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Sam Capra is living the life of his dreams. A young American in London, he has a perfect flat, a perfect job with the CIA and a perfect wife, Lucy --- who is seven months pregnant with their first child. But one sunny day, it all goes up in flames. Sam receives a call from Lucy while he’s at work. She tells him to leave the building immediately, which he does — just before it explodes, killing those inside. Lucy vanishes, and Sam wakes up in a prison cell. Why did Lucy call him? Is she a loving spouse or an enemy operative? Is sam’s unborn child safe? Adrenaline coursing through his veins, sam enters a frantic race to save his life and discover the truth about those he thought he knew so well
Pakistan-born Salman Ahmad, the leader of band Junoon, is renowned for being the first Rock & Roll star to destroy the wall that divides the West and the Muslim world. Facing down angry mullahs and oppressive dictators who wanted all music to be banned from Pakistan, Salman Ahmad rocketed to the top of the music charts. As his music climbed the charts, he found himself the target of religious fanatics and power-mad politicians desperate to take him and his band down. Undeterred, Salman created his own underground jihad: his mission was to bring his beloved rock to an enthusiastic new audience in South Asia and beyond. In the center of a new generation of young Pakistanis who go to mosques as well as Mc Donald’s, whose religion gives them compassion and not fear of the West, and who see modern music as a ‘rainbow bridge’ that links thewir lives to the rest of the world.
Before he dies, the father of ambitious young archaeologist Dilara Kenner leaves her tantalizing clues about the location of the legendary historical artefact — Noah’s Ark. The most fabled relic of all time, Noah’s Ark has obsessed many over the years. And when Dilara starts her quest — aided by former army engineer Tyler Locke — she rapidly becomes transfixed by the thought of discovering it. But there are sinister forces gathering who have deadly reasons for wanting to be the first ones to get to the relic The House with Five
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Adrenaline
Rock
& Roll Jihad
The
Noah’s Ark Quest
For
a sprawling edifice with five courtyards, it was a flourishing house.
The brothers who resided in the various quarters lived harmoniously
under the supervision of Badi Amma, who was considered the head of the
house after the death of her husband. Every guest, be it a distant
relative or a fond friend, found refuge in the house; Sankranti and
Eid were celebrated with equal aplomb; musical soirees were held every
other evening; children flitted about neither caring where they ate or
slept in the house, nor differentiating between their uncles, aunts
and their parents. However, when the eldest brother, a successful
lawyer, gives up his practice to take part in the Independence
struggle, his otherwise affluent house4hold falls apart around him.
Badi Amma, who had held her sons and their families together, also
loses control as the family struggles to make ends meet.