The Good Women of China

Hidden voices 

by Xinran 

Here is another book I read recently,  and I really enjoyed it, not in a funny way at all, but I've learned from each story a new lesson. I believe that if a book don't teach you something new, then it is not worthy. This book deserved the time I had to steal from my busy days (busy with studies). Sometimes I was reading while I wait the bus, then I continue reading in the bus, which caused me troubles when I miss my stop. Other times I was reading it while I was eating my breakfast or lunch. And of course, whenever  had troubles sleeping, I would just grab it and forget my pain by living other women' sorrow. The most important lesson I got from these stories, is that time cannot really heal broken hearts not lost souls. Some wounds are meant to remain open and painful, forever.

In the following I reviewed briefly each story in the book, so everyone can have an idea if the book is interesting for him/her.

1. My Journey Towards the Stories of Chinese Women :

"What was a woman's life worth in China?" I can say this was the main purpose behind writing this book. 

2. The Girl Who Kept a Fly as a Pet:

" I used to dream that my pain could be cleared away somehow,  but can I clear away my life? Can I clear away my past and my future?"

That was really a very touching story. A little girl who suffered from her father sexual abuse and her mother giving up on her by accepting the abuse, decided to commit suicide while she was already sick in the hospital using her favorite animal friends:'flies'. It wasn't an easy story to read when I knew the facts are real. How can any father do this to his daughter? How can any mother scarify his own girl to keep a family? What kind of family did she really kept? What did they feel after losing their daughter? How happy was she when she was dying?

3. The University Student:

Forgiveness: A philosophical exploration

By Charles L. Griswold Jr.

It was a very good book. I liked the simple way the author explains his ideas even though I am not a philosopher. 
He addressed the subject of forgiveness (from two dimensions: interpersonal and political) in a very organized manner. Issues and conclusions are discussed fairly and completely. 
Well, I do recommend it to whoever loves philosophy, or who is studying forgiveness and moral concepts in any field. 

Enjoy :)

Merry         

Two books I enjoyed Last July

Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

التوحيد والتفسيخ بين سياسات الإسلام والكفر

by Siddiqui Kalim (see the book on Goodreads)

هذا الكتاب- رغم قدمه- هو بحث صغير حجما و كبير فائدة. يبين فيه المؤلف حالة الأمة الإسلامية اليوم و أسباب إنحطاطها (الفوضى ,التفرقة و التقسيم و إهمال العلم,الإنسلاخ و الإنحلال و حركة الاستشراق, فصل النموذج الموحى عن النموذج البشري,التبعية الشاملة)
 كما يذكر بعض السبل للنهوض بها من جديد مثل: توعية الجماهير المسلمة و توحيد الأمة الإسلامية باتباع النموذج الموحى -القرآن و السنة - و النموذج , الأسمى - الإسلام , النظام و العلم

See more books I loved. 

The Quest For Meaning : Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

by Tariq Ramadan

(see the book on Goodreads) 

  It took me too long to finish this book, because every section is a book of knowledge. Tariq asked many important questions -everyone should ask at some level- about life and its meaning. Even though he didn't give direct answers, the way he discussed the questions was helpful enough to draw a good path to achieve the best responses. Absolutely a great book, and I am adding it to re-read shelve. I aim to study it, not just read it.
  I recommend it to those who feel lost and confused int his world of globalization. Enjoy.

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