best book on Israeli politics in English.

Author : Vicente M. Gómez-López
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813823843

Get Book

Decontamination of Fresh and Minimally Processed Produce by Vicente M. Gómez-López Pdf

Attempts to provide safer and higher quality fresh and minimally processed produce have given rise to a wide variety of decontamination methods, each of which have been extensively researched in recent years. Decontamination of Fresh and Minimally Processed Produce is the first book to provide a systematic view of the different types of decontaminants for fresh and minimally processed produce. By describing the different effects – microbiological, sensory, nutritional and toxicological – of decontamination treatments, a team of internationally respected authors reveals not only the impact of decontaminants on food safety, but also on microbial spoilage, vegetable physiology, sensory quality, nutritional and phytochemical content and shelf-life. Regulatory and toxicological issues are also addressed. The book first examines how produce becomes contaminated, the surface characteristics of produce related to bacterial attachment, biofilm formation and resistance, and sublethal damage and its implications for decontamination. After reviewing how produce is washed and minimally processed, the various decontamination methods are then explored in depth, in terms of definition, generation devices, microbial inactivation mechanisms, and effects on food safety. Decontaminants covered include: chlorine, electrolyzed oxidizing water, chlorine dioxide, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyacetic acid, essential oils and edible films and coatings. Other decontamination methods addressed are biological strategies (bacteriophages, protective cultures, bacteriocins and quorum sensing) and physical methods (mild heat, continuous UV light, ionizing radiation) and various combinations of these methods through hurdle technology. The book concludes with descriptions of post-decontamination methods related to storage, such as modified atmosphere packaging, the cold chain, and modeling tools for predicting microbial growth and inactivation. The many methods and effects of decontamination are detailed, enabling industry professionals to understand the available state-of-the-art methods and select the most suitable approach for their purposes. The book serves as a compendium of information for food researchers and students of pre- and postharvest technology, food microbiology and food technology in general. The structure of the book allows easy comparisons among methods, and searching information by microorganism, produce, and quality traits.

Author : Richard R. Jr. Brennan,Charles P. Ries,Larry Hanauer,Ben Connable,Terrence K. Kelly
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780833080486

Get Book

Ending the U.S. War in Iraq by Richard R. Jr. Brennan,Charles P. Ries,Larry Hanauer,Ben Connable,Terrence K. Kelly Pdf

Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance with U.S. and Iraqi laws, national policy, and DoD requirements. This book examines the planning and execution of this transition.

Author : Syed Nomanul Haq
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401118989

Get Book

Names, Natures and Things by Syed Nomanul Haq Pdf

Jabir ibn Hayyan, for a long time the reigning alchemical authority both in Islam and the Latin West, has exercised numerous generations of scholars. To be sure, it is not only the vexed question of the historical authorship and dating of the grand corpus Jabirianum which poses a serious scholarly challenge; equally challenging is the task of unraveling all those obscure and tantalizing discourses which it contains. This book, which marks the first full-scale study of Jabir ever to be published in the English language, takes up both challenges. The author begins by critically reexamining the historical foundations of the prevalent view that the Jabirian corpus is the work not of an 8th-century individual, but that of several generations of Shi'i authors belonging to the following century and later. Tentatively concluding that this view is problematic, the author, therefore, infers that its methodological implications are also problematic. Thus, developing its own methodological matrix, the book takes up the second challenge, namely that of a substantive analysis and explication of a Jabirian discourse, the Book of Stones. Here explicating Jabir's notions of substance and qualities, analyzing his ontological theory of language and unraveling the metaphysics of his Science of Balance, the author reconstructs the doctrinal context of the Stones and expounds its central theme. He then presents an authoritative critical edition of a substantial selection of the text of the Stones, based on all available manuscripts. This critical edition has been translated in its entirety and is provided with exhaustive commentaries and textual notes -- another pioneering feature of this book: for this is the first English translation of a Jabirian text to emerge in print after a whole century. An outstanding contribution is that it announces and presents an exciting textual discovery: the author has found in the Stones a hitherto unknown Arabic translation of part of Aristotle's Categories. Given that we have so far known of only one other, and possibly later, classical Arabic translation of the Greek text, Haq's discovery gives this book an historical importance.

Author : Sabine Schmidtke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191068799

Get Book

The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology by Sabine Schmidtke Pdf

Within the field of Islamic Studies, scientific research of Muslim theology is a comparatively young discipline. Much progress has been achieved over the past decades with respect both to discoveries of new materials and to scholarly approaches to the field. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the current state of the field. It provides a variegated picture of the state of the art and at the same time suggests new directions for future research. Part One covers the various strands of Islamic theology during the formative and early middle periods, rational as well as scripturalist. To demonstrate the continuous interaction among the various theological strands and its repercussions (during the formative and early middle period and beyond), Part Two offers a number of case studies. These focus on specific theological issues that have developed through the dilemmatic and often polemical interactions between the different theological schools and thinkers. Part Three covers Islamic theology during the later middle and early modern periods. One of the characteristics of this period is the growing amalgamation of theology with philosophy (Peripatetic and Illuminationist) and mysticism. Part Four addresses the impact of political and social developments on theology through a number of case studies: the famous mi?na instituted by al-Ma'mun (r. 189/813-218/833) as well as the mihna to which Ibn 'Aqil (d. 769/1367) was subjected; the religious policy of the Almohads; as well as the shifting interpretations throughout history (particularly during Mamluk and Ottoman times) of the relation between Ash'arism and Maturidism that were often motivated by political motives. Part Five considers Islamic theological thought from the end of the early modern and during the modern period.

Author : F. Robert Hunter
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520074890

Get Book

The Palestinian Uprising by F. Robert Hunter Pdf

An account of the first two years of the Intifada combines historical insights with first-hand experience to illuminate the movement's motives, views, hopes, and personalities

Author : Jīlānī Kāmrān
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Sufi poetry, Arabic
ISBN : 8171511856

Get Book

Ana Al-haqq Reconsidered by Jīlānī Kāmrān Pdf

Author : John K. Cooley
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0745319173

Get Book

Unholy Wars by John K. Cooley Pdf

A classic book on the history of the USA's involvement with Afghanistan