![]() ![]() Wadud was born Mary Teasley in Bethesda, Maryland. Regardless, Wadud has continued to lead prayers at various congregations around the world. Wadud made international headlines in 2005 when she led Friday prayers at a mixed congregation in New York, stirring controversy in some spheres of the Islamic world. She went on to study Arabic and Islamic studies, first in the United States and later in Egypt. Wadud has written extensively on the role of women in Islam.īorn and raised as a Methodist in Bethesda, Maryland, Wadud converted to Islam in 1972 while studying at the University of Pennsylvania. Wadud serves as Visiting Professor at Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies and was also a visiting scholar at Starr King School for the Ministry. Amina Wadud (born September 25, 1952) is an American Muslim theologian. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Yet they fall short of connecting with the reader, and it left me feeling like it didn’t matter whether or not they survived. The twins have the chance to be a fantastic set of characters. ![]() In The Alchemyst, every legend is given a purpose every god, his own set of powers. This new view of the world that the twins encounter is filled with magic, mutated creatures, and twisted minds. This plot twists and turns, taking the reader to fantastically described setting with formidable enemies and just as deadly allies. ![]() It’s also about his wife, his old apprentice, ancient gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, prophesies, the end of the world, death, destruction, and a pair of twins who unwittingly cause all of these problems. It’s about more than an immortal Alchemyst. Okay, that summary, taken from Goodreads, doesn’t do the book justice. Could it be true that this magician/chemist has access to the secret of eternal life? Could the Book of Abraham, which he purportedly owns, hold the key to this elixir? If it does, the theft of this single ancient volume could destroy the world as we know it. ![]() The greatest alchemist of his day supposedly died in 1418, but rumors continue to swirl that he continues to walk among us. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1 ![]() ![]() Agent: Helen Breitwieser, Cornerstone Literary. Cyr from the gritty streets of London to the glittering pleasure haunts of the aristocracy. Or is there a more sinister reason for their actions? Harris ably weaves real events into a satisfying mystery that’s chock-full of engrossing historical tidbits. In the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of When Falcons Fall, the gruesome murder of a young boy takes Sebastian St. Soon Sebastian and Hero are investigating the death, in spite of aggressive efforts on the part of the palace to label it as accidental and so shield Princess Charlotte from any hint of scandal. An examination of the corpse indicates that Jane was killed elsewhere and dumped in the street. Cyr’s wife, and midwife Alexi Sauvage are hurrying home from helping with the delivery of an infant when they literally stumble on the body of a young woman, whom Hero recognizes as Jane Ambrose, Princess Charlotte’s piano teacher. Harris’s fascinating 13th mystery set in Regency-era London (after 2017’s Where the Dead Lie) centers on the plight of Princess Charlotte, heiress presumptive to the throne, who’s being encouraged to marry William, Prince of Orange, a union designed to benefit her father’s political agenda. 'The entire series is simply elegant.'-Lisa Gardner, 1 New York Times bestselling author In the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of When Falcons Fall, the abduction and murder of a young boy takes Sebastian St. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the snow-laden mountains, she finds herself in a deadly race with the Winter Lord who wants the North Wind’s destructive powers for himself. To save the North, Satu embarks on a perilous journey to reclaim her father’s magic, but she isn’t the only one searching for it. The loss of his magic impacted more than just their family, however, and now the world is unraveling in the wake of this imbalance. This storyteller was once the formidable North Wind, but he lost his power by trading it away in exchange for mortality―he loved her mother too much to live without her. He told his daughter, Satu, many stories―romances like the girl who loved a star and changed herself into a nightingale so she could always see him shining―but the most important story he told her was his own. ![]() In the dark, cold reaches of the north lives a storyteller and his daughter. A hauntingly beautiful fairy tale about love and loss, this Echo North companion novel is perfect for fans of the Winternight Trilogy. ![]() ![]() Harrison’s illustrations are so thoughtful and engaging I’d love to see them offered as prints to decorate my daughter’s room! Each book includes additional names with shorter biographies that didn’t make the final cut for a full page spread, and a list of resources for children to dive into these stories further. They are expertly researched and crafted into concise biographies of dozens of Black and female trail blazers throughout history. The aim of these ridiculously adorable books is to educate and inspire children with the stories of exceptional black men and women in history. Vashti Harrison’s three-book series is a hands-down, must-have for any children’s library. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Written and Illustrated by Vashti Harrison (2017) – Hardcover ![]() ![]() Infection by the germ produced large amounts of foul-smelling gas from body tissue, and since infection quickly killed the test animals, walking machines were built to carry them further, allowing them to reach and sicken enemy troops. Later, it is found that the Japanese Army was researching germs that produce the death stench during World War II in a desperate effort to turn the tide of the war. Germs infecting the rotting body produce a gas - responsible for the terrible smell that surrounds the creatures - that makes the metal construct move. The creatures are eventually revealed to consist of a small metallic, legged structure with the carcass of a dead animal (and later, human) strapped on top. At first they appear merely as smaller fish, but later also as larger sea creatures such as sharks and even a whale. The plot of Gyo centers around the "death stench", a revolting smell first encountered in connection with creatures appearing to be bizarre fish with scuttling, sharp metal legs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sucksby’s household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thieves?fingersmiths?for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home. Sucksby, a “baby farmer,” who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. ![]() ![]() Publication date: First published in 2002 Genre: Historical Fiction, Gothic, Romance, LGQBT Today, Ana reads her first ever Sarah Waters (I KNOW). What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Among them is Kesri Singh, a sepoy in the East India Company who leads a company of Indian sepoys Zachary Reid, an impoverished young sailor searching for his lost love, and Shireen Modi, a determined widow en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband's wealth and reputation. The turbulent voyage brings together a diverse group of travellers, each with their own agenda to pursue. One of the vessels requisitioned for the attack, the Hind, travels eastwards from Bengal to China, sailing into the midst of the First Opium War. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war. It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. The thrilling climax to the Ibis trilogy that began with the phenomenal Booker-shortlisted Sea of Poppies. ![]() The final book in the bestselling Ibis trilogy from the author of Booker-shortlisted Sea of Poppies. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This essay describes how seven African American women from various faiths adopted a nutritional and spiritual program based on an African traditional religion in order to engage a health concern that is inadequately addressed by Western traditional medicine. Ma’at is often represented by a feather on one side of weighing scales, or just a feather alone, to indicate the relative lightness of truth. Ma’at is the neteru or deity of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice in the religious system of ancient Egypt that is often referred to as Kemet or KMT. ![]() These are five of the forty-two laws of the Kemetic neteru Ma’at that I and six other African American women recited daily as we undertook a program of nutrition and spirituality designed to address our reproductive health. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the summer he arrives in Wuhan, the heart of China on the Yangtze River. This "shocking," "disturbing," and "Kafkaesque" real-life thriller pulls no punches in painting a complex portrait of contemporary China. The riveting true story of the transformation of a Chinese city and an American who finds himself stranded there.Ī detailed chronicle of everyday life in modern China, a window into the lives of Chinese peasants and the foreigners with whom they fall in and out of romance, and an inspiring tale of courage and love, Chaos and Grime: A Year in the Life of a Chinese City takes you where no memoir has dared to go before now. "An evocative portrait of a troubled soul in a bewildering land." ![]() |