 Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites
The Hittites in the Late Bronze Age became the mightiest military power in the Ancient Near East. Yet their empire was always vulnerable to destruction by enemy forces; their Anatolian homeland occupied a remote region, with no navigable rivers; and they were cut off from the sea. Perhaps most seriously, they suffered chronic ... |  | Freedom of Expression in Islam: Challenging Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws
In Muslim countries, apostasy and blasphemy laws are defended on the grounds that they are based on Islamic Shari'a and intended to protect religion. But blasphemy and apostasy laws can be used both to suppress thought and debate and to harass religious minorities, both inside and outside Islam. This book – comprising... | | Kashmir in Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War
In 1846, under the terms of the Treaty of Amritsar, the British sold the beautiful
valley of Kashmir to the Hindu Dogra ruler, Gulab Singh. It was not a sale in the
traditional sense of the word since Britain was not physically occupying the land it
sold, but rather a confirmation of an existing state of affairs where by Gulab Singh... |
