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A heart-wrenching true story about life in a Kenyan refugee camp
that will restore your faith in real-life happy endings. Omar and
his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the
Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked
after by a friendly stranger. Life in the camp isn't always easy.
The hunger is constant . . . but there's football to look forward
to, and now there's a chance Omar will get to go to school . . .
With a heart-wrenching fairytale ending, this incredible true story
is brought to life by Victoria's stunning illustrations. This book
perfectly depicts life in a refugee camp for 8-12 year olds. 'Does
everything one can ask of a book, and then some.' Kirkus 'Fantastic
graphic novel.' The New York Times Book Review 'Sensitive and
poignant.' School Library Journal 'Not to be missed.' Booklist
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When Stars Are Scattered (Hardcover)
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed; Illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, Iman Geddy
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A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is
about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali
refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar
and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in
Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough
food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar
knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity
to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their
future . . . but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only
family member he has left, every day. Heartbreak, hope, and gentle
humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent
waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family
and home in the most difficult of settings. It's an intimate,
important, unforgettable look at the day-to-day life of a refugee,
as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria
Jamieson by Omar Mohamed, the Somali man who lived the story.
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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When Stars Are Scattered (Paperback)
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed; Illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, Iman Geddy
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Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.
Omar and his little brother, Hassan, arrived in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya, seven years ago. Their father was killed the day they left home, and they haven’t seen their mother since they joined their neighbors who were fleeing to Dadaab. Now Omar is eleven and Hassan is nine, and Omar has quit school to look after his brother, who has an intellectual disability.
When Omar is given the opportunity to return to school and carve out a future for himself and Hassan, he feels torn. He loves school and could have the opportunity to earn a coveted scholarship to a North American university—and with it a visa for himself and Hassan. But is it worth the risk and heartache of leaving his vulnerable brother for hours each day?
Told in Victoria Jamieson’s engaging and accessible graphic-novel style and based on Omar Mohamed’s gripping true story, this book is an intimate, important look at day-to-day life in a refugee camp.
This book discusses the effect of manipulating the RH levels inside
vehicular cabins on the thermal comfort and human occupants'
thermal sensation. Three different techniques are used to
investigate this effect. Firstly, thermodynamic and psychometric
analyses are used to incorporate the effect of changing RH along
with the dry bulb temperature on the human comfort window. A
practical system implementation is also discussed in terms of an
evaporative cooler design. Secondly, a 3-D finite difference
simulation is used to predict the RH effects on the thermal
sensation metrics. Thirdly, the analysis and modeling of the
vehicular thermal comfort parameters is conducted using a set of
designed experiments aided by thermography measurements. Finally,
this work has developed the passenger thermal-comfort psychometric
zones during summer and winter periods using Berkeley and Fanger
models.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-glutamic acid
decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA) and anti-insulin autoantibodies
(IAA) in patients with T1D and their siblings in Yemen. Thirty-one
patients, thirty-six siblings and fourteen controls were tested for
GADA and IAA. Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies was
present in 12 out of 31 patients (38.7%), in 1 out of 36 siblings
(2.77%) and non of the controls (0.0%) while, IAA was positive in
20 out of 31 (64.5%), in 3 out of 36 (8.3%) and 0/14 (0.0%) in
patients, siblings and controls, respectively. There was a
significant difference in the prevalence of GADA in patients versus
siblings and controls (P 0.001 and 0.007) respectively. There also
was a significant difference in the prevalence of IAA in patients
versus siblings and controls (P 0.001 and 0.001) respecively."
This book includes taxonomical, physiological, biochemical and
molecular studies of amylolytic thermophilic actinomycetes. A total
of 36 actinomycetes were isolated from soil, mushroom compost and
other compost samples. Four of the isolated thermophilic
actinomycetes that exhibited the highest amylolytic activities were
characterized and identified as: Thermoactinomyces sp, T. vulgaris
and T. intermedius (two isolates). T. vulgaris, the best producer
of -amylase, was selected for further investigation. The optimum
conditions for the production are: 24 hours incubation, 55 C, pH
7.0, starch and tryptone as carbon and nitrogen sources,
respectively. At different conditions of production, -amylase
electrophoresis profile had the same pattern of two isozyme with
molecular weight between 135 and 145 kDa. Purification of this
-amylase was carried out by ammonium sulfate precipitation,
dialysis, gel filtration and anion exchange chromatography.
Physiochemical and molecular studies of the crude and purified
enzyme revealed a novel thermostable, high molecular weight,
calcium independent with wide pH range alpha-amylase. This enzyme
could be of importance for industrial applications.
The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the
threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the
Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world s largest
reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia
populations throughout the region have made the peninsula the focal
point of US and Iranian strategic competition. Moreover, large
youth populations, high unemployment rates, and political systems
with highly centralized power bases have posed other economic,
political, and security challenges that the Gulf states must
address and that the United States must take into consideration
when forming strategy and policy."
Islam has a very specific approach to commercial transactions, the
law of contract, interest charges, indeed to the very nature of
property. For financial institutions operating in an Islamic
environment, or seeking to meet the requirements of communities
committed to Islamic law, this poses a variety of problems. This
important book investigates how such a challenge can be met in
practice. The authors investigate the way Islamic banks work within
different economic, financial, social, legal and religious
environments. They take the reader through the basic principles
involved, the issues that arise, and the difficulties that are
often encountered. Drawing on detailed studies of Islamic banking
in London, Jordan, Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan, they provide an
understanding of how complex Islamic concepts impact upon the use
of financial instruments, commercial priorities and services.
Relationships with central banks, comparative analysis of financial
statements and the role of Islamic banking in a development context
are also covered. ISLAMIC BANKING will be essential reading to all
those involved in the setting up and running of Islamic banking
units in western countries, and a key resource for students of
economics in the international arena.
Islam has a very specific approach to commercial transactions, the
law of contract, interest charges, indeed to the very nature of
property. For financial institutions operating in an Islamic
environment, or seeking to meet the requirements of communities
committed to Islamic law, this poses a variety of problems. This
important book investigates how such a challenge can be met in
practice.
The authors investigate the way Islamic banks work within different
economic, financial, social, legal and religious environments. They
take the reader through the basic principles involved, the issues
that arise, and the difficulties that are often encountered.
Drawing on detailed studies of Islamic banking in London, Jordan,
Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan, they provide an understanding of how
complex Islamic concepts impact upon the use of financial
instruments, commercial priorities and services. Relationships with
central banks, comparative analysis of financial statements and the
role of Islamic banking in a development context are also covered.
"Islamic Banking "will be essential reading to all those involved
in the setting up and running of Islamic banking units in western
countries, and a key resource for students of economics in the
international arena.
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
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