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Explores the way disability activists in the United Kingdom and Canada have transformed their aspirations into legal claims in their…
quest for equality. It unpacks shifting conceptualizations of the political identity of disability and the role of a rights discourse in these dynamics. In doing so, it delves into the diffusion of disability rights among grassroots organizations and the traditional disability charities. 2011.L'islam: des réponses aux questions actuelles (En question. livre VII)
By Jean-René Milot. 2004
La "guerre sainte" (djihad) est-elle un précepte du Coran? En quoi la Loi islamique (shari'a) est-elle différente de ce qu'on…
entend habituellement par loi en contexte occidental? Qu'est-ce qu'une fatwa et qui peut en émettre une? Comment la communauté musulmane est-elle structurée et qui peut parler au nom de l'Islam et des musulmans? Y a-t-il vraiment un "choc des cultures" entre l'Islam et l'Occident? Voilà autant de questions auxquelles vous obtiendrez des réponses claires et précises. Des textes accessibles présentés de façon plus dynamique que dans les ouvrages dits savants. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaires. 2004.La vraie vie de Marie Heurtin: sourde-muette et aveugle
By Louis Arnould. 2015
Ce livre est une réédition de l'oeuvre de Louis Arnould parue en 1904. L'auteur y relate l'histoire de l'éducation par…
une religieuse, Soeur Sainte-Marguerite, de la Congrégation des Filles de la Sagesse, d'une aveugle sourde muette de naissance. Pendant plus de dix ans, la fille lourdement handicapée va ainsi apprendre à mettre en relation des signes et des objets, découvrir l'alphabet Braille... Ses progrès seront tels qu'elle deviendra elle-même éducatrice d'autres personnes atteintes de cécité et de surdité dont sa propre soeur. Ce livre apporta une renommée internationale à la méthode de rééducation suivie par les religieuses de Larnay, près de Poitiers, qui continuent aujourd'hui d'accueillir des personnes handicapées. Ce livre contribua à la renommée internationale de la jeune femme, Marie Heurtin. Son cas devint aussi célèbre que celui de Helen Keller aux Etats-Unis. Son histoire inspira également le cinéaste Jean-Pierre Améris qui réalisa en 2014 un film avec Isabelle Carré salué par la critique et apprécié par un large public. 2015.De l'amour en Autistan (Pocket ;$v16722 .)
By Josef Schovanec. 2016
Une immense mathématicienne, un bidouilleur informatique de génie, une passionnée d'art, un lecteur compulsif, un clochard céleste, un professeur excentrique...…
Chacun amoureux des langues, des nombres, des livres, des ordinateurs ou des couleurs, en autant de portraits, de visages et de récits dont les fils noués par l'auteur composent un monde et élaborent cette histoire si particulière de l'amour. L'amour en Autistan, ce pays fictif peuplé de personnes bizarres. 2016.Le bégaiement: option guérison
By François Le Huche. 1998
Passant en revue toutes les théories étayées depuis longtemps, l'auteur s'attaque ici aux facteurs et non aux causes du mal.…
Il parle des origines et des méthodes de guérison du bégaiment qui touche environ 1% de la population. 1998.Corps infirmes et sociétés: essais d'anthropologie historique (Action sociale : vieillesse handicap)
By Henri-Jacques Stiker. 2013
Remarquable approche historique et anthropologique du handicap, des "origines" à nos jours. Du mythe d'Oedipe (le boiteux) à la nouvelle…
loi pour l'égalité des droits et des chances, la participation et la citoyenneté des personnes handicapées, se trouve discutée et éclairée toute la problématique de l'intégration des handicapés, qui constitue à l'heure actuelle l'une des priorités de l'action sociale. 2013.Handicaps et sexualités: le livre blanc (Action sociale)
By Marcel Nuss. 2008
Globalised Islam: the search for a new Ummah
By Olivier Roy. 2004
Jihad: the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia
By Ahmed Rashid. 2002
Pakistani journalist examines the history of Central Asia and its indigenous Islamic movements and then focuses on three of the…
most significant--the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP), the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). Discusses their origins, beliefs, influence, activities, rapid spread, and the secrecy shrouding their leaders. 2002.Islamic fundamentalism (At issue)
By Auriana Ojeda. 2003
Some of the best-known commentators on the current relationship of Islam with the industrial countries of the West present their…
views in short essays. Topics include Islam and democracy, the place of women, threats to the United States, terrorism and Islam, and the nature of fundamentalism. For senior high and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.Islam: a short history (Modern Library Chronicles)
By Karen Armstrong. 2000
Author of "A history of God" (DC19160) among other works describes the origin and spread of the religion of Islam.…
Discusses Muhammad and his family, the Crusades, and the powerful Moghul and Ottoman Empires. Explores Islam's divergence into sects and the creation of a modern fundamentalist movement. 2000.Islam and the West
By Bernard Lewis. 1993
Eleven essays by a Princeton professor of Near Eastern studies explore 1,400 years of historic relations between the Islamic nations…
and the Christian world referred to as the West. The subjects addressed are grouped under three headings: encounters, perceptions, and responses. 1993.Islam: a very short introduction (A very Short Introduction Ser.)
By Malise Ruthven. 1997
This text contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the…
Shi'ites, the Sunnis and the Wahhabits, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. It also offers fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest 'Jihad' (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfilment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world? 1997.Islam and the destiny of man (SUNY series in Islam)
By Gai Eaton. 1985
An exploration of what it means to be a Muslim, a member of a community which embraces a quarter of…
the world's population. The author considers the historic confrontation between Islam and Christendom and analyses the differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He explains the significance of the Koran and tells the story of Muhammad's life and of the early Caliphate. Lastly, the author considers the Muslim view of man's destiny. 1985.Hit by an iceberg: coping with disability in mid-career
By Janet Freedman, Marie Howes. 2003
More people suffer a disability before age 65 than die before age 65. Shows how to manage a mid-career disabling…
experience from a personal, financial, and legal standpoint. A guide through government and private insurance and rehabilitation programmes, housing and living assistance, and legal and money management considerations. 2003.Extraordinary people: understanding "idiot savants"
By Darold A Treffert. 1989
People with Savant Syndrome have severe mental or physical disabilities, but have extraordinary skills in areas such as mathematics, music…
and art. The author details the lives and talents of several savants and attempts to explain how they are able to perform such feats. 1989.Enabling romance: a guide to love, sex, and relationships for the disabled (and the people who care about them)
By Erica Levy Klein, Ken Kroll. 1992
Written by a disabled husband and his nondisabled wife, this book explores romantic and sexual relationships for the disabled. They…
discuss ways disabled persons can achieve sexual pleasure and present sexual variations and alternatives. Chapters concern specific disabilities, including blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, spinal cord injuries, and multiple sclerosis. Explicit descriptions of sex. c1992.Daughters of Islam: building bridges with Muslim women
By Miriam Adeney. 2002
Their clothing is often distinctive. Their values are strongly held. They love their families. They comprise nearly one-tenth of the…
world's population, and they live everywhere around the globe. These are women of Muslim background. Many still belong to Islam, but some now belong to Christ. Ladan, Khadija, and Fatma are both representative of and unique among their Arab, Iranian, Southeast Asian and African sisters. Adeney explores their lives and provides insight into how to relate to other women of Muslim background--and how to introduce them to Christ. 2002.Critical disability theory: essays in philosophy, politics, policy, and law (Law and society)
By Ed Pothier Dianne, Richard F Devlin, Dianne Pothier. 2005
Twenty-four scholars from a variety of disciplines come together here to identify the problems with traditional approaches to disability and…
to provide new directions. The essays range from focused empirical and experiential studies of different disabilities, to policy analyses, legal interrogations, and philosophical reconsiderations. 2005.Explores how, applying the principles of neuroplasticity, Barbara Arrowsmith Young developed cognitive remediation exercises, founded the Arrowsmith Program and opened…
the first Arrowsmith School in Toronto, Ontario over 30 years ago. The lives of nine children are discussed as they start the Arrowsmith Program and then move on to either private or public schools. 2011.