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
Author's Corner

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...

I Was Born There, I Was Born Here

By Mourid Barghouti.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 1, 2022
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My Damascus

By Suad Amiry.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 1, 2022
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Nile: Urban Histories on the Banks of a River

By Nezar AlSayyad
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 1, 2022
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The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, c. 750–850

By Philip Wood.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 1, 2022
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Arab Americans in Film: From Hollywood and Egyptian Stereotypes to Self-Representation

By Waleed F. Mahdi
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on July 2, 2022
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Cairo in Chicago: Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893

By István Ormos.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on July 1, 2022
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Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai

By Todd Reisz.
Reviewed by Trevor Williams on July 1, 2022
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Sicilia: A Love Letter to the Food of Sicily

By Ben Tish.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 1, 2022
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The Arabesque Table: Contemporary Recipes from the Arab World

By Reem Kassis.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 1, 2022
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The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin

By Jonathan Phillips.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 1, 2022
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Best of Delectable Foods and Dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib: A Cookbook by Thirteenth-Century Andalusi Scholar Ibn Razin al-Tujibi (1227-1293)

By Nawal Nasrallah
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 1, 2022
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A Recipe for Daphne: A Novel

By Nektaria Anastasiadou.
Reviewed by Hannah Sterenberg on May 2, 2022
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