Critical Muslim's Syria issue approaches the diversity of this rich culture as it is reborn through revolution; tortured by repression; and traumatised by war.Thomas Pierret illuminates the varying positions of Syria's Muslims and Islamists; Rasha Omran writes about being an Alawi revolutionary; Robin Yassin-Kassab investigates the revolution's artistic and cultural shifts; Firas Massouh appraises the role of workers and the left inside Syria; Louis Proyect castigates leftists in the West; Nader Attasi examines the successes of the revolutionary committees and the failures of opposition political elites; Hassan Hassan recounts the rise; fall and rise again of the Muslim Brotherhood's Syria branch; Razan Ghazzawi questions her atheism under fire; Omar Hossino presents the town of Selemmiyeh as a non-sectarian model; Ross Burns asks what's become of Syria's unparalleled archeological heritage. Plus poetry from Golan Hajji; prose from Zakkariya Tamer and Lina Sergie Attar; an appreciation of Adonis's verse; satire from Karl Sharro; and 'the story of the bra'.About Critical Muslim: A quarterly publication of ideas and issues showcasing groundbreaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing; interconnected world. Each edition centers on a discrete theme; and contributions include reportage; academic analysis; cultural commentary; photography; poetry; and book reviews.
#227188 in Books Seaforth Publishing 2012-02-29 2012-02-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.20 x .70 x 9.40l; 1.75 #File Name: 1848321295184 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good job!By CustomerNice to see pictures of ships that I met when sailing at sea in the sixties and seventies. Many of them pictured in this excelent book were still around then.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If you are fascinated by maritime things like I amBy Bayard B.If you are fascinated by maritime things like I am; then this is a book for you! It describes cargo liners for the past 140 years with pictures and text that discusses the technological advances incorporated into the many ships and also a little history of the companies that operated them. It includes cargo ships as well as more specialized ones such as refrigerator ships. It discusses advances such as welding; development of cranes and derricks; coal and oil fueling; VTE engines; diesel; and steam turbine propulsion.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A history of marchant shippingBy John A. FornshellThis book is in fact primarily an illustrated history. The figure captions are very well written. The black and white images are excellent; large format and of good quality. As a ship modeler; I found it to be very interesting as a source of visual information about a form of merchant shipping that is rapidly disappearing from the seas.
