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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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Building Between the Two Rivers: An Introduction to the Building Archaeology of Ancient Mesopotamia
By Stefano Anastasio
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on March 10, 2021
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Explore the Old City of Aleppo: Come with Tamim to a World Heritage Site
By Khaldoun Fansa
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on March 10, 2021
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In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers From the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean
By Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen
Reviewed by Tom Verde on March 10, 2021
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Traces: A Memoir
By Gamal al-Ghitani. Nader K. Uthman, tr.
Reviewed by Mae Ghalwash on March 10, 2021
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Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
By D. Fairchild Ruggles
Reviewed by Tom Verde on March 10, 2021
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Thirteen Ways to Make A Plural: Preparing to Learn Arabic
By Jacob Halpin
Reviewed by Mae Ghalwash on March 10, 2021
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O’tkan Kunlar (Bygone Days)
By Abdullah Qodiriy. Mark Reese, tr.
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on January 16, 2021
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Tasting Difference: Food Race, and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Literature
By Gitanjali G. Shahani
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
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The Road From Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders and Belonging
By Jordan Ritter Conn
Reviewed by Sophie Kazan on January 15, 2021
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Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: 50 Masterpieces of Art and Design
By Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on January 15, 2021
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Nubian Gold: Ancient Jewelry from Sudan and Egypt
By Peter Lacovara and Yvonne J. Markowitz
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on January 15, 2021
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The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel
By Adel Kamel. Waleed Almusharaf, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
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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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