Surge

Surge

Author: Peter R. Mansoor

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2013-10-29

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0300199163

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“The definitive account . . . A fascinating combination of grand strategy and personal vignettes” (Max Boot, The Wall Street Journal). Finalist for the 2013 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History Surge is an insider’s view of the most decisive phase of the Iraq War. After exploring the dynamics of the war during its first three years, the book takes the reader on a journey to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where the controversial new US Army and Marine Corps counterinsurgency doctrine was developed; to Washington, DC, and the halls of the Pentagon, where the joint chiefs of staff struggled to understand the conflict; to the streets of Baghdad, where soldiers worked to implement the surge and reenergize the flagging war effort before the Iraqi state splintered; and to the halls of Congress, where Amb. Ryan Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus testified in some of the most contentious hearings in recent history. Using newly declassified documents, unpublished manuscripts, interviews, author notes, and published sources, Surge explains how President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker, General Petraeus, and other US and Iraqi political and military leaders shaped the surge from the center of the maelstrom in Baghdad and Washington. “This is one of the best books to emerge from the Iraq War. I expect it will be remembered as one of the most insightful accounts from an insider of the key ‘surge’ phase of that conflict. The chapter on the Sunni Awakening especially stands out as a terrific overview of that critical development.” —Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco


The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi

The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi

Author: Arjan Post

Publisher: Studies on Sufism

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9789004431294

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The Journeys of a Taymiyyan Sufi examines the life and doctrine of ʿImād al-Dīn Aḥmad al-Wāsiṭī (d. 711/1311), a little-known Ḥanbalī Sufi master from the circle of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328).


Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth

Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth

Author: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

Publisher: Islam International Publications Ltd

Published: 1998-06-30

Total Pages: 787

ISBN-13: 1853726400

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Any divide between revelation and rationality, religion and logic has to be irrational. If religion and rationality cannot proceed hand in hand, there has to be something deeply wrong with either of the two. Does revelation play any vital role in human affairs? Is not rationality sufficient to guide man in all the problems which confront him? Numerous questions such as these are examined with minute attention. All major issues which intrigue the modern mind are attempted to be incorporated in this fascinatingly comprehensive statute. Whatever the intellectual or educational background of the reader, this book is bound to offer him something of his interest. It examines a very diverse and wide range of subjects including the concept of revelation in different religions, history of philosophy, cosmology, extraterrestrial life, the future of life on earth, natural selection and its role in evolution. It also elaborately discusses the advent of the Messiah, or other universal reformers, awaited by different religions. Likewise, many other topical issues which have been agitating the human mind since time immemorial are also incorporated. The main emphasis is on the ability of the Quran to correctly discuss all important events of the past, present and future from the beginning of the universe to its ultimate end. Aided by strong incontrovertible logic and scientific evidence, the Quran does not shy away from presenting itself to the merciless scrutiny of rationality. It will be hard to find a reader whose queries are not satisfactorily answered. We hope that most readers will testify that this will always stand out as a book among books – perhaps the greatest literary achievement of this century.


The Collected Short Stories of George Moore Vol 4

The Collected Short Stories of George Moore Vol 4

Author: Ann Heilmann

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-08-01

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1040246133

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George Moore (1852-1933) was one of the most influential and versatile writers and journalists of the turn of the century. This five-volume, reset critical edition addresses scholarly interest in Moore, making available his generally neglected short story collections.


Milestones

Milestones

Author: Sayyid Quṭb

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781450590648

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On Islam and Islamic civilization.


The different aspects of islamic culture

The different aspects of islamic culture

Author: UNESCO

Publisher: UNESCO Publishing

Published: 1998-12-31

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9231027425

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This volume, the first of six to be published, studies fundamental values of Islam, along with the nature of rights and the responsibilities in a general context. The authors analyse the development of social thought and morality in Islam, and ways in which they are enforced through the family and education. Particular attention is paid to the status of women, children, youth and the socially excluded. Several chapters broach specially Islamic approaches to economics, government and justice. A world religion since its inception in the seventh century A.D., Islam is today seeking vigorous answers to contemporary problems through its multi-faceted history. Issues of poverty and wealth, inequality and demands for political expression, and respect for diversity in a difficult world of conformity are dealt with in this series. The study is organized along thematic rather than chronological lines and thus it is not necessary to read the volumes in order. Volume II is in fact the first to have been published. Volume IV is forthcoming end 2002, volume V mid 2003 and volumes III and VI in 2004. This volume, the first of six to be published, studies fundamental values of Islam, along with the nature of rights and the responsibilities in a general context. The authors analyse the development of social thought and morality in Islam, and ways in which they are enforced through the family and education. Particular attention is paid to the status of women, children, youth and the socially excluded. Several chapters broach specially Islamic approaches to economics, government and justice.


MEN AROUND THE MESSENGER

MEN AROUND THE MESSENGER

Author: KHALED MOHAMAD KHALED

Publisher: Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 2745139797

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كتاب في التاريخ الاسلامي وتراجم الصحابة جمع فيه المؤلف قصص عظماء الصحابة بأسلوب أدبي رفيع شيق . ولكنه لم يذكر فيه الخلفاء الأربعة لأنه افرد كل واحد منهم في كتاب فجاء الكتاب عظيما في موضوعه، عظيما في أسلوبه حتى عد من أحسنها أسلوبا وأكثرها جذبا


Judaism

Judaism

Author: Paul Démann

Publisher: New York : Hawthorn Books

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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"In God's design," declares the author, "Israel represents all mankind. Israel is his witness. The dialogue of Israel and its Lord is the story of every man, of every one of us." While a break between Jews and Christians developed in the early days of Christianity, it is the earnest belief of Catholics that this break will some day be mended. The author first stresses the theological and historical links between the Church and Judaism. Later, he outlines the history of the Jews, explains Judaism's main doctrines, and describes Jewish worship and prayer. A concluding section studies mystical trends in Judaism.