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New Book Published by M J Akbar
“Fratelli di Sangue” – Italian Translated version of Blood Brothers
M.J. Akbar presenta il suo romanzo “Fratelli di Sangue” al Palazzo dell’Informazione
Fratelli di Sangue
Published by Neri Pozza
SBN 978-88-545-0186-7
Pagine 352 Pages 352
Euro 18,50 Euro 18.50
Collana: Le tavole d’oro Series: The tables gold
The novel was presented in Rome at the headquarters of Adnkronos on 15th January 2008
Watch the Launch Video Here.(In English)
Photo Gallery : Launch of Fratelli di Sangue
SHADE OF SWORDS |
Prophet Mohammed’s wisdom ‘Ink of a Scholar is more holy than the blood of Martyr’ is right said! Great Faith, Great Reveleations, Great Concern, Great Efforts and a ‘Bold, Outspoken Voice by MJ, the Shade of Swords traces the roots of Jihad – ‘It is not an invitation to kill; it is an invitation to die’. Islamic faith demands in a holy war, the blood of faithful in the defense of their faith and this is Jihad. MJ traces the origins of Jihad, a research of hard work that has a fantastic, gripping story journeying across across centuries and continents, written after the fall of Moscow. |
KASHMIR BEHIND THE VALE |
![]() Kashmir lies at the edge of India’s borders and at the heart of India’s consciousness. It is not geography that is the issue; Kashmir also guards the frontiers of ideology. If there was a glow of hope in the deepening shadows of a bitter partition, then it was Kashmir, whose people consciously rejected the false patriotism of fundamentalism and made common cause with secular India instead of theocratic Pakistan. Kashmir was, as Sheikh Abdullah said and Jawaharlal Nehru believed, a stabilizing force for India. Why has that harmony disintegrated? Why has the promise been stained by the blood of rebellion? The Book shows Kashmir’s struggle in the century to first free itself from feudal oppression and then enter the world of modern India in 1947. Placing the mistakes and triumphs of those early, formative years in the perspective of history, the book says how the 1980s have opened the way for Kashmir’s hitherto marginalized secessionists. Both victory and defeat have their lessons; to forget either is to destabilize the future. Kashmir and the mother country are inextricably linked. India cannot afford to be defeated in her Kashmir. |
RIOT AFTER RIOT |
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NEHRU : THE MAKING OF INDIA |
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INDIA: THE SIEGE WITHIN |
![]() India: The Siege Within is the account of achievements of India’s secular democracy as well as its vulnerability and failures. I’ve elaborated the origins and nature of the strains on Indian unity which have deep roots in history. |
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