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Vibrant Portraits: A Conversation With Maliha Abidi
By Written by Piney Kesting
After growing up in Karachi, Pakistan, and moving to California as a...
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Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug
Fascinated with Islamic culture, Broug turned his interest to Islamic geometric design.
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Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison
By Written by Kyle Pakka
Celebrating tradition in pottery.
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Finding Echoes of Stories Across Cultures: A Conversation With Elizabeth Laird
By Written by Kay Hardy Campbell
Growing up in South London, children’s book author Elizabeth Laird...
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A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson
By Written by Kay Hardy Campbell
Entranced by sound and history
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
By Amanda H. Podany.
Reviewed by Christina Riggs on August 9, 2024
This insightful history of life in the Ancient Near East from 3500 to...
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African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century
By Osei Bonsu.
Reviewed by Nurtilek Abdimalikov on May 1, 2024
Although often overlooked in the modern art world, over the past decade...
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Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century
By Christina Riggs
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on September 2, 2023
Despite a century spent marveling at the 3,300-year-old tomb of...
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Muslims and Citizens: Islam, Politics and the French Revolution
By Ian Coller
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on January 1, 2023
It wasn’t until he found himself thousands of kilometers from his...
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Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day
By Wafa’ Tarnowska
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on March 12, 2021
Writer, translator and storyteller Wafa’ Tarnowska’s...
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Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
By Georgina Herrmann
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on May 15, 2018
British archeologist Austen Henry Layard discovered the first pieces of...
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Ibn Tulun: His Lost city and Great Mosque
By Tarek Swelim
Reviewed by Tom Verde on March 1, 2017
This elegant, richly illustrated volume covers the history, architecture...
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Revolt Against the Sun: The Selected Poetry of Nazik al-Mala'ika
By Emily Drumsta, ed. and tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 1, 2023
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Fayoum Pottery: Ceramic Arts and Crafts in an Egyptian Oasis
By R. Neil Hewison.
Reviewed on January 1, 2023
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Longing for the Lost Caliphate: A Transregional History
By Mona Hassan.
Reviewed on January 1, 2023
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Pilgrims Way
By Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Reviewed by Hannah Sterenberg on January 1, 2023
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A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam
By Thomas Bauer. Trans. Hinrich Biesterfeldt and Tricia Tunstall.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on November 7, 2022
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A History of Islam in 21 Women
By Hossein Kamaly.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 1, 2022
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Securing Eternity: Ancient Egyptian Tomb Protection From Prehistory to the Pyramids
By Reg Clark.
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on November 1, 2022
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The Old Woman and the River
By Ismail Fahd Ismail. Trans. Sophia Vasalou.
Reviewed by Mae Ghalwash on November 1, 2022
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The Translator of Desires
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Reviewed by Marina Ali on November 1, 2022
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Palestine As Metaphor Mahmoud Darwish
By Amira El-Zein and Carolyn Forché, trs.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 1, 2022
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Coptic Christians and Muslims in Egypt: Two Communities, One Nation
By Fikry F. Andrawes and Alison Orr-Andrawes.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 1, 2022
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Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
By Thomas H. Johnson and Ludwig W. Adamec.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on September 1, 2022
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Author's Corner
Vibrant Portraits: A Conversation With Maliha Abidi
Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug
Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison
Finding Echoes of Stories Across Cultures: A Conversation With Elizabeth Laird
A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson
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