Ali Hasan: 7 books

We ordinarily take it as obvious that we acquire knowledge of our world on the basis of sensory perception, and that such knowledge plays a central cognitive and practical role in our lives. Upon reflection, however, it is far from obvious what perception involves and how exactly it contributes to...

Ziya sale in ascensore. Ha in mano le chiavi del suo appartamento, pronto a riconsegnarle perché ha deciso di allontanarsi dalla frenesia ripetitiva della città, di andar via dall’enorme centro urbano in cui trascorre le sue giornate, segnato dal terribile momento in cui un attacco terroristico...

In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by 'insiders'. This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms...

Thirty years after completing his military service, Ziya flees the spiraling turmoil and perplexing chaos of the city where he lives to seek a peaceful existence in a remote village--of which he has heard dreamlike tales. Greeted by his old friend from the army, Kenan, who has built and furnished...

'A knotty, postmodern tale. The quicksilver narrative slips between dream, memory and reality ... A beguiling enigma' Financial Times In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God and the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed...

This book is a collection of Sayyid Nadwi’s writings and lectures which brings into sharper relief the eternal divine guidance for man embodied in the Qur’an. The volume instructs readers in articles of faith, devotional worship, social relations, morals and manners, religious commands and obligations,...

Unlike conventional power plants, wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouse gases—and wind energy is a free, renewable resource. However, the induction machines commonly used as wind generators have stability problems similar to the transient stability of synchronous machines. To minimize...