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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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Caliphate: The History of an Idea
By Hugh Kennedy
Reviewed by Tom Verde on October 20, 2016
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The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary
By John O’Connell
Reviewed by Tom Verde on October 18, 2016
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The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot
By John Curtis and Nigel Tallis
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on July 25, 2016
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Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile
By Sylvia Angelique Alajaji
Reviewed by Kay Campbell on July 20, 2016
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Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca
By Eileen Kane
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 20, 2016
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Gaza Writes Back, Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
By Refaat Alareer, ed.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on June 21, 2016
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Russian Hajj: Empire and the Pilgrimage to Mecca
By Eileen Kane
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 10, 2016
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The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam
By Jerry Brotton
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 10, 2016
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The Orange Trees of Marrakesh: Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man
By Stephen Frederic Dale
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 10, 2016
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The Hot Bread Kitchen: Artisanal Baking from Around the World
By Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez with Julia Turshen
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 10, 2016
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Pomegranates and Saffron: A Culinary Journey to Azerbaijan
By Feride Buyuran
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 10, 2016
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African Titanics
By Abu Bakr Khaal. Charis Bredin, trans.
Reviewed by Margaret Powis on June 2, 2016
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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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