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...

Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond

By Christopher M. Davidson
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
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A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East

By Steele, John M.
Reviewed by Charles Sweeney on October 1, 2009
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1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World

By Al-Hassani, Salim T. S.
Reviewed by Richard Covington on October 1, 2008
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Aman Iman (Water is Life)

By Tinariwen
Reviewed on April 15, 2008
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A Land Transformed: The Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco

Reviewed on October 1, 2007
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Goal Dreams

By Sanbar, Maya and Jeffrey Saunders, dirs
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
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A New Day in Old Sana‘a

By Bader Ben Hirsi, dir.
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
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A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962

By Alistair Horne
Reviewed by Louis Werner on April 1, 2007
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A Concise History of the Middle East. 8th ed

By Goldschmidt Jr., Arthur and Lawrence Davidson
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2007
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“Evil” Arabs in American Popular Film: Orientalist Fear

By Semmerling, Tim Jon
Reviewed on April 1, 2007
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A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire

By Bose, Sugata
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2007
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A Bridge Over the Mediterranean

By The Chehade Brothers
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
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