I did not dare tell him that the secularists and the communists are all out to get at Islam with this intellectual assault on the minds of young people, and that Islam has come to be a stranger in the world, as it was in the beginning...
All those ideas were hanging on banners around the university for him to see and could be heard everywhere on the tapes and cassettes the Islamic bookstalls were playing.
My very scientific approach for the Red Cover prompt was to go on Libby ➡️ browse Available Now mysteries ➡️ scan for red. Fortunately, the next Amelia Peabody qualified, not that you can tell here. It was great to spend time with these characters that I'm so fond of. Not sure that it's objectively good as a mystery, but I very much enjoyed it.
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“In the Hall of Two Truths at the Temple of Ma‘at, the Goddess of Divine Speech, sentence of death was about to be passed.”
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pickVery different. This wouldn‘t be for everyone but I enjoyed the dark tension. At times it gave me anxiety. The ending was unexpected and I‘d give that part a so so. But it never failed to make me gasp and surprise me. I also love Luxor and the writing is wonderful.
pickThe first one of the series and the second I‘ve read and I must say they are hilarious! I will go through all of them! 🤣
And after that it was repeated every five years. So, the older you get, the fitter you needed to be as a pharao. 𓁈𓁈𓁈
so-soThe Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome, by Guy de la Bedoyere (2024)
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Premise: A history of the Ptolomaic Empire, from its beginnings in the aftermath of Alexander the Great‘s death to its end under the famed queen Cleopatra
Review: There‘s a lot of excellent content here and I was excited for a volume focusing on one of the great Hellenistic kingdoms. ⬇️
enjoying this 70 degree weather before it disappears #egypt #historicalfantasy #djinn #LGBTQIA+rep
pickThis is a pretty good summary and description of the pyramids we know, trying to dig into their function somewhat and figure out why some of them failed. If you're fascinating by ancient Egyptian burial practices, this one's a winner.
panThis book was not for me but I appreciate that for others this will be one that stays with them. While fictional, it shows a window into society in Egypt.
Read for #ReadtheWorld2025 #Egypt
