Against the Sickle Moon
Author: Jennifer Music
Publisher:
Published: 1995-09-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780761000921
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Under a Sickle Moon
Author: Peregrine Hodson
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 2002-08-08
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780802139528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1984 journalist Peregrine Hodson crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan with rebel mujahedin smuggling arms and ammunition, beginning a thousand-mile journey through the war-torn nation. Fluent in Farsi, he was able to observe the war with stunning intimacy and eloquently capture the essence of the Afghan people and their culture. As the travelers survived bombings by Soviet aircraft, an ambush by a rival faction, and becoming swept up in a major offensive, Hodson would come to gain a unique perspective on their hopes for peace and religious devotion. Bringing together travel writing, war reportage, and history, this is a richly rendered portrait of a complex people. "Gripping and moving ... [a] powerful account of a war that has often been described as 'forgotten.'" -- Gail Pool, The Christian Science Monitor "Will long remain the most vivid account of a strange and horrible wrong." -- Ahmed Rashid, The Independent (London) "Vivid and intriguing." -- Jonathan Kirsch, -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Author: Saladin Ahmed
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2013-01-17
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0575132949
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Traditional swords & sorcery fantasy with an authentic middle-eastern spin. The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, land of djenn and ghuls, holy warriors and heretics, Khalifs and killers, is at boiling point. A power struggle between the iron-fisted Khalif and the mysterious master thief known as the Falcon Prince is reaching its climax. In the midst of this brewing rebellion, a series of brutal supernatural murders strikes at the heart of the Kingdoms. Only a handful of reluctant heroes can learn the truth, and stop the killing. Doctor Adoulla Makhslood just wants a quiet cup of tea. Three score and more years old, he has grown weary of hunting monsters and saving lives, and is more than ready to retire from his dangerous and demanding vocation. But when an old flame's family is murdered, Adoulla is drawn back to the hunter's path. Raseed bas Raseed, Adoulla's young assistant, a hidebound holy warrior whose prowess is matched only by his piety, is eager to deliver God's justice. Zamia Badawi has been gifted with the near-mythical power of the Lion-Shape, but shunned by her people for daring to take up a man's title. She lives only to avenge her father's death. Until she learns that Adoulla and his allies also hunt her father's killer. Until she meets Raseed. When they learn that the murders and the Falcon Prince's brewing revolution are connected, the companions must race against time to save the life of a vicious despot. In so doing they discover a plot for the Throne of the Crescent Moon that threatens to turn the city, and the world itself, into a blood-soaked ruin.
Heir to the Crescent Moon
Author: Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2021-11-15
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1609387821
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"From age five, Sufiya Abdur-Rahman, the daughter of two Black Power-era converts to Islam, feels drawn to the faith even as her father, a devoted Muslim, introduces her to and, at the same time, distances her from it. He and her mother abandoned their Harlem mosque before she was born and divorced when she was twelve. Forced apart from her father--her portal into Islam--she yearns to reconnect with the religion and, through it, him. In Heir to the Crescent Moon, Abdur-Rahman's longing to comprehend her father's complicated relationship with Islam leads her first to recount her own history with it. Later, as she seeks to discover what both pulled her father to and pushed him from the mosque and her mother, Abdur-Rahman delves into the past. She journeys from the Christian righteousness of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.'s 1950s Harlem, through the Malcolm X-inspired college activism of the late 1960s, to the unfulfilled potential of the early-'70s' black American Muslim movement. When a painful reminder of the reason for her father's inconsistent ties to his former mosque appears to threaten his life, Abdur-Rahman's search nearly ends. She's forced to come to terms with her Muslim identity, and learns how events from generations past can reverberate through the present. Told, at times, with lighthearted humor or heartbreaking candor, Abdur-Rahman's story of adolescent Arabic lessons, fasting, and Muslim mosque, funeral, and eid services speaks to the challenges of bridging generational and cultural divides and what it takes to maintain family amidst personal and societal upheaval. Writing with quiet beauty but intellectual force about identity, community, violence, hope, despair, and faith, Abdur-Rahman weaves a vital tale about a family: black, Muslim, and distinctly American"--
Beneath the Crescent Moon
Author: Louis J. Cuccia
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2020-12-08
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 1663213860
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It is April 2018 when Raymond Lester Morone is arrested and held at the New Orleans Parish Prison on suspicion of the murders of three single women. If convicted, he faces execution. Unfortunately, Raymond’s arrest reveals more questions than answers. According to the police report, he doesn’t exist. Justin Lancer, an investigator for a local tabloid, is Raymond’s only hope. After Justin is pressed by his boss to partner with hard-nosed detective, Dominic DeAngelis, the investigation reveals new information that forces the detective to reopen his file in search of missing tattoo artist Andre LeBlanc. As Justin struggles with Dominic, his boss, and his relationship with his college sweetheart, his investigation sends him to the dark side of New Orleans where his search for truth and moral justice is further complicated by reappearing astrological symbols and his realization that LeBlanc may hold a critical piece of the missing puzzle. But when Justin crosses paths with an unusual street preacher, a proclaimed ragpicker, and a lady from Morone’s past, his hope for a resolution is finally renewed. In this exciting mystery, a tabloid reporter must partner with a stubborn police detective in search of the secrets that lurk in the shadows after a New Orleans man is accused of three murders.
Walk with the Sickle Moon
Author: Helen Norris
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published: 1991-01-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780446359719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Next Time You See the Moon
Author: Emily Morgan
Publisher: NSTA Press
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1938946553
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This fascinating book will stay with children every time they gaze up at the night sky. Through vivid pictures and engaging explanations, children will learn about many of the Moon’s mysteries: what makes it look like a silvery crescent one time and a chalk-white ball a few nights later, why it sometimes appears in the daytime, where it gets its light, and how scientists can predict its shape on your birthday a thousand years from now. Next Time You See the Moon is an ideal way to explain the science behind the shape of the Moon and bring about an evening outing no child—or grown-up—will soon forget. Awaken a sense of wonder in a child with the Next Time You See series from NSTA Kids. The books will inspire elementary-age children to experience the enchantment of everyday phenomena such as sunsets, seashells, fireflies, pill bugs, and more. Free supplementary activities are available on the NSTA website. Especially designed to be experienced with an adult—be it a parent, teacher, or friend—Next Time You See books serve as a reminder that you don’t have to look far to find something remarkable in nature.
Crescent Moon Rising
Author: Paul L. Williams
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1616146362
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Williams examines the phenomenal rise of Islam in the United States and discusses its implications. Informative and at times controversial, this text clearly shows that Islam will be a force to reckon with for some time in America.
Crescent Moon
Author: Lori Handeland
Publisher: Lori Handeland
Published: 2014-10-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0990596419
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Will he kiss me, or will he kill me? Cryptozoology, the study of and search for legendary creatures, is my life’s work. I’ve chased things no one has ever heard of. For over a century there have been whispers of a werewolf in the Crescent City. When bodies begin to pile up in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp, it’s me, Diana Malone to the rescue. Unfortunately, my first swamp guide winds up dead. When sexy, reclusive former Special Forces officer Adam Ruelle offers his services, I accept, though local Cajun legends label the Ruelles cursed, deranged, even mad. But that doesn’t stop me from sleeping with him. I’ve been called less than sane myself. By night, Adam is everything I ever dreamed of in a lover. But when the sun rises, so do the questions. What is he hiding? fast paced werewolf plot, exciting must read with fast paced action, romantic plot line fantasy with strong heroine, captivating must read romance with murder, fantastic plot line paranormal romance, fast wit romance, unique supernatural plot line, fast paced murder plot, page turner after page turner romantic fantasy, paranormal full of tension cannot put down
Black Star, Crescent Moon
Author: Sohail Daulatzai
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0816675864
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Linking discontent and unrest in Harlem and Los Angeles to anticolonial revolution in Algeria, Egypt, and elsewhere, Black leaders in the United States have frequently looked to the anti-imperialist movements and antiracist rhetoric of the Muslim Third World for inspiration. Daulatzai maps the shared history between Black Muslims, Black radicals, and the Muslim Third World, showing how Black artists and activists imagined themselves not as national minorities but as part of a global majority, connected to larger communities of resistance. From publisher description.
