How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don't exist' Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, she faced regular threats from Islamic...
Pakistan
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Author:Habib, SamraSummary: -
Author:Kamal, SoniahSummary:A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has found happiness teaching English...
- Author:Shree, GeetanjaliSummary:
Winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize. "A triumph of literature." —Financial Times. "Echoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende, and Leo Tolstoy... An enchanting ride." —BookPage. "A breath...
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Author:Thompson, Sarah L.Summary: - Author:Miklian, Jason, Carney, ScottSummary:
In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great Bhola Cyclone would kill 500,000 people and begin a chain reaction of turmoil, genocide...
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Author:O'Neill, RobertSummary:A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring four-hundred-mission career, which included his involvement in attempts to...
- Author:Baker, DeborahSummary:
Baker offers an eye-opening account of Margaret Marcus' dramatic conversion from an American secular Jew to a proponent of radical Islam. In 1962, Margaret left New York for Lahore, Pakistan, changed her name, and quickly became one of...
- Author:Woodward, BobSummary:
Woodward provides a portrait of President Barack Obama as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president,...
- Author:Baud, Pierre-AlainSummary:
« Singing Bouddha » au Japon, « Quintessence du chant humain » en Tunisie, « Voix du Paradis » aux Etats-Unis, « Pavarotti de l'Orient » en France..., le chanteur pakistanais Nusrat FATEH ALI KHAN, a fait résonner partout dans le...
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Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:The third book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is Parvana. Parvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in...
- Author:Williamson, LisaSummary:
Before Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, she was a girl fighting for her education in Pakistan. Growing up, Malala's father encouraged her to be politically active and speak out about her educational rights....
- Author:Williamson, LisaSummary:
Before Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, she was a girl fighting for her education in Pakistan. Growing up, Malala's father encouraged her to be politically active and speak out about her educational rights....
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Author:Khan, RukhsanaSummary:Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival.
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Author:D'Adamo, FrancescoSummary:Iqbal, a 13-year-old boy, fights for children's liberation. Bravely, he speaks out against children working long hours in carpet factories in Pakistan.
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Author:Hobbs, PeterSummary:A Guardian Book of the Year and Chapters/Indigo Best Book In the foothills of a mountain range in northern Pakistan is a beautiful orchard. Swallows wheel and dive silently over the branches, and the scent of jasmine threads through the...
- Author:Mueenuddin, DaniyalSummary:
Each compelling tale revolves around the life and legacy of K. K. Harouni, a wealthy landowner in feudal, corruption-fueled Lahore. In this cutthroat society, a servant girl can immediately gain prestige by seducing a powerful married...
- Author:McCormick, Patricia, Yousafzai, MalalaSummary:
The memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school. Written for her peers with critically acclaimed author Patricia McCormick, this important book is about the value of speaking out against...
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Author:Rajakumar, MohanalakshmiSummary:Haram in the Harem focuses on the differences in nationalist discourse regarding women and the way female writers conceptualized the experience of women in three contexts: the middle-class Muslim reform movement, the Algerian Revolution...
- Author:Levy, Adrian, Scott-Clark, CatherineSummary:
An exposé of A.Q. Khan, a Pakistani scientist who in 1975 stole blueprints for a nuclear bomb arming device, describes how nuclear secrets have been sold to Iran, North Korea, and others by an illicit Pakistani military program, with...
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Author:Maher, SanamSummary:In 2016, Pakistan's first social media celebrity, Qandeel Baloch, was murdered in a suspected honor killing. Maher reconstructs the story of her life to restore the humanity of the woman at its center.
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