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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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Kahlil Gibran: Beyond Borders
By Jean Gibran and Kahlil G. Gibran
Reviewed by Louis Werner on June 29, 2017
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The Optician of Lampedusa; The Bone Sparrow
By Emma Jane Kirby; Zana Fraillon
Reviewed by Arthur Clark on June 29, 2017
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Map Stories: The Art of Discovery
By Francisca Mattéoli
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on June 29, 2017
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Plagues, Quaratines and Geopolitics in the Ottoman Empire
By Birsen Bulmuş
Reviewed by David W. Tschanz on June 29, 2017
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Science among the Ottomans: The Cultural Creation and Exchange of Knowledge
By Miri Shefer-Mossensohn
Reviewed by David W. Tschanz on June 29, 2017
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Fables across Time: Kalila and Dimna
By Sabiha Al Khemir
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on May 1, 2017
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Abundance: Mediterranean Cuisine Recipes by Alumni and Friends of the American University of Beirut
By Carla Habib Mourad
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 1, 2017
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The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria
By Marlene Matar
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 1, 2017
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Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City
By Philip Mansel
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on May 1, 2017
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All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World
By Zora O'Neill
Reviewed by Louis Werner on May 1, 2017
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Out of the Desert: My Journey from Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil
By Ali Al-Naimi
Reviewed by William Tracy on May 1, 2017
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Essential Turkish Cuisine
By Engin Akin
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 24, 2017
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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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