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Banishing Bureaucracy

The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government

Offers inspiring, street-wise sayings, prayers, and affirmations on such everyday subjects as self-esteem, looks, family, sex, and money

Offers inspiring, street-wise sayings, prayers, and affirmations on such everyday subjects as self-esteem, looks, family, sex, and money

The history of man - An alien civilization

This book is about man's connection to the stars, how our existence came about and how knowledge was seeded on earth in man with an alien connection. In this book you will read what has been found during investigations of all types that point to man being in contact with aliens for thousands of years. It is now estimated that between 200 and 400 billion planets exist just in our galaxy alone. So to think we are alone would be so delusional.

Now the Koran was written by the prophet Muhammad in 632CE after
Muhammad went to the Cave of Hira and was approached by the Angel Gabriel
who had messages from God. These angels, these super natural beings, these
gods have very, very similar descriptions to what we today call E.T's or aliens. For
example they are able to appear out of thin air, whether your room is locked or
has no access. Also they're telepathic, they are very intelligent and also they
come down from ...

Eagle's Nest

Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria

Magnificent castles and fortresses in remote, mountainous regions were built for refuge by the Ismaili Muslims of Iran and Syria fleeing from persecution during the early middle ages. Often superior in construction to those built by the Crusaders, these castles withstood numerous offensives for over two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when most were captured and demolished by the Mongols. In his new book Peter Willey describes the discoveries he made during the course of more than 20 expeditions to these Ismaili sites spanning the past forty years. The book is exceptionally well illustrated with photographs, maps and plans. As well as being a piece of original scholarship, it is also a readable personal account of the challenges encountered in expeditions to remote, inaccessible and often hazardous locations.

While Western nations were still struggling to come to terms with the turmoil and
fragmentation that followed the fall ofthe Roman Empire and the creation ofthe
Christian imperium established by Constantine in Byzantium, a new empire of
astonishing proportions was created by the followers ofthe Prophet Muhammad
living in his native Arabia. The Prophet had died in 632, but such was the fervour
and loyalty inspired by him that within a remarkably short time the Islamic empire
 ...

Serial Killers

The Method and Madness of Monsters

A comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide—including information on America’s most prolific serial killers. In this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in Ancient Rome through fifteenth-century France on to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, Henry Lee Lucas, Ted Bundy, and the emergence of what he classifies as the “serial rampage killer” such as Andrew Cunanan. Vronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer but also makes concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one—from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky’s one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true-crime phenomenon. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

gender identification, ref-1 hedonistic motive, ref-1, ref-2, ref-3 hedonist lust killers
, ref-1, ref-2, ref-3hedonist thrill killers, ref-1, ref-2, ref-3 Herbert William Mullin (
The Die Song), ref-1, ref-2, ref-3, ref-4, ref-5, ref-6 homosexuality and, ref-1 John
Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo (The Beltway Snipers), ref-1, ref-2, ref-
3Mental illness and motives, ref-1 John Wayne Gacy (The Killer Clown), ref-1, ref-
2, ref-3, ref-4, ref-5, ref-6, ref-7 Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono (The Hillside
 ...

Proofs of the Prophets

A description of forty proofs of prophethood derived from a close study of the Babi and Baha'i Writings, as well as the Sacred Texts of several other religious traditions.

Ishmael was born, one of whose descendants was Muhammad. In consequence
of His exile the Bab appeared from His posterity, and the Prophets of Israel were
numbered among the descendants of Abraham. And so it will continue for ever
and ever. Finally, in consequence of His exile the whole of Europe and most of
Asia came under the protecting shadow of the God of Israel. See what a power it
is that enabled a man who was a fugitive from His country to found such a family,
 ...

The War of the Three Gods

Romans, Persians and the Rise of Islam

War of the Three Gods is a military history of the first half of seventh century, with heavy focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641). This was a pivotal time in world history as well as a dramatic one. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians, before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with a desperate, final gambit. His conquests were short-lived, however, for the newly-converted adherents of Islam burst upon the region, administering the coup de grace to Sassanid power and laying siege to Constantinople itself to usher in a new era. ??Peter Crawford skilfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Byzantine, Sassanid Persian and Islamic empires, a period peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles and sieges are described in as much detail as possible including Nineveh, Yarmouk, Qadisiyyah and Nihawand, Jerusalem and Constantinople. The strategies and tactics of these very different armies are discussed and analysed, while maps allow the reader to place the events and follow the varying fortunes of the contending empires. This is an exciting and important study of a conflict that reshaped the map of the world.

There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God. In the early
days of June 632 Muhammad fell ill with a fever and died in the house of his wife
Aisha at Medina on 8 June. As his strength failed, it is reported that the Prophet
wished to dictate a letter, expressing his wishes for the future of the Muslim
community. However, Umar b. al-Khattab is said to have told Muhammad that his
writings in the Qur'an were enough for Islam. While there is some controversy
regarding ...

The Birth of a Legal Institution

The Formation of the Waqf in Third-century A.H. Ḥanafī Legal Discourse

This work presents an analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf - the Ah kam al-Waaf" of Hilal al-Ray and the Ah kam al-Awqaf of al-Khassaf. This work undertakes a textual analysis of the treatises.

Ibn Abi al-Wafa', Abu Muhammad 'Abd al-Qadir. Al-Jawdhir al-Mudiyyaf Tabaqat
al-Hanafyya. 1 vols. Hyderabad: Da'irat al-Ma'arif al-Nizamiyya, 1332/1914, and
second printing, 1408/1988. Ibn 'Abidin, Muhammad Amin b. 'Umar. Rasa'il. 2
vols. Beirut: Mu'assasat Fu'ad, 1978. Ibn Abi Shayba, 'Abd Allah b. Muhammad.
Al-Musannaf. 15 vols. Bombay: al-Dar al-Salafiyya, 1403/1983. Ibn al-Athir, 'Izz al
-Dm. Al-KamilJi al-Ta'rikh. 12 vols. Beirut: Dar Sadir, 1965-67. Ibn al-Athir, Majd ...

Nothing to do with Islam?

One of the most depressing realities of modern life is the regularity with which deadly attacks are carried out in the name of Islam. Almost as depressing are the invariable reassurances by Western political leaders and media elites that these acts of violence had “nothing to do with Islam”. Yet, niggling doubts remain. Why, if Islam is indeed a “religion of peace”, do these attacks keep coming? Why are the vast majority of acts of terror in our world today carried out by people steeped in the teachings of the Qur’an? With his new book, “Nothing to do with Islam?” Peter Townsend (author of the highly acclaimed Questioning Islam - Tough Questions and Honest Answers about the Muslim Religion) examines the evidence as far as the possible link between Islam and violence is concerned. He does this by carefully analyzing the foundational texts of Islam (most notably the Qur’an and traditions), as well as the canonical set of stock responses whenever such a link is asserted. The question whether Islam promotes violence could very well be one of the most important questions ever faced by Western civilization. It deserves more attention and analysis than a few glib sound bites. Nothing to do with Islam? provides you with the opportunity to examine this question from all angles and come to your own conclusions. .

the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad. It also opens up the possibility that
wars will be fought with the “strategic objective” being nothing more than the
desire to loot and plunder. Is this the kind of “excellent example” that will make
our world a better place? 3.5.3. Muhammad and the deception of unbelievers
Most people would agree that leaders should be people of integrity who can be
relied upon to keep their word. The life of Muhammad provides clear evidence
that he was ...

The Mongols and the Islamic World

From Conquest to Conversion

An epic historical consideration of the Mongol conquest of Western Asia and the spread of Islam during the years of non-Muslim rule The Mongol conquest of the Islamic world began in the early thirteenth century when Genghis Khan and his warriors overran Central Asia and devastated much of Iran. Distinguished historian Peter Jackson offers a fresh and fascinating consideration of the years of infidel Mongol rule in Western Asia, drawing from an impressive array of primary sources as well as modern studies to demonstrate how Islam not only survived the savagery of the conquest, but spread throughout the empire. This unmatched study goes beyond the well-documented Mongol campaigns of massacre and devastation to explore different aspects of an immense imperial event that encompassed what is now Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, as well as Central Asia and parts of eastern Europe. It examines in depth the cultural consequences for the incorporated Islamic lands, the Muslim experience of Mongol sovereignty, and the conquerors’ eventual conversion to Islam.

Bolod, Chaghadayid khan, 359 Muhammad b. Sa'd, Salghurid atabeg of Fārs,
259 Muhammad b. Tekish, 'Alā' al-Din, Khwārazmshāh, 17–18, 56–7, 59–60, 66,
71–9, 87–8, 90, 108, 159–60, 163–4, 180, 215, 246, 259, 275,310,348
Muhammad b. Tughluq, Delhi Sultan, 397, 406 Muhammad Jahāngir, Timurid
prince and nominal Chaghadayid khan, 385 Muhammad Münis, Khivan author,
389, 401; his Firdaws al-iqbāl, 389,401 Muhammad Shāh b. Hajjāj,
Qutlughkhanid Sultan of ...