The Nightingale

Reflections on 'The Lies That Bind'
Perhaps the most important lesson here is that 'identity' is not just something we acquire and act from, but is also a marker (or signal) for how others treat us.
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Reflections on 'A Treasury of Rumi'
Based on extensive research and study of Mevlana Rumi's Diwan, Mathnavi, and his various prose works, this book goes some way towards reclaiming Mevlana Rumi as an orthodox, traditional Muslim sage, banishing Western notions that Mevlana was some sort of free-wheeling feel-good New Age guru.
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Reflections on 'A Thinking Person's Guide to Our Times'
Vices corrupt the vicegerent, and the vicegerent corrupts the world. Therefore to purify the world of corruption, the vicegerent must start with his or her own vices.
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Reflections on 'A Thinking Person’s Guide to the Truly Happy Life'
Perhaps the most important question we ask ourselves in the stillness we sometimes find ourselves in is: Am I Happy?
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Reflections on 'Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now'
Have you thought for a moment why Facebook is being paid billions to provide a cutting-edge media platform for you to use? For free?
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Reflections on 'The Monk of Mokha'
Reading this book you will learn a lot about the history of coffee, its cultivation, and its distribution. You will learn about the exploitation of farmers by the forces of the ‘commodities’ market. You will learn about Yemen and its beautiful people and customs.
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Reflections on 'Amusing Ourselves to Death'
Don't worry. I won't be asking you to throw away your tv. That would be naive. And naivety is what the author Neil Postman says is what we are all guilty of with regards tv. To understand tv and to...
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Reflections on 'Joy Jots: Exercises for a Happy Heart'
Ostensibly addressed to Muslim women, all Muslims young and old will be able to gain an understanding of what it is to improve the quality of their religious lives as well as their relationships with people around them.
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Reflections on 'A Thinking Person’s Guide to Islam'
Indeed, this book is no dead-end; it is a gateway. Certainly one of the best books of 2017.
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