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"The New Crusades is an intersectional milestone. It lucidly illustrates how converging systems of subordination, power, and violence related to Islamophobia are experienced across the globe."—Kimberlé Crenshaw, from the foreword The first book to examine global Islamophobia from a..

Lyric and sensual, D.H. Lawrence's last novel is one of the major works of fiction of the twentieth century. Filled with scenes of intimate beauty, explores the emotions of a lonely woman trapped in a sterile marriage and her growing love for the robust gamekeeper of her husband's estate. Th..

One foggy afternoon, out of work Sherlock Holmes is busy revealing his philosophy of life to Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson, the land lady. They are interrupted by the arrival of a Miss Mary Morstan, a petit, young but distressed woman, who has come to Holmes for help. She tells Holmes that her ..

This book provides a comprehensive perspective on violence, distinguishing it from prior literature that often leans towards assigning blame to one of the involved parties. — Muhammad Iqbal Chawla — University of the Punjab, Lahore With a deft utilization of archival sources and a seamless ..

This is a serious scholarly narrative about the past history of relationship between the judiciary and the executive in Pakistan. It also describes the different trends of the judiciary in deciding the cases of political importance and especially the pressure of the executive on the judiciary to get..

Original, unique, and a significant addition to the humanities scholarship, this book illuminates the historical amnesia in the environmental movement and eco-thought in relation to ongoing violence of dispossession in the colonies of postcolonial states. Tracing the ecological ethics in Kashmir and..

The Baskervilles have long been believed to be cursed. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies of a heart attack, his horror-stricken face and the footprints of a monstrous hound near his dead body tell a different story than the obvious natural cause. When Sir Henry, the only known living Baskerv..

Sherlock Holmes receives a coded message. Unfortunately, he deciphers it much too late. It warned of a murder. A dead man now lies on the floor, at Birlstone House in Sussex, his head blown to pieces. The Scotland Yard have a plausible theory about how the murder may have happened. However, ..

The zoologist Professor Challenger claims that the prehistoric life still exists on a plateau in South America s Amazon basin but no one believes him. When an adventurous reporter Edward Malone meets him, they embark along with a scientist Professor Summerlee and an Amazon adventurer Lord Jo..

Sherlock Holmes receives a coded message. Unfortunately, he deciphers it much too late. It warned of a murder. A dead man now lies on the floor, at Birlstone House in Sussex, his head blown to pieces. The Scotland Yard have a plausible theory about how the murder may have happened. However, ..

The central theme of this book relates to the nature of the Islamic caliphate and its makeup. How did it actualize itself in the first century of Islam? What were the causes that led to its shift to the monarchy? And finally when the change did take place, what was the Ummah’s reaction to th..

THIS CLASSICAL SHORT COMMENTARY on Imam Nawawi's famous collection of forty-two traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and give him peace, is an authoritative introduction to key Islamic principles and teachings. Accounted as a ḥadīth master, in this collection Imam Nawawī c..

Worship in Islam is an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by Abul Ala Mawdūdī (1903-79), one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century, with special reference to the concepts of God’s Oneness (tawḥīd), the finality of Prophethood (risālah..

Many people have written about the partition of India, its cause and consequences. A great deal more has yet to see the light of the day. This book highlights an untold version by one who was actively involved in the historical forces at play yet holding on steadfastly to the secular ideals...

The ancient city of Lahore has attracted and enchanted people for hundreds of years. Many of them who came as visitors, adopted it as their home, and many others who for various reasons, including the traumatic partition of 1947, were forced to leave it, pained for it for the rest of their lives.Thi..

The book is a selection of Faiz's fifty most popular poems, translated in a language and style that will appeal to a wide cross section of readers. It contains not only the Urdu original, but also the transliterated version for non-Urdu readers. Author Description ..

This is a reference and practice book for all students at pre-intermediate and intermediate level, whether working with a teacher or alone. Oxford Practice Grammar provides clear explanations of English grammar along with exercises for practice in form and use. This new, extensively revised ..

Sheikh Ahmed Uzair Sufi is one of the most feared men in Pakistan, a top Jihadi militant, who believes in nothing save his own limitless scope for violence. But no one suspected this future back in 1994, when he was simple old Ausi and leaves school with his cricket mad best friend Eddy to s..

Fatima Meer (1928–2010) was not widely recognized outside her country; however, she needed no introduction in South Africa. She stood as one of the most prominent leaders in the Liberation Movement of Indian origin. A distinguished academic, a prolific writer, and a passionate political ac..

Step into the dreamlike streets of St. Petersburg with 'White Nights' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This touching story captures a few magical nights where our lonely dreamer finds unexpected companionship and a glimmer of love. Dostoyevsky’s masterful exploration of hope, dreams, and heartache f..

2022, Winner of the Albert Hourani Book Award, the most prestigious award in “Middle East Studies through the Middle East Studies Association”2023, Winner of the AIPS (American Institute of Pakistan Studies) Book Prize2023, Shortlisted for British Association for South Asian Studies Book Prize2022, ..

When the British dismantled their Raj in 1947 India, as the 'successor' state, inherited the colonial unitary central apparatus whereas Pakistan, as the 'seceding' state, had no semblance of a central government. In The State of Martial Rule Ayesha Jalal analyses the dialectic between state ..

Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books, like his classic The Cat in the Hat.This biography, with black-and-white illu..

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The book endeavors to give an account of the remote region of the Gilgit Agency, in Northern Pakistan and its surrounding areas where, according to the author, "life is still simple, and where many attractive customs survive"..

'When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'In this, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures, the intrepid detective and his faithful companion Dr Watson examine and solve twelve cases that puzzle clients, baffle t..

Amy looked relieved, but naughty Jo took her at her word, for during the first call she sat with every limb gracefully composed, every fold correctly draped, calm as a summer sea, cool as a snowbank, and as silent as the sphinx. In vain Mrs. Chester alluded to her 'charming novel', and the M..