Maliha Abidi
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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...
Eric Broug
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Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug

Fascinated with Islamic culture, Broug turned his interest to Islamic geometric design.
R. Neil Hewison
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Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison

By Written by Kyle Pakka
Celebrating tradition in pottery.
Elizabeth Laird
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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...
Rachel Beckles Willson
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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
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
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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...
African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century
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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...
Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century
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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...
Muslims and Citizens: Islam, Politics and the French Revolution
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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...
Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day
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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...
Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
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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...
Ibn Tulun: His Lost city and Great Mosque
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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...

Saffron in the Souks: Vibrant Recipes from the Heart of Lebanon

By John Gregory-Smith
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Cacao, and Tomato

By Jenny Linford
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2020
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Hassan Fathy: An Architectural Life

By Leila El-Wakil, ed.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 15, 2019
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Knowledge and the Ends of Empire: Kazakh Intermediaries & Russian Rule on the Steppe, 1731–1917

By Ian W. Campbell
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on November 15, 2019
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The Making of the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World

Reviewed by Caroline Stone on November 15, 2019
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Through the Palace Keyhole

By Ann Hutchison Sawalha
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on November 15, 2019
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Travellers in Ottoman Lands: The Botanical Legacy

By Ines Aščerić-Todd, Sabine Knees, Janet Starkey and Paul Starkey, eds.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on November 15, 2019
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The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

By Seif El Rashidi and Sam Bowker
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 15, 2019
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Buying Time: Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean

By Thomas F. McDow
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on September 15, 2019
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Khartoum at Night: Fashion and Body Politics in Imperial Sudan

By Marie Grace Brown
Reviewed by Marina Ali on September 15, 2019
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Medieval Empires and the Culture of Competition: Literary Duels at Islamic and Christian Courts

By Samuel England
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
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The Mercantile Effect: Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World during the 17th and 18th Centuries

By Susan Babaie and Melanie Gibson, eds.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 15, 2019
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