The Reluctant Mullah


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In a moment of idle curiosity, Musa tries on the modest garb of a Muslim woman to experience for himself what it's like to be veiled. While this causes much mirth among his fellow students at the Madrasah, the elders are not amused, viewing Musa's experimentation as a prank too far. Back at home he must conform to family life and face the prospect of an arranged marriage. Cleverly, the family patriarch, Dadaji, offers him a deal: a month of days to find himself a bride or else Musa must accept Dadaji's own choice. And so the race is on for Musa, a devout Muslim and gentle idealist, who dreams of a perfect companion but despairs of ever finding her. When his siblings and friends step in to help, their efforts lead both to hilarity and outrage but soon the dark side of tradition rears its ugly head...A brilliant debut.




The Reluctant Spy


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The Reluctant Spy is the timely story of Calvin Evan, a smart, but flawed CIA agent, beginning with the 1979 Iranian revolution. Cal develops a critical Iranian operative and becomes embroiled in the audacious, yet little honored effort to liberate the American embassy hostages. Romantically, he’s caught between his love for a rescued refugee and the aggressive intentions of his boss’ manipulative daughter. Ensnaring him, the savvy daughter navigates his career away from the political fallout of the mission’s failure and directs him to the battleground of the 1980’s- the Nicaraguan Contra war where Cal runs an illegal funding operation. Morally conflicted and victimized by his erratic behavior, he slips into a burned out funk, posted to Switzerland. There, amidst the rise of Middle Eastern terrorism, his past pulls him into conflict with his former Iranian asset, possibly a double agent, and reunites him with his long ago betrayed love, now a death squad target. The Reluctant Spy is the tale of Cal’s torment in trying to reconcile his heroic and destructive behaviors, his successes and failures, and his search for happiness and contentment. The backdrop of his struggles is the American foreign policy establishment’s often futile efforts to influence and control global events while carrying on insidious bureaucratic warfare. John H. Goodwin is a 1981 graduate of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, Magna Cum Laude. John used his experience living abroad and knowledge of foreign cultures and American political and military affairs history in writing The Reluctant Spy. John manages global investment portfolios for wealthy American and international families at Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management business.




The Gruesome Mullah


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Special Features: The author in the 3rd page wrote : "This book is humbly dedicated to all intelligence professionals who willingly sacrificed their life to protect and defend the human being and for the elimination of Terrorism / Erfan Fard" In this book, Fard Talks about these important subjects such as: Quds Force; Esmail Qaani; Iran’s Intelligence Minister; Esmaeil Khatib and M.O.I.S ; the Iran policy of Biden Administration; US Intelligence and the Dilemma of Iran; The FBI and Iranian Espionage; Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism of Iranian regime; Biden’s CIA Director and Iran; Antisemitism and Khomeinism; I.R.G.C. ; Iran’s anti-Mullah protests ; Barnea; Mossad and Iran’s regime; Islamic Caliphate, The Succession ; Raisi, The Slaughterous President; an imminent threat for U.S.; Raisi, malign activities of Quds Force; Iran and the Taliban ; CIA Ring in Iran: “All lies!” ; The Hamas and Islamic Terrorism and etc. On Nov, 2021 , Michael Morell ,The former Acting Director and Deputy Director of The Central Intelligence Agency ( C.I.A.) wrote an advance praise for The Grusoe Mullah. Dr. Morell wrote : Erfan Fard has taken a new and important look at one of the most dangerous regimes on the planet. It should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Iran and where it is going ... An Interesting book..." About the author: Erfan Fard is an American-Iranian author of Middle East, Iran, Counter-terrorism books and university researches regarding these issues. His books include After 60 Years: The official Biography of Jalal Talabani, In The Net of Events, an interview with Parviz Sabeti, Nightmare of Evin (memoires of a political prisoner at Evin Prison), and The Iran Transnational Terrorist Network. Fard has also written under the full name Erfan Qaneei Fard. Currently, he is a counter-terrorism analyst and Middle East Studies researcher. Fard was born in Sanandaj on September 21, 1976. He moved as a student to United Kingdom. He attended London Metropolitan University. After Studying in International Security Studies, he attended the California State University's Department of Politics. Fard was a First Author who wrote the official Biography of Jalal Talabani with the authorization of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Iraqi Presidency Office in Iraq. Then, Fard wrote an exclusive interview with Parviz Sabeti, a high ranking authority of SAVAK. In the United States , Fard received his degree in political science and history. He has had several interviews with the media, including Voice of America, BBC, Alhurra} Iran International, Iran-e-Fard, and Voice of Israel. Fard resides in Washington, D.C. Fard's earlier books were in Persian. He is also a counter-terrorism analyst and Middle East Studies researcher based in Washington, DC. Fard spent approximately 12 Years researching in the Middle East regarding Transnational Terrorist Network and the destructive role of the Iranian regime's terrorist proxies supported by IRGC Subject: History of Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran)




The Reluctant Hunter


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In the spring of 1992, as the formerly communist country of Yugoslavia begins to disintegrate into mayhem, Jusuf Pasalic, a college-age secular Muslim, is surprised by a thundering knock at his front door in the hamlet of Kljuc, Bosnia. Moments later, he is riding in a convoy of Serbian trucks transporting hundreds of Muslim men and boys to a concentration camp. After escaping, Jusuf is intent on returning home to save his mother, a devout Muslim, before she too is caught up in a region-wide campaign of ethnic cleansing. Jusuf, like his deceased father, is a superb marksman, but unlike his father, he loathes hunting. He is now without a weapon when he needs one most. Forced to survive in harrowing circumstances, he struggles to understand why his Serbian friends are suddenly his enemies. After weeks on the run, Jusuf is emaciated, exhausted, and looking for refuge when a young woman and her father take him in to their home. But even as Jusuf continues to try to locate his mother, the young couple fall in love, further complicating his goal of returning home to carry his mother to safety. A lifelong friend of Jusuf's, now fighting with the enemy, is intent on proving to Jusuf that his mother is still alive, but Serbian soldiers on the front lines have another idea about the fate of this innocent Muslim woman. In this poignant historical tale, Jusuf is faced with an agonizing choice on how to protect his mother's honor--a decision that will change his life forever.







In the Grip of the Mullah


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The Reluctant Mother


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The Reluctant Mother is a book of rage. Rage at being alone in your pain, having your conflict belittled, and your struggles trivialised. It is the story of a young woman who seeks to find herself in a world that constantly tries to define her and who she should be. It is the memoir of an anti-mother. A woman who doesn’t fall in love with her baby at first sight but discovers love along the way. This book is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the idea of ‘ideal’ motherhood. Be it a woman or a man, one way of confronting trauma is to know that you are not alone in it. To know that someone shares your story and understands your emotions and guilt that accompanies feeling anything other than ‘perfectly blissful’ about motherhood. It is at once heartbreaking and poignant as it is hopeful and comforting. It is the story of one woman and yet the life of many. It reveals how tradition and modernity, faith and reason, pleasure and pain are all so intimately interwoven for women that their true sense of self is inevitably one of contradictions. The book’s biggest strength lies in its rawness and honesty. Nothing but the truth stands here.




Games without Rules


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By the author of Destiny Disrupted: an enlightening, accessible history of modern Afghanistan from the Afghan point of view, showing how Great Power conflicts have interrupted its ongoing, internal struggle to take form as a nation







The Young Palestinian


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Palestine, a land devastated by war and turmoil, struggles to survive in today's world. The Young Palestinian is brought up in an orphanage and taught hatred and religious fanaticism, finally learning all the skills necessary to become a super assassin. He arrives in Australia to carry out evil destruction but soon realises there are other ways to live and uses his skills to turn the tables on his fanatical masters. A sometimes brutal story as Hakim and his young friends set out to bring unity to his adopted country.