Tom Woerner-Powell Boeken

The book offers a critical examination of 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri's life, challenging simplistic narratives that categorize his journey into contrasting phases. It employs an interdisciplinary approach to reveal how these narratives stem from specific historical and cultural biases in Western academia. Utilizing primary sources, the author critiques existing literature while providing a nuanced account of al-Jaza'iri's ethical, religious, and political ideologies. This study enriches discussions on Sufism, political Islam, and East-West relations, proposing new perspectives on his contributions.

This text challenges Orientalist portrayals of Sufi and jihad-leader 'Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī hinging on conversion from opposition to embrace of European values. Applying an inter-disciplinary approach to Arabic and European sources, this s

"'Two plays by the 2021 Papatango Prize-winning playwright Tom Powell.' Surfacing: NHS therapist Luc is fine. Honest. She's definitely not overwhelmed by meeting Owen, a new client, definitely not freaked out by what she's started seeing, definitely doesn't think her reality has been punctured and something else is leaking in. Luc goes for a swim and feels a hand dragging her down to the bottom of the lake... When she surfaces, her reality is different. She's haunted by tormented mice, shape-shifting people, and secrets she thought she'd buried. This breathtaking new two-hander creates a contemporary Through the Looking Glass world. The Silence and the Noise: Ben and Daize are teenagers either side of a county line. Drug runner and daughter of an addict. As the adult world around them becomes deadly dangerous, do these natural enemies have it in them to save each other? The Silence and the Noise won the Papatango Prize, and captures the story of two young people on the edge." --