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...

101 Arabian Tales: How We All Persevered in Peace Corps Libya

By Randolph W. Hobler
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 22, 2021
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All Things Arabia: Arabian Identity and Material Culture

By Ileana Baird and Hülya Yağcıoğlu, eds.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology

By Toby Wilkinson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World

By Alan Mikhail.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century

By Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays.
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on April 22, 2021
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Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe

By Diana Darke.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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The Ghoul

By Taghreed Najjar. Hassan Manasra, Il.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 22, 2021
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The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalism Began

By Valerie Hansen.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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Travelling the Korosko Road: Archeological Exploration in Sudan's Eastern Desert

By W. Vivian Davis and Derek A. Welsby, eds.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on April 22, 2021
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Heart and Soul: A Memoir

By Ali Mohammed Al-Baluchi, with Alison Hooker.
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on April 1, 2021
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Coconut and Sambal: Recipes From My Indonesian Kitchen

By Lara Lee
Reviewed by Jeff Koehler on March 17, 2021
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Mosques: Islamic Architecture in Europe

By Ahmed Eckhard Krausen
Reviewed by Marina Ali on March 16, 2021
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