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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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The Food of Oman: Recipes and Stories from the Gateway to Arabia
By Felicia Campbell
Reviewed by Robert Arndt on March 1, 2016
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Soup for Syria: Recipes to Celebrate Our Shared Humanity
By Barbara Abdeni Massaad
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on March 1, 2016
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The Holy Cities of Arabia
By Eldon Rutter. William Facey and Sharon Sharpe, intro.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on February 1, 2016
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The Lost Manuscript of Frédéric Cailliaud: Arts and Crafts of the Ancient Egyptians, Nubians, and Ethiopians
By Andrew Bednarski, ed. and trans.
Reviewed by Louis Werner on February 1, 2016
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The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World
By Lincoln Paine
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 1, 2016
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Travel and Artisans in the Ottoman Empire: Employment and Mobility in the Early Modern Era
By Suraiya Faroqhi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 1, 2016
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A History of the Worlds in Sixteen Shipwrecks
By Stewart Gordon
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
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An Alexandria Anthology: Travel Writing through the Centuries
By Michael Haag, ed.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
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Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood—A History in Thirteen Centuries
By Justin Marozzi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
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Contesting Antiquity in Egypt: Archaeologists, Museums & the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser
By Donald Malcolm Reid
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
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Crossing the Bay of Bengal: The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants
By Sunil s. Amrith
Reviewed by Louis Werner on January 31, 2016
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Equator Crossings: Travelogue Extraordinary
By Paul Huygelen
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 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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