Thirst for the Desert: A Conversation with Ibrahim al-Koni
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Thirst for the Desert: A Conversation with Ibrahim al-Koni

By Written by DIANNA WRAY, translated by NANCY ROBERTS
One of the most acclaimed writers in the Arabic world.
Ian Coller
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Muslim Perspectives on European Connections: A Conversation with Historian Ian Coller

By By Dianna Wray
Discovering the influence of the Muslim world on the French Revolution.
Refuge in Recipes: The Research Journey of Nawal Nasrallah
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Refuge in Recipes: The Research Journey of Nawal Nasrallah

By Written by Dianna Wray
It was time for the family to sit down for dinner at Nawal Nasrallah...
A Life Full of Good Stuff: A Conversation With Photojournalist Tor Eigeland
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A Life Full of Good Stuff: A Conversation With Photojournalist Tor Eigeland

By By Alia Yunis
Photojournalist Tor Eigeland set sail from his hometown of Oslo in 1947...
Waleed F. Mahdi
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Arab American Journeys in Film: A Conversation with Waleed F. Mahdi

By by Piney Kesting
Mahdi explores the roots of negative film portrayals of Arabs, Muslims and Arab Americans.
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...

Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond: From the Fatimids to the Mughals

By Alison Ohta, J.M. Rogers and Rosalid Wade Haddon, eds.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 12, 2017
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Camera Orientalis: Reflections on Photography of the Middle East; The Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography 1860-1910

By Ali Behdad; Stephen Sheehi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 12, 2017
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Deeper Than Indigo: Tracing Thomas Machell, Forgotten Explorer

By Jenny Balfour Paul
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 12, 2017
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How I Became a Mummy; Lost in a Pyramid & Other Classic Mummy Stories

By Leena Pekkalainen; Andrew Smith, ed.
Reviewed by Margaret Powis on September 12, 2017
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The Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades

By Paul M. Cobb
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 12, 2017
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Signs of Our Times: From Calligraphy to Calligraffiti

By Rose Issa, Juliet Cestar and Venetia Porter
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 12, 2017
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Andalusia of Love (Andalus al-Hob)

By Marcel Khalife
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 12, 2017
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Cairo Inside Out

By Trevor Naylor. Photographs by Doriana Dimitrova
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 11, 2017
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The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey

By Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 29, 2017
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Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives: The First 1,000 Years

By Chase F. Robinson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on June 29, 2017
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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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