BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published March 18, 2018

Wisdom from the Quran: Essays in Contemporary Context
Nilofar Ahmed

A collection of essays — many of which were published in Dawn — on discussions and debates prevalent in society from the viewpoint of the Holy Quran, hadith and established religious scholarship.

Eye of the Heart
Sommieh Stephanie Flower

The founder of the Sitara School and Teachers’ Institute traces her journey from growing up in Long Island, New York in the 1970s to starting a free school for needy children in Chatha Bakhtawar, Pakistan.

Majmua
Mumtaz Shirin

Compiled by Asif Farrukhi, this book consists of 16 short stories written by one of the foremost critics of Urdu fiction, that were earlier published in collections titled Megh Malhaar, Apni Nagariya and Daastaan Kehtay Kehtay.

Data Strategy: How to Profit from a World of Big Data, Analytics and the Internet of Things
Bernard Marr

Including case studies and real-world examples, the author shares advice on how to build data competencies in an organisation and how to ensure a company’s data doesn’t become a liability.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, March 18th, 2018

Opinion

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