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By Captain Osama Shakman

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Four books spanning memoir, reflection and ideas. Choose a book to read about it, or request your copy by email.

01

A Pilot’s Story

“The sky is not the end, it is only the beginning.”

Captain Osama Shakman’s book about his journey through aviation. It was published in Arabic and launched in October 2025; the English edition is due in early spring 2027.

English edition
Due early spring 2027
Book launch
17 October 2025
Watch the launch and see the photos
Cover of the Arabic edition of A Pilot’s Story
Arabic edition
Cover of the English edition, A Pilot’s Story
English edition · spring 2027
Cover of A Pilot’s Reflections

02

A Pilot’s Reflections

A collection of reflections from among the clouds, to light up the day and calm the night. In Arabic.

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03

Arab Thought Between Modernity and Identity

A reading that follows the Arab mind’s journey between the wish to keep pace with the modern age and loyalty to the roots of identity, in search of a renaissance not yet complete. In Arabic.

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Cover of Arab Thought Between Modernity and Identity
Cover of After the Departure

04

After the Departure

A biography of the author’s father, the late Major General Mohammad Ali Al-Amin, who served in Jordan’s Public Security Directorate and was Governor of the Capital: stories from his memory that Captain Osama wanted to keep alive after his passing. In Arabic.

Stories about his father on the site (in Arabic):When the Governor of the Capital came home barefoot →The wound that never stopped his duty →

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How to request your copy

  1. 1Choose the bookfrom the four above.
  2. 2Press “Request a copy”Your email opens with a ready-made message to osamashakman@outlook.com; add your name, city and the number of copies.
  3. 3Captain Osama will contact youto arrange the details and delivery.