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...

Cleopatra

By Wahab, Mohamed Abdel
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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A Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the Celebrated Cuisines of the Mediterranean, From

By Wright, Clifford A
Reviewed by Mediterranean Food Study Group, Cambridge Massachusetts on October 1, 2001
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A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom

By Whitall Perry, ed.; introd. Huston Smith
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Border Passage: From Cairo to America—A Woman’s Journey

By Ahmed, Leila
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Concise History of the Crusades

By Madden, Thomas F
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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Adventures in the Bone Trade: The Race to Discover Human Ancestors in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression

By Jon Kalb
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Lake Beyond the Wind

By Yakhlif, Yahya; trans by May Jayyusi and Christopher Tingley
Reviewed on April 1, 2000
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Admiring Silence

By Abdulrazak Gurnah
Reviewed on April 1, 1997
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Caliphate: The History of an Idea

By Hugh Kennedy
Reviewed on January 1, 0001
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The Ottoman Scramble for Africa: Empire and Diplomacy in the Sahara and the Hijaz

By Mostafa Minawi
Reviewed on January 1, 0001
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Paper: Paging Through History

By Mark Kurlansky
Reviewed on January 1, 0001
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The Shaykh of Shaykhs: Mithqal al-Fiyaz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan

By Yoav Alon
Reviewed on January 1, 0001
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