A History of Islam in 21 Women

A History of Islam in 21 WomenThe story of Islam as never presented before Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi championed the rights of women and girls, and became the first Muslim woman judge in modern history. After the Gestapo took down a Resistance network in

“Poem of the Mountain” and “Poem of the End

revolutionised the lives of disabled people and put the climate crisis at the top of the agenda

when the apathy and anger of the people and the self-serving partisanship of the political class present a threat to democracies all over the world

A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire

Lacoste opens with a general description of the Maghreb in the later Middle Ages

Bette Davis

Arnold Toynbee

never with the intention of being exhaustive

at the height of his power

journalists

He is a narrator

and together they provide an unequaled overview of a great writer’s obsessions and art