This publication contains speeches delivered by participants of the International Conference held in Astana on 19 November 2010. The conference was organized by the National Commission for Women Affairs and Family - Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UN Development Programme in Kazakhstan and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The goal of the conference was to inform the general public and representatives of the diplomatic corps of the member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on gender policies pursued by Kazakhstan, and to discuss the agenda of the forthcoming chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Organization of the Islamic Conference

The orbicular rocks of Finland are various plutonic rocks. In this publication 29 bedrock and 61 boulder occurrences are described. Solitary boulders ad boulder fans of orbicular rock are evidently derived from at least 50 separate bedrock occurrences. Most of the orbicular rocks are recorded from Proterozoic bedrock (age 1.50 - 1.90 Ga), with relatively few discoveries from the Archaean basement areas (age 2.50 - 3.20 Ga)

In 2007, His Highness the Aga Khan celebrates his Golden Jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of his accession to the Imamat of the world Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Today, roughly fifteen million Ismailis live in more than twenty-five countries, mainly in Asia,, Africa and the Middle East, as well as in Europe, Canada and the United States. The Imam is their spiritual guide, and in view of the importance that Islam places on maintaining a balance between the material and spiritual well-being of Muslims, the Imam guidance must deal with both aspects of the life of his community

Ten years ago, UNESCO and L OREAL embarked upon a journey to change the face of science. The landmark "Women in Science" partnership has been a resounding success. Indeed, thanks in part to the partnership, the world is increasingly recognizing the role and significance of women in science. Of course, much work remains for women to be equally represented in science. Women still only make up one fourth of researchers and very few are in decision-making levels or determine research agendas. This is why it is so important to showcase successful women scientists through the UNESCO and L OREAL partnership and through this superb book of portraits

As shown in the previous publications of the author much less has been written on Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The same is true with the years of this study (1921 - 1924). The biographers, both Pakistani and foreign, have not done justice to the great man as the Quaid was. This study comprises of two parts. Part 1 is a research work wherein activities of Quaid-i-Azam are presented in the manner of depicting his contribution in the legal and political field. Part 2 is a collection of 34 rare documents covering Quaid-i-Azam cases, interviews, press statements and public addresses which have not been previously published in any collected or other works

A patchwork of impressions and reminiscences, hopes and aspirations. That is what this wonderful book is about, but only in part. The author, Mariam Salam, has also skillfully interwoven the amazing and inspiring account of her transition from West to East; all the devotion, travail and sacrifices it entailed; all the delights, too

Dr. M. Tauqir Alam has produced an exceptional work on the Afghan struggle against their communist oppressors, in which he has analysed the conflict in Afghanistan from the Saur Revolution to the Soviet invasion, to the final withdrawal of the invaders and the final collapse of their indigenous communist government. He has been fair to all the participants, no one emerges as the "herj" or the "villain", he has measured and weighed the roles and performances of all the actors

Topic of this book may strike some as odd. In today world, leadership in itself has come to be seen as a human trait, not a masculine or feminine one. But it wasnt always as such. Not very long ago, it was unthinkable for a woman to be the leader of a nation or even a limited institution. In fact, they were not even given the right to vote until 1920 in America and 1918 in United Kingdom. In UK, the age for women eligible to vote was not lowered to 21 until 1928. Women emancipation was achieved after a long and hard battle and even today they continue to struggle to attain equal rights as men

This book has been in the making for half a century. It synthesizes five decades of painstaking reseach on the land, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the city centers, and finally the ideologies that led to the creation of Pakistan. Much of the evidence for this historical explanation of the rise of Pakistan has been derived from the numerous inscriptions carved painstakingly in stone or left in the form of archaeological finds and architectural testimony of our forefathers, which have been carefully investigated and documented in the twentieth century by Professor Dani and his fellow archaeologists

Pakistan Culture constitutes an elective subject in the course of studies for foreign students at the Intermediate level. However no single book covers the prescribed syllabus. Teachers and students feel handicapped on this account and have often voiced the need for duch a comprehensive publication. This book embodies the response to this need. It atttempts in a single concise volume, to portray Pakistan rich cultural heritage which is as variegated as its geographic environments - with mountains, plains, deserts, river valleys full of natural beauty and grandeur, the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges in the north and the delta of the mighty Indus in south which also was the citadel of one of the earliest civilization