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The Death of Osama Bin Laden - An Alternative History

Finished in 2003, this fictional memoir is written from the point of view of an Al-Qaeda fighter and details his personal involvement in a jihad, holy war, against the western powers. The story is told in 2007, as the narrator remembers his 20 years of conflict. Osama bin Laden is involved throughout the story and, while the period from mid-2003 to 2007 is entirely speculative, chapters detailing the formation and development of Al-Qaeda are accurate and based on extensive research. Quotations from The Qur'an are sourced from 'The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an', an explanatory translation by Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall, published by the Islamic Cultural Centre, London NW8 7RG. Proclamations and declarations by Al-Qaeda leaders in quotation marks are real. For clarity, dates are given in the western calendar.

The story is told in 2007, as the narrator remembers his 20 years of conflict.

A History of Islamic Spain

This comprehensive introduction to the history of Islamic Spain takes thereader through the events, people and movements from 711 to 1492.

A survey essential to anyone seeking a more complete knowledge of European or Islamic history, the volume also includes sections on literature and philology by Pierre Cachia.

Indonesian Heritage: Early modern history

Indonesia's early modern history, is explained in full showing how the various states contributed to the global economy reaching a 17th-century heyday before the fall of the last states in 1900.

Indonesia's early modern history, is explained in full showing how the various states contributed to the global economy reaching a 17th-century heyday before the fall of the last states in 1900.

A History of Southeast Asia

Critical Crossroads

"Incorporates environmental, social, economic, and gender issues to tell a multi-dimensional story of Southeast Asian history from earliest times to the present"--

The book is a stunning achievement, certain to become the history of Southeast Asia for many years to come.” John Sidel, London School of Economics, UK “Anthony Reid has not only summarized his broad and deep knowledge of Southeast ...

Geology & Biblical History Parent Lesson Plan

This Geology & Biblical History Curriculum Guide contains materials for use with Your Guide to the Grand Canyon, Your Guide to Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, Your Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park, Explore the Grand Canyon DVD, Explore Yosemite and Zion National Parks DVD, and Explore Yellowstone DVD. Lesson Planner Weekly Lesson Schedule Student Worksheets Quizzes & Test Answer Key 8th - 9th grade 1 Year Science 1 Credit Features: Each suggested weekly schedule has three easy-to-manage lessons which combine reading, worksheets, and vocabulary-building opportunities including an expanded glossary for each book. Designed to allow your student to be independent, materials in this resource are divided by section so you can remove quizzes, tests, and answer keys before beginning the coursework. As always, you are encouraged to adjust the schedule and materials as you need to in order to best work within your educational program. Workflow: Students will read the pages in their book and then complete each section of the study guide worksheets. Tests are given at regular intervals with space to record each grade. Younger students may be given the option of taking open book tests. Lesson Scheduling: Space is given for assignment dates. There is flexibility in scheduling. For example, the parent may opt for a M-W schedule rather than a M, W, F schedule. Each week listed has five days but due to vacations the school work week may not be M-F. Please adapt the days to your school schedule. As the student completes each assignment, he/she should put an “X” in the box.

Islam in History

Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East

From secular-minded autocrats like Saddam Hussein to religious fundamentalists like Osama bin Laden, powerful voices in the Islamic world have been united by a fierce hatred of the West. If we want to know why they think the way they do, we have to understand the history of Islam and its continuous interactions with the West. This masterly collection of essays by a leading expert on Islam and the Middle East ranges over the whole sweep of Islamic history and Western attempts to comprehend it.

He did, however, devote some attention to India and Southeast Asia, and
sketched the theory of the Asiatic mode of production, which was subsequently
developed by others. Not surprisingly, given the inadequate and inaccurate
information available to them, the contribution of the sociological founding fathers
to ... One case is of special interest—that of Karl Marx. Marxist analysis of Islam
has been, broadly, of three types. One of these is the doctrine of the Asiatic mode
of production.