Mataluna

Author : Mohammad Nawaz Tair
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606082034

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Rohi Mataluna by Mohammad Nawaz Tair Pdf

"For a Pashtun, the world is a dangerous place. . . . To negotiate such a world, a man or woman needs wise words. . . . Pashto proverbs provide critical lessons about faith and honor, human nature and relationships, friends and enemies, power and revenge, in short, how to live in a society that is at once fragrant with friendship, fraught with ambiguities, and seared by treachery." You are invited to look into the world of the Pashtun through the pages of Rohi Mataluna: Pashto Proverbs. This selection of 1,350 Pashto proverbs (mataluna) from the mountainous (rohi) Afghan borderlands, with English translation and cultural annotations, aims to preserve some of the original flavor of an oral literature that reflects a traditional culture now facing turmoil and inevitable change. This second edition has been completely updated, revised, and expanded with new material, while taking care to preserve and honor the original work of the first edition. It includes: -- Cultural background and context of the Afghan frontier -- Explanations of key words and concepts -- Examples of the use of texts in social situations -- Observations on the form and structure of proverbs -- Parallel and variant texts -- Background stories -- Index of key words, persons, and places This book will appeal to readers and students of Pashto and English, to scholars and tourists, to anthropologists and folklorists, and to all those interested in learning more about the Pashtun people of the Afghan frontier.

Author : David Camacho,Domenico Rosaci,Giuseppe M. L. Sarné,Mario Versaci
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030966270

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Intelligent Distributed Computing XIV by David Camacho,Domenico Rosaci,Giuseppe M. L. Sarné,Mario Versaci Pdf

This book collects 43 regular papers received from 18 countries that present innovative advances in intelligent and distributed computing, encompassing both architectural and algorithmic results related to these fields. Significant attention is given to new models, techniques, and applications for distributed intelligent architectures and high-performance architectures, machine learning techniques, Internet of Things, blockchain, intelligent transport systems, data analytics, trust and reputation systems, and many others. The book includes the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2021), which was held in online mode due to the COVSARS2 pandemic situation, during September 16–18, 2021. The IDC 2021 event included sessions on Internet of Things, data analytics, machine learning, multi-agent systems, algorithms, future intelligent transport solutions, blockchain, intelligent distributed computing for cyber-physical security, and security and trust and reputation in intelligent environments.

Author : Ulrich Marzolph,Philip Kreyenbroek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780857718143

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Oral Literature of Iranian Languages: Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi, Ossetic, Persian and Tajik: Companion Volume II by Ulrich Marzolph,Philip Kreyenbroek Pdf

A new History of Persian Literature in 18 Volumes. Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves. A History of Persian Literature answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian experience. It includes extensive, revealing examples with contributions by prominent scholars who bring a fresh critical approach to bear on this important topic. This companion volume deals with two of the most under-researched areas of study in the Modern Iranian field: the Persian oral and popular literature of Iran, Tajikistan and Persian-speaking Afghanistan on the one hand; and the written and oral literatures of the Kurds, Pashtuns, Baloch and Ossetians on the other.

Author : David Emmanuel Singh
Publisher : David Emmanuel Singh
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1870345657

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Jesus and the Cross by David Emmanuel Singh Pdf

The paper in this volume are organized in three parts: scriptural, contextual and theological. The central question being addressed is: how do Christians living in contexts, where Islam is a majority or minority religion, experience, express or think of the Cross? This is, therefore, an exercise in listening. As the contexts from where these engagements arise are varied, the papers in drawing scriptural, contextual and theological reflections offer a cross-section of Christian thinking about Jesus and the Cross.

Author : Ben Acheson
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399069229

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The Pashtun Tribes in Afghanistan by Ben Acheson Pdf

‘The Pashtun Tribes of Afghanistan is a tour de force – combining erudite analysis, historical research, atmospheric story-telling, page-turning prose and above all, profound passion.’ - Sir Nicholas Kay, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan (2019-2020) & British Ambassador to Afghanistan (2017-2019) The abrupt withdrawal of US and NATO forces in 2021 ushered in a new era for Afghanistan. The subsequent Taliban takeover facilitated a reversion to some of the worst hallmarks of Afghanistan’s past, including bans on women’s education and other rights-related roll-backs. Navigating this new reality necessitates that more constructive relationships are built between Westerners and Afghans, particularly with the majority ethnicity – the Pashtun tribes. The Pashtun Tribes in Afghanistan: Wolves Among Men is the toolkit for doing so. It provides the knowledge needed to navigate a complex tribal environment. Framed by first-hand experience and balancing in-depth analysis with engaging anecdotes, it sheds light on the Pashtun way of life still enshrined in the ancient “Pashtunwali” honor code. It explains the tribal structure, tribal territories, historic battles, prominent figures and even Pashtun proverbs and poets. It also highlights how recent wars are destroying the tribal arena. Focusing on people rather than politics, this book unveils the layers, paradoxes and subtleties of the world’s largest tribal society. On turning the final page, readers will understand the Pashtun brand of tribalism and how it influences Afghanistan today. They will be aware that tribal life has been permanently challenged but that the Pashtun identity remains intact – in psychology if not always in practice. They will recognize why Pashtuns are not a single entity and should not be treated as “one”. The need to understand the tribes as they understand themselves will also be clear, particularly their concept of honor. This book illuminates why, from Alexander the Great to Winston Churchill, and even with the Taliban today, Pashtuns are still stereotyped as primitive, violence-prone barbarians. But were men like Rudyard Kipling right to characterize tribesmen as being “as unaccountable as the grey Wolf, who is his blood brother?” This book has the answer.

Author : Jolanta Sierakowska-Dyndo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443865722

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The Boundaries of Afghans’ Political Imagination by Jolanta Sierakowska-Dyndo Pdf

In this book, The Boundaries of Afghans’ Political Imagination, the author seeks an answer to the question of how tradition, specifically its normative-axiological aspects, shapes the political attitudes and actions of the Afghans. The author points to two different concepts of social order which are moulded by the Pashtunwali: on the one hand, a tribal code which is part of Pashto language tradition; and on the other hand, by Sufism, the religious and philosophical current in Islam expressed mainly in the Dari (Persian) language. The two systems offer a different hierarchy of values, and organize social reality by referring to two different models of order: the circle and the pyramid. While making an in-depth analysis of the topic, the author asserts that the social organization of the Pashtuns is based on the principle of representation and consensus. Tribalism is shaped in the structure of a circle, in which a group is the fundamental category. Where tribal structure no longer performs its regulatory and organizational functions, the pattern of social order is offered by the Sufi Brotherhoods, which had long been very popular and powerful in this part of Asia. The hierarchical organization of Sufism, based on a disciple-master relationship and the principle of authoritarianism, gradually established the structure of the pyramid as a model of social order, and also of political order. Religious Sufi Brotherhoods became the most accessible leadership pattern, besides the tribal one, to be fixed in the Afghans’ social imagination. This analysis from the perspective of sociocultural and political anthropology will be indispensable for those interested in Afghan and Islamic societies.

Author : Patricia Lulof,Ilaria Manzini,Carlo Rescigno
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781789253139

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Deliciae Fictiles V. Networks and Workshops by Patricia Lulof,Ilaria Manzini,Carlo Rescigno Pdf

Temples are the most prestigious buildings in the urban landscape of ancient Italy, emerging within a network of centres of the then-known Mediterranean world. Notwithstanding the fragmentary condition of the buildings’ remains, these monuments – and especially their richly decorated roofs – are crucial sources of information on the constitution of political, social and craft identities, acting as agents in displaying the meaning of images. The subject of this volume is thematic and includes material from the Eastern Mediterranean (including Greece and Turkey). Contributors discuss the network between patron elites and specialized craft communities that were responsible for the sophisticated terracotta decoration of temples in Italy between 600 and 100 BC, focusing on the mobility of craft people and craft traditions and techniques, asking how images, iconographies, practices and materials can be used to explain the organization of ancient production, distribution and consumption. Special attention has been given to relations with the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece and Anatolia). Investigating craft communities, workshop organizations and networks has never been thoroughly undertaken for this period and region, nor for this exceptionally rich category of materials, or for the craftspeople producing the architectural terracottas. Papers in this volume aim to improve our understanding of roof production and construction in this period, to reveal relationships between main production centres, and to study the possible influences of immigrant craftspeople.

Author : Leonard Barolli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031579424

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Advanced Information Networking and Applications by Leonard Barolli Pdf

Author : Edward Zellem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692215182

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Mataluna by Edward Zellem Pdf

Learn something new today from the wisdom of Afghan Proverbs with 'Mataluna', the much-anticipated book of Afghanistan's top Pashto Proverbs. Collected and written by Edward Zellem, the 3-time award-winning author of 'Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs' and 'Afghan Proverbs Illustrated'. 'Mataluna' ('Proverbs' in Pashto, one of Afghanistan's two official languages) is the first and only book of its kind. It is a unique multicultural and multilingual collaboration between an American naval officer, an Afghan high school, and native Pashto speakers from all over the world. It is the essential companion to Captain Zellem's acclaimed series of bilingual Afghan Proverbs books in Dari, English and over a dozen other languages. 'Mataluna' features 151 commonly used Pashto Proverbs and 50 original illustrations by Afghan high school students. The book is bilingual in English and Pashto, and includes Pashto script, English translations, and transliterations for easy pronunciation. Afghan Proverbs are gaining global attention like never before, and 'people-in-the know' see instantly that they rival the great sayings of Confucius and other world-renowned philosophers. Be the first person you know who can quote an Afghan Proverb in a conversation. Learn more about the true nature of Afghanistan and its people with 'Mataluna: 151 Afghan Pashto Proverbs'.

Author : Edward Zellem
Publisher : Cultures Direct LLC
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780615645667

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Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by Edward Zellem Pdf

The award-winning and world's most popular bilingual book of commonly-used Afghan Proverbs. Beautifully illustrated with 50 original artworks by Afghan high school students in Kabul. Collected and translated in Afghanistan by Edward Zellem, a U.S. Navy Captain and Dari speaker. Available at leading booksellers in over 40 countries in e-book and paperback. Awarded a QED Seal for quality in e-book design. Reads easily on screens large and small. In English and Dari with transliterations. Zarbul Masalha means "Proverbs" in Dari (Afghan Farsi). More information at afghansayings.com.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : AE Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edward Zellem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Proverbs, Afghan
ISBN : 0986238600

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ضرب المثل هاى درى افغانستان by Edward Zellem Pdf

Learn something new about yourself and others with the award-winning and world's most popular book of Afghan Proverbs. Now in a Third Edition that includes 50 additional "Bonus Proverbs" contributed by Afghans from across the globe. Beautifully illustrated by Afghan high school students in a unique collaboration with an American naval officer. Foreword by General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret), one of the top 4-star generals in American military history and a user of Afghan Proverbs himself. Bilingual in Dari and English, including transliterations for easy reading and pronunciation. Collected and translated in Afghanistan by U.S. Navy Captain and Dari speaker Edward Zellem, winner of 9 international book awards for 3 books of Afghan Proverbs published in 15 languages. Afghans have used proverbs since ancient times to build bridges and understanding between peoples and cultures. Zarbul Masalha ("Proverbs" in Dari and Farsi) now brings that tradition to the entire world.

Author : Leonard Barolli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031088124

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Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems by Leonard Barolli Pdf

Software intensive systems are systems, which heavily interact with other systems, sensors, actuators, devices, other software systems, and users. More and more domains are involved with software intensive systems, e.g., automotive, telecommunication systems, embedded systems in general, industrial automation systems, and business applications. Moreover, the outcome of web services delivers a new platform for enabling software intensive systems. Complex systems research is focused on the overall understanding of systems rather than its components. Complex systems are very much characterized by the changing environments in which they act by their multiple internal and external interactions. They evolve and adapt through internal and external dynamic interactions. The development of intelligent systems and agents, which is each time more characterized by the use of ontologies and their logical foundations, builds a fruitful impulse for both software intensive systems and complex systems. Recent research in the field of intelligent systems, robotics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and cognitive sciences is a very important factor for the future development and innovation of software intensive and complex systems. The aim of the book “Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems” is to deliver a platform of scientific interaction between the three interwoven challenging areas of research and development of future ICT-enabled applications: software intensive systems, complex systems, and intelligent systems.

Author : Hilary N. Weaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000523164

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The Routledge International Handbook of Indigenous Resilience by Hilary N. Weaver Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge strengths-based resource on the subject of Indigenous resilience. Indigenous Peoples demonstrate considerable resilience despite the social, health, economic, and political disparities they experience within surrounding settler societies. This book considers Indigenous resilience in many forms: cultural, spiritual, and governance traditions remain in some communities and are being revitalized in others to reclaim aspects of their cultures that have been outlawed, suppressed, or undermined. It explores how Indigenous people advocate for social justice and work to shape settler societies in ways that create a more just, fair, and equitable world for all human and non-human beings. This book is divided into five sections: From the past to the future Pillars of Indigeneity The power in Indigenous identities The natural world Reframing the narrative: from problem to opportunity Comprised of 25 newly commissioned chapters from Indigenous scholars, professionals, and community members from traditions around the world, this book will be a useful tool for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of manifestations of wellness and resilience. This handbook will be of particular interest to all scholars, students, and practitioners of social work, social care, and human services more broadly, as well as those working in sociology, development studies, and environmental sustainability.

Author : Pablo Vommaro,Pablo Baisotti
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030904951

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Persistence and Emergencies of Inequalities in Latin America by Pablo Vommaro,Pablo Baisotti Pdf

This book adopts a multidimensional approach to analyze both the historical and emerging factors that contribute to make Latin America and the Caribbean the most unequal region in the world. Social inequality is a historical characteristic of the region, but at the beginning of the 21st century, a handful of progressive governments seemed to be adopting policies that could reduce this historical trend. Many of these efforts, however, were blocked or reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which both exposed the persistence of historical trends and contributed to the emergency of new forms of inequality in the region. The different chapters in this contributed volume adopt a multidimensional, intersectional, perspective to analyze both the persistence and the emergency of social devices of production and reproduction of inequalities in the diverse Latin American and Caribbean temporal spatialities. The issues analyzed in the different chapters revolve around four main axes: a) persistence of generational and intergenerational inequalities; b) structural gender inequality; c) intertwined social inequalities: race, class and social structure and; c) historical and economic dimension of inequality. Persistence and Emergencies of Inequalities in Latin America: A Multidimensional Approach will be of interest to researchers interested in the study of social inequality and social justice in different fields of the human and social sciences, such as sociology, political science, history, economics, anthropology and education. It will also be a valuable tool for policy makers and social activists engaged in the discussion, advocacy and implementation of public policies aimed at reducing social inequalities.