Hesham Al-Awadi
He was born in Kuwait and educated in the United Kingdom.
He completed his BA, MA, MPhil and PhD in the fields History, Politics, International Relations and Communication in various British universities including the University of Cambridge and Exeter.
He taught history for graduates and undergraduates at George Washington University in the States, and at Exeter University in the UK.
He is currently a professor of history at the American University of Kuwait.
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Shaykh Mikaeel previously served as a resident scholar at the Islamic Society of Annapolis and the Islamic Society of Baltimore. He grew up in a deeply spiritual Christian home in Buffalo, NY. At the age of 18, he embraced Islam after reading the Qur’an and the Autobiography of Malcolm X. He then enrolled at the Dar ul-Uloom al-Madania in Buffalo, NY, where he completed his memorization of the Qur’an. He continued his studies in Jami’a Abu Noor in Damascus, Syria.
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (also spelt Saratchandra) (Bengali: শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়) was a legendary Bengali novelist from India. He was one of the most popular Bengali novelists of the early 20th century.
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Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Bengali: মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল) is one of the most famous Bangladeshi author of Science-Fiction and Children's Literature ever to grace the Bengali literary community since the country's independence in 1971. He is a professor of Computer Science & Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Before that, Iqbal worked as a research scientist in Bell Communication Research for six years until 1994.
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Susan Abulhawa
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(Arabic: سوزان أبو الهوى)
susan abulhawa was born to refugees of the 1967 war when Israel captured what remained of Palestine, including Jerusalem. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her daughter. She is the founder and President of Playgrounds for Palestine, a children’s organization dedicated to upholding The Right to Play for Palestinian children. Her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, was an international bestseller, translated into 30 languages. Her second novel, The Blue Between Sky and Water, was likewise a bestseller, translated into 20 languages. The reach of her books and volume of her readership have made abulhawa one of the most widely read Arab authors in the world. Her latest novel, Against the Loveless Wo -
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (Bangla: বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) was an Indian Bangali author and one of the leading writers of modern Bangla literature. His best known work is the autobiographical novel, Pather Panchali: Song of the Road which was later adapted (along with Aparajito, the sequel) into the Apu Trilogy films, directed by Satyajit Ray.
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Sabaa Tahir
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Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. -
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Mubarakpuri began his studies at home with the Quran under the tutelage of his grandfather and uncle. He then began studies in Arabic and Persian after being admitted to Madrasa Arabia Dar-ut-Taleem. He later moved on to Madrasah Ihyaaul Uloom in Mubarakpur after being admitted there in 1954. Two years after that he joined Madrasa Faiz-e-Aam Maunath Bhanjan (Mau district) for further studies. Upon completion of his seven years of studies, he acquired the Fadilat degree and passed multiple exams to receive the -
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Muslim theologian and philosopher Abu Hamid al-Ghazali of Persia worked to systematize Sufism, Islamic mysticism, and in The Incoherence of the Philosophers (1095) argued the incompatibility of thought of Plato and Aristotle with Islam.
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Latiful Islam Shibli
পয়লা বৈশাখের এক কাকডাকা ভোরে জন্ম নিয়েই দেখে, বাংলাদেশে চলছে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের প্রস্তুতি। ফুলছড়ি, বাহাদুরাবাদ ঘাটে পাকিস্তানি সেনাবাহিনির অবস্থানের ওপর যখন ইন্ডিয়ান মিগ থেকে বোমা ফেলা হচ্ছিল, তখন মুক্তিযোদ্ধা বাবার সঙ্গে বাঙ্কারে বসে শিশুটি বলছিল, 'আল্লাহ্, রক্ষা কর'—গল্পটি শিবলীর মায়ের কাছে শোনা। তখন যুদ্ধ না বুঝলেও নব্বইয়ের দশকের স্বৈরশাসনবিরোধী আন্দোলনের ভেতর দিয়েই তাঁর বেড়ে ওঠা। ইন্টারমিডিয়েটে পড়াকালেই স্বৈরশাসকের জেল জুলুম আর হুলিয়া মাথায় নিয়ে চলে আসেন নাটোর থেকে ঢাকায় । অভিনয়ের উপর এক বছরের ডিপ্লোমা কোর্স শেষে গ্রুপথিয়েটার নাট্যচক্রের সঙ্গে মঞ্চনাটকে কাজ করতে করতেই ধীরে ধীরে বিকশিত হতে থাকেন শিল্পের অন্যান্য মাধ্যমে।অভিভাবকদের রক্তচক্ষু উপেক্ষা করে একদল গানপাগল তরুণ ব্যান্ড সংগীতের মাধ্যমে বাংলা গানের ধারায় যে-পরিবর্তন এন
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Arif Azad
আরিফ আজাদ একজন জীবন্ত আলোকবর্তিকা - লেখক আরিফ আজাদকে বর্ণনা করতে গিয়ে একথাই বলেছেন ডঃ শামসুল আরেফিন। গার্ডিয়ান প্রকাশনী আরিফ আজাদের পরিচয় দিতে গিয়ে লিখেছে, “তিনি বিশ্বাস নিয়ে লেখেন, অবিশ্বাসের আয়না চূর্ণবিচুর্ণ করেন।” আরিফ আজাদ এর বই মানেই একুশে বইমেলায় বেস্ট সেলার, এতটাই জনপ্রিয় এ লেখক। সাম্প্রতিককালে বাংলাদেশের সাহিত্য অঙ্গনে সবচেয়ে আলোড়ন তোলা লেখকদের একজন আরিফ আজাদ।
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১৯৯০ সালের ৭ই জানুয়ারি চট্টগ্রামে জন্ম নেয়া এ লেখক মাধ্যমিক শিক্ষাজীবন শেষ করে চট্টগ্রাম জিলা স্কুলে। একটি সরকারি কলেজে উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক পাস করে চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে ভর্তি হন এবং সেখানে উচ্চশিক্ষা সম্পন্ন করেন।
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From the United States, she moved to Saudi Arabia where she graduated from the Mecca Institute of Islamic Studies (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) and Al-Huda Qur’an Memorization School (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) where she completed the memorization of the Qur’an.
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Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature. Born to renowned lawyer Hirendranath Dutta & Indumati Vasu Mallik (sister of Raja Subodh Chandra Vasu Mallik), he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But however he failed to complete his degrees, and decided to prepare for attorneyship under his father. He completed that neither. He married Chhabi Basu in 1924.
He started publishing Parichay, a literary magazine which heralded his philosophy, in 1931 and carr