Books published by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

Josephine escapes poverty by coming to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid, where she meets Rashid, an idealistic only son with literary aspirations. Josephine, with all the wide-eyed naivety of youth, believes she has found true love. But when she becomes pregnant, and with the rumble of war growing ever louder, Rashid bows to family and social pressure, and sends her back home with her baby son, Jose. Brought up struggling with his dual identity, Jose clings to the hope of returning to his father's country when he is eighteen. He is ill-prepared to plunge headfirst into a world where the fear of tyrants and dictators is nothing compared to the fear of 'what will people say'. And with a Filipino face, a Kuwaiti passport, an Arab surname and a Christian first name, will his father's country welcome him? The Bamboo Stalk takes an unflinching look at the lives of foreign workers in Arab countries and confronts the universal problems of identity, race and religion.

Text in Arabic. A wonderful collection for budding scientists everywhere, these books include ten fun and easy experiments that explore basic scientific principles using everyday items found in our daily environment.

Text in Arabic. Many years ago, during a lunar eclipse, a young boy witnesses the moon disappear from the dark night sky. But where did it go? His mother tells him a fantastical tale in which the moon is swallowed whole by a massive whale. And if he doesnt throw it up, the moon will never grace the velvet nights sky again. Terrified of that very thought, he seeks out his teacher who explains simply the facts about eclipses and how the moon disappeared behind the shadow of the earth. Caught between the world of wonder and imagination and the world of scientific fact, this true story based on the authors personal experience shows how he embraced both ideas and wove it into the fabric of this wonderful story.

Text in Arabic. Jouri dreams of becoming an astronaut and of seeing the Qatar Space Agency headquartered in the town of Al-Zubarah. One day, her grandfather accompanies her to the QSA to divulge his life-long secret: he has the key to travel through time!

Text in Arabic. Can young people contribute to change? Definitely! Simple steps can be taken to bring about positive change in our lives. This book shows kids just where to start from reducing water and electricity consumption, learning to sort and recycle waste, growing and watering plants, getting rid of plastic bags and replacing them with mcloth bags, and more. Every little bit counts and when we start with changes within our own lives, big changes in the world follow!

Text in Arabic. Set in the early postwar years, The Setting Sun probes the destructive effects of war and the transition from a feudal Japan to an industrial society. The story is told through the eyes of Kazuko, the unmarried daughter of a widowed aristocrat. When Kazukos mother falls ill, and due to their financial circumstances, they are forced to move into a cottage in the countryside. Her search for self-meaning in a society devoid of use for her forms the crux of a sad story.