Handbook of Seed Science and Technology
A reference text with the latest information and research for educators, students, and researchers! World hunger and malnutrition remain an alarming concern that spurs researchers to develop quality technology. The Handbook of Seed Science and Tec...
The Librarian of Basra
In this incredible true story of a war-stricken country where civilians seem powerless in the face of battle, this feminist and inspirational tale about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books...
Bad Days in Basra
The phonecall came from out of the blue, just when Sir Hilary Synnott was looking forward to retirement after helping steer India and Pakistan back from the verge of nuclear war. "It's about Iraq. We need a King of the South..."B...
The Librarian of Basra
When war comes, Alia Muhammad Baker, the librarian of Basra, fears the library will be destroyed, so she asks government officials for help, but they refuse, which means Alia must take matters into her own hands to protect the books that she loves.
La Roca Pete: Basra
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Basra och gårdagens bild (arabiska)
Basra och gårdagens bild Razak Aboud I den vackra staden Basra i södra Irak manifesteras hela Irak om inte hela världen. Staden fungerar som Iraks hamn och öppna fönster utåt mot världen. Basra har många och komplexa aspekter och varje ställe i st...
Happy
Happy Singh Soni elsker franske film. Dem har han set mange af på YouTube under sin opvækst i en lille landsby i Punjabi, Indien, og som ung mand drømmer han kun om at rejse til det forjættede Europa og realisere sit skuespillertalent. Happy er nemlig fantasifuld og optimistisk og overbevist om, at skæbnen vil ham det bedste, da han kaster sig ud på en lang og strabadserende rejse til sine drømmes mål. Det bringer ham til Italien, hvor han får job på en radisefarm, og mens Happy slås med at tilbagebetale en håbløs gæld, som er prisen for hans rejse, jonglerer han med de barske realiteter som migrantarbejder uden rettigheder og kæmper for at fastholde sine ambitioner. Happy er en både varm, humoristisk og alvorlig historie fra samfundets bund. Celina Baljeet Basras form er legende, for det er ikke kun Happy, men også grønsager og døde objekter, der får stemme i en insisteren på, at menneskets overlevelse ikke kun er betinget af mad, vand og tag over hovedet, men også romantik, kunst og
The Great Port Cities of Asia
The history of Asia can be told through its great port cities: Guangzhou (Canton), Shanghai, Nagasaki, Basra, Aden, Jeddah, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Colombo, Batavia (Jakarta), Manila, Singapore, and many others. For millennia, port ci...
On Arithmetic & Geometry
The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation...
Muslim Women Mystics
Offering authoritative coverage of an increasingly popular area, this is a stimulating introduction to both the life and times of the great Sufi thinker, Rab'ia of Basra, and to the contribution made by other women mystics to the rich heritage of ...
Basrayatha
Basrayatha is a literary tribute by author Muhammad Khudayyir to the city of his birth, Basra, on the Shatt al-Arab waterway in southern Iraq. Just as a city's inhabitants differ from outsiders through their knowledge of its streets and s...
How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone
Everyone needs this book if they want to know how to get out of difficult situations whether at home or abroad. Written by Rosie Garthwaite, whose career as a journalist started in war-torn Basra, this book combines practical advice with contribut...
Crossfire
The breathtaking Nick Stone thriller from the author of Bravo Two ZeroEx-deniable operator Nick Stone is bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra. He seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only a reporter's swift action ...
Crossfire
Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra. He seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only a reporter's swift action saves his life. When the reporter vanishes within hours, presumed kidn...
I Wouldn't Start From Here
With considerable skill, Mueller skids around the globe from failed state to ravaged war zone to desolate no-man's-land, from Beirut to Basra via Belfast and Bihac, to try to unpick why we humans seem so prone to plucking war from the jaw...
Kut 1916: The Forgotten British Disaster in Iraq
The siege of Kut is a story of blunders, sacrifice, imprisonment and escape. The allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a relatively simple operation to secure the oilfields in the Shatt-al-Arab delta and Basra area. Initially it was a gr...
Khalifa ibn Khayyat's History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660-750)
Khalifa ibn Khayyat was born in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in the 770s AD and in his lifetime Iraq grew into a thriving centre of culture and trade and one of the most populous and prosperous regions of the world. He was one of a generation ...
Michael Palin Into Iraq
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.All three episodes of the travel documentary series presented by Michael Palin in which he explores the rich history and culture of Iraq. Following the course of the Tigris river, Palin travels over 1,000 miles through the country, visiting cities including Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra and Baghdad and learning about modern life in Iraq.Typ: DVD
Unlasting Home
Sara is a philosophy professor at Kuwait University. Her relationship with Kuwait is complicated; it is a country she recognises less and less. Yet since her return from the States eleven years earlier, a certain inertia has kept her there. When she is accused of blasphemy, which carries with it the threat of execution, Sara realises she must reconcile her feelings and her place in the world once and for all. Awaiting trial, Sara retraces the past, intent on examining the lives of the women who made her. She conjures forth her grandmothers - beautiful and stubborn Yasmine, who marries the son of the Pasha of Basra and lives to regret it, and Lulwa, born poor in Kuwait and later swept off to India by her wealthy merchant husband. An Unlasting Home brings to life the triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women. At once intimate and sweeping, personal and political, it is an unforgettable family portrait and a spellbinding epic tale.
The Accidental Soldier
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The Accidental Soldier is brilliant. It's hilarious. It's laugh-out-loud funny. A confident 11/10.' -The Wavell Room podcast 'An instant classic' RICHARD CURTIS 'A non-fiction Catch-22' MATT HAIG Readers are LOVING The Accidental Soldier: 'One of the funniest books you will ever read' ????? 'I absolutely loved it - it's so very funny but also very poignant in parts. I can't recommend it enough' ????? 'Very funny, thought-provoking and a fantastic read. I thoroughly enjoyed it' ????? 'I've spent 15 years waiting for a book which entertainingly brings to life the humour, mundanity & absurdity of serving in Iraq . . . Thankfully this is that book and it is excellent' ????? 'Absolutely brilliant from start to finish . . . Just when you feel the situation is about to drop off a cliff (again!), Mulligan turns it around with a jab of wit as amusing yet as honest as the chance of surviving in a Snatch Land Rover in Basra. Read it in three evenings' ?????
Seven Great Female Sufi Poets: Rabi?a Basri, Mahsati, Jahan Khatun, ?Aishah Al-Ba?uniyah, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Hayati.
SEVEN GREAT FEMALE SUFI POETS Rabi'a Basri, Mahsati, Jahan Khatun, 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Hayati. Translation & Introduction Paul Smith This is the largest anthology of female Sufi poets of the Middle East & India in the correct form of the poetry and the meaning. Here are poems full of longing, loving, faith and despair, pain and bliss, realization and depression... always honest, always real and at times... inspiring and helpful on the spiritual path. Here are Sufis, dervishes, princesses, a naked Sufi fakir, prisoners, lovers, devotees... but, always, lovers of the Beloved One Who unites us all. These poems were composed in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Kashmiri. THE POETS: Rabi'a of Basra, Rabi'a Balkhi, Mahsati, Jahan Khatun, 'Aishah al-Ba'uniyah, Lalla Ded, Makhfi, Hayati. Biographies and 'Further Reading' begin each selection. Introduction on The Main Forms in the Poetry of These Women Poets and Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry. Large Format 7' x
Torkad svart lime
Torkad svart lime är en viktig ingrediens i indisk och persisk matlagning. Dess unika smak och doft kan verkligen höja smakprofilen i olika rätter.Torkad svart lime, även känd som "noomi basra" eller "loomi aswad", är en limefrukt som har torkats och fått en mörk färg. Dess smak är komplex och balanserar mellan beska och sötma, vilket ger en unik karaktär till maten. Aromen från torkad svart lime är stark och aromatisk, vilket ger en distinkt smak till rätterna den används i.För att använda torkad svart lime, är det vanligt att man bryter den i mindre bitar och tillsätter den till grytor, soppor, risrätter och marinader. Genom att koka den med maten frigörs dess smak och arom.Det är viktigt att notera att smaken av torkad svart lime kan vara intensiv, så det är bäst att börja med små mängder och anpassa efter smakIngredienser: torkad svart lime.
Betrayal of an Army, E-bok
The British invasion of Mesopotamia was initially successful in securing the oil fields around Basra by November 1914.Despite evidence of stiffening Turkish resistance and inadequate supply lines which relied solely on the River Tigris, the Expeditionary Force was disastrously ordered to advance on Baghdad under the command of the ambitious, capable but flawed Major General Charles Townshend. After a pyrrhic victory at Ctesiphon in November 1915 the British were forced to withdraw to Kut. After a five month siege Townshend had little option but to surrender due to heavy losses and inadequate supplies.Such was the humiliation and loss of life that the British Parliament ordered a Mesopotamia Commission to be set up. This attributed responsibility and blame to the toxic combination of incompetent leadership and wholesale military misjudgement.This fine book re-examines the circumstances and personalities that brought about such a disastrous and costly outcome to a classic example of ‘mission creep’.EPUB3: Reflowable
Battles on the Tigris, E-bok
In 1914 the British expedition to Mesopotamia set out with the modest ambition of protecting the oil concession in Southern Persia but, after numerous misfortunes, ended up capturing Baghdad and Northern Towns in Iraq.Initially the mission was successful in seizing Basra but the British under Generals Nixon and Townshend, found themselves drawn North, becoming besieged by the Turks at Kut. After various failed relief attempts the British surrendered and the prisoners suffered appalling indignities and hardship, culminating in a death march to Turkey.In 1917 General Maude was appointed CinC but, as usual in Iraq, policy kept changing. Hopes that the Russians would come into the war were dashed by the Revolution. Operations were further frustrated by the hottest of summers. Fighting against the Turks continued right up to the Armistice. The conduct of the Campaign was subject to a Commission of Inquiry which was highly critical of numerous individuals and the administrative arrangements.EPUB3: Reflowable
Beyond the Rivers of Babylon: My Journey of Optimism and Resilience in a Turbulent Century
Rowing upon the Tigris River to enjoy a summer campfire on the tiny islands that emerged every summer, teenaged Joseph Samuels never could have imagined that these waters would soon become his only hope for freedom. At the age of 19, he was forced to leave his family behind as he smuggled out of Iraq in the secret hold of a Basra riverboat to escape the violent and repressive anti-Semitism that, over the next few years, would spell the end of the two-millennium old Iraqi Jewish community. Beyond the Rivers of Babylon follows Joe's remarkable journey, from his colorful childhood in the Old Jewish Quarter of Baghdad, to his life-altering service in the Israeli Navy, to starting a family and building a real estate empire in Montreal and Los Angeles. Blessed with a remarkably vivid memory and a keen ability to look inward, Joe paints a sensory landscape of a home that is no more, and in the process imparts the lessons of a life lived to its fullest.
Michael Palin's Global Adventures
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Collection of travel documentaries presented by Michael Palin. In 'Travels of a Lifetime' (2020) Palin reflects on his experiences during his earliest travel series and recounts how his adventures began. The episodes are: 'Around the World in 80 Days', 'Pole to Pole', 'Full Circle', 'Sahara', 'Himalaya: Part 1' and 'Himalaya: Part 2'. In 'Michael Palin: Into Iraq' (2022) Palin explores the rich history and culture of Iraq. Following the course of the Tigris river, he travels over 1,000 miles through the country, visiting cities including Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra and Baghdad and learning about modern life in Iraq. Finally, in 'Michael Palin in North Korea' (2018), Palin is granted limited access to visit North Korea for two weeks. He begins in the capital Pyongyang and then travels to the Demilitarised Zone, the ancient city of Kaesong and the resort town of Wonsan. During the trip, he also celebrates his 75th birthday, visits Paektu Mountain, the tallest mountain in North Korea, and tries to learn more about everyday life in North Korea.Typ: DVD / Box Set
Baghdad Operators, E-bok
p across worn torn Iraq in the spring 2003. Discover how they used their unique military skills to create a successful security company with over 300 employees during the early days of the occupation. See how Iraq was torn apart from the inside from someone who was there and get an insight into what it took to rebuild a country ripped apart by war and insurgency. Discover how their journey moved from the Basra oilfields, where they apply their skills to beat the bad guys and get more work, into Baghdad dangerous streets. Learn how they used their Close Protection skills to escort their clients around the country’s electricity grid. Find out how the power stations became a target and what steps were taken to protect them from mortars, rockets and infiltrators. Learn how the insurgents upped up their game and turned their attentions on the security teams, using everything from snipers and rockets to car bombs and IEDs to try and kill them. Also see how the security teams played piggy in the middle between the American military and the Iraqi police and how they had to use their skills and wits to keep working. Even in Kurdistan, the safest part of the country, one wrong move could cost have cost lives. Find out how Britain’s ex-Special Forces helped Iraq’s reconstruction and the part they had to pay along the way...
Happy
'This novel is genius . . . strange and superb . . . radiant and exhilarating' THE TELEGRAPH'A magnificent attempt to help us understand the mixture of optimism, self-defense, hope and delusion[needed] to make the monumental choice of whether or not to leave home' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW' A sobering reminder' WASHINGTON POST'Leaping, chattering, dancing atop this conundrum [of global migration] comes the hero of Celina Baljeet Basra's debut novel, Happy Singh Soni, his head bursting with ideas, his heart set on gargantuan dreams' NEW YORK TIMESA starry-eyed young cinephile leaves his rural village in India with big dreams, only to find himself trapped in menial jobs and forced to work off a debt he may never repay. In a small farming village in Punjab, India, a boy crouches over his brother's phone in a rapeseed field watching clips of Godard's Bande a part on YouTube. His name is Happy Singh Soni and when he's not sleeping among the cabbages and eating sugary rotis, Happy dreams of becoming an actor, one who plays the melancholy roles; the sad, pretty boys, rare in Indian cinema. He plans a clandestine journey to Europe, where he'll finally land a breakout role.After a nightmarish passage to Italy, Happy still manages to find relief in food and fantasy, even as he is forced into ever-worsening work conditions on a radish farm by the syndicate involved in smuggling him to Europe to pay off the supposed debt they claim he has accrued. While disillusionment amongst the farm workers rise, Happy will find the love - and tragedy - that his favourite films always promised.At turns funny and heart-breaking, sunny and tragic, Happy is a formally ambitious novel about the psychic fissures produced by the splintering of nations, and the lovely, generative, artful coping mechanisms created by generations of diasporic people. With this ingenious, daringly cinematic debut, Celina Baljeet Basra argues for the things that are basic to human survival: food, water, shelter, but also pleasure, romance, art, and the right to a vivid inner life.More praise for HAPPY:'A MIRACULOUS NOVEL' MEGHA MAJUMDAR'PLAYFUL AND PROFOUND . . . USING WRY HUMOUR TO DELIVER A DEAD SERIOUS MESSAGE' MELISSA FU'A BONKERS STORY THAT READS LIKE A FINE TEN-COURSE MEAL' GARY SHTEYNGART'A FANTASTIC LITTLE GEM OF A BOOK' CHIKODILI EMELUMADU
