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'Lyrical and uncompromising - Suhaiymah writes to disrupt' - gal-dem
Islamophobia is everywhere. It is a narrative and history woven so deeply into our everyday lives that we don't even notice it – in our education, how we travel, our healthcare, legal system and at work. Behind the scenes it affects the most vulnerable, at the border and in prisons. Despite this, the conversation about Islamophobia is relegated to microaggressions and slurs.
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"A multifaceted global memoir reflecting on Bee's adoption from Cameroon, her childhood experiences with public housing and homelessness in rural France, Lyon, and London, her immigration as a teen to Nevada, and eventually rethinking her devotion to evangelical Christianity at Harvard Law. Home Bound touches on constructions of home, and the issues of identity that can complicate it, including class, race, education, faith, and nationality"--
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A compelling look at the powerful global forces that will cause billions of us to move geographically over the next decades, ushering in an era of radical change.
In the 60,000 years since people began colonizing the continents, a recurring feature of human civilization has been mobility-the ever-constant search for resources and stability. Seismic global events-wars and genocides, pandemics and plagues-have only accelerated the process. The map...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 When a loved one commits suicide, it leaves a wound that never heals. The family bank account is usually empty, since my father's once-pristine 1955 Buick Skylark, purchased with the proceeds from the sale of our suburban Boston house, had depreciated immediately after he drove it out of the dealership's lot.
#2 I was determined to never end up like my father, who...
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HOW TO SUBDUE AND STOP STUBBORN DEMONS
Stubborn spirits are responsible for stubborn problems in human lives. God has the power to keep you away from all stubborn problems. Satanic attacks are weapons from the kingdom of darkness. These wicked arrows manifest as long-term problems in the life of people. They are sent to kill or make people encounter difficult situations. When problems come from man or demonic spirits, it is to steal, kill and destroy.
This...
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The Indian Independence Act of 1947 granted India freedom from British rule, signaling the formal end of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This freedom, though, came at a price: partition, the division of the country into India and Pakistan, and the communal riots that followed. These riots resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1 million Hindus and Muslims and the displacement of about 20 million persons on both sides of the border. This watershed...
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Grandma was right. You've got to get the weeds by the roots, or they'll just grow back. So too with deep-rooted anger. Moralistic efforts to be patient with your coworkers won't cut it. Regret-riddled resolutions to stop yelling at your kids won't last. You must rip out those angry roots.
But is uprooting sinful anger a realistic goal? Can it happen? God's answer in the Bible is "Yes!" Whether you tend to simmer or strike out, whether you implode...
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Have you tried everything that you know to do, but are still suffering with fear, anxiety, or depression and suicidal thoughts? Are you so afraid of dying that you're not really living?
Amanda Rosen was held captive by fear for about forty years, with waves of anxiety and depression that would come and go, until God suddenly freed her. In Uprooting Fear, she shares her testimony of how fear, anxiety, and depression first entered her life, and the...
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Sin has many different names but the same face. No matter which sin it is and the severity of it, sin is simply missing the mark, falling short of the glory of God. Whether it is stealing a couple of jelly beans from the dispensary bins at the supermarket (I did that as a kid) or murdering someone in cold blood, though society views some crimes worse than others, sin is still sin. Fighting the good fight of faith against evil is a lifelong battle....
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In 2001, Jace Clayton was an amateur DJ who recorded a three-turntable, sixty-minute mix called Gold Teeth Thiefand put it online to share with his friends. Within months, the mix became an international calling card, whisking Clayton away to a sprawling, multitiered nightclub in Zagreb, a tiny gallery in Osaka, a former brothel in São Paolo, and the atrium of MoMA. And just as the music world made its fitful, uncertain transition from analog to...
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Noted leadership coach Jill Harrison Berg offers a comprehensive guide to help school and teacher leaders amplify the power of collaborative inquiry as a means for identifying, interrogating, and addressing instructional inequity.
At the center of the book is Berg's i3PD Planning Map, an invaluable tool for enhancing inquiry-based professional development experiences so that they become engines for schoolwide transformation. The map guides teachers...
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Resettlement is a global phenomenon once again at the forefront of political debate in Newfoundland and Labrador. This collection, edited by political scientist Isabelle Cté and geographer Yolande Pottie-Sherman, presents an assembly of interdisciplinary voices situating Newfoundland and Labrador resettlement (past, present, and future) in conversation with relocation debates in other places such Quebec and Northern Canada, Greenland, and Ireland....
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Are you looking for ways to engage in Prayer and fasting more effectively? In this guide, Dr. Pauline Walley-Daniels reveals how Esther led people in an effective prayer fast that changed their circumstances for life. She explains how to fast and provides important prayer points that are applicable to any situation. Every year, Walley-Danielss home church and its affiliates set themselves apart to perform a progressive prayer fast based on Esthers...
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What is home? It's a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life. A longed-for career in psychiatry saw her leave behind the pristine beaches and emerald hills of Trinidad. Until, disillusioned, she uprooted again, this time for the peaceful English countryside. The only Black woman in her village, Marchelle hopes to grow a new life. But when a worldwide pandemic and a global racial reckoning collide, the upheaval of colonialism...
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I hear you. I see you. You matter. Every child yearns to hear these words, as does the child within us all. But what if the essence of Self is repressed by childhood conditioning before life hardly begins? Being denied the ability to think and feel for oneself prevents the child from evolving into adulthood unscathed, instead weighed down with fear and anxiety. Uprooting Shame and Guilt unravels the author's journey in extracting herself from childhood...
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An antiracist society starts with you. Gain the psychological skills you need to adopt an antiracist mindset and make meaningful and equitable changes in your community-and in the world.
Racism has reached epidemic levels in our country, and every single day we see acts of racial injustice. From police brutality and the prison industrial complex, to crumbling infrastructure and toxic drinking water in predominantly Black neighborhoods-many people...
37) And Then I Started Feeling Pretty - Uproot the Lies, Replant the Truth, and Live Your Life in Ful
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Trauma can lead to a myriad of issues within a person. My childhood trauma left me void of IDENTITY and for the better part of my life, "beautiful" was the last thing I felt. However, through the process of understanding my identity in Christ, I was able to identify and uproot negative "seeds"; the lies, trauma, and fears that held me back. I gained a greater understanding of my value and purpose. I also experienced something unexpected...I began...
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