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...

Troy: Myth, City, Icon

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney
Reviewed by FRANK L. HOLT on January 15, 2019
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The Writing in the Stone

By Irving Finkel
Reviewed by JANE WALDRON on January 15, 2019
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Writings from Ancient Egypt

By Toby Wilkinson, tr. and intro.
Reviewed by TOM VERDE on January 15, 2019
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Koum Tara: Chaâbi, Jazz and Strings

By Karim Maurice, Sid-Ahmed Belksier, La Camerata.
Reviewed by BANNING EYRE on January 15, 2019
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The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

By Leon McCarron
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on September 15, 2018
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Astronomy and Astrology in the Islamic World

By Stephen P. Blake
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2018
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Christmas and the Qur'an

By Karl-Josef Kuschel
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on September 15, 2018
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Egyptian Belly Dance in Transition: The Raqṣ Sharqī Revolution, 1890–1930

By Heather D. Ward
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 15, 2018
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The Near West: Medieval North Africa, Latin Europe and the Mediterranean in the Second Axial Age

By Allen James Fromherz
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2018
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The Salukis in My Life: Here, There and Everywhere from the Arab World to China

By Sir Terence Clark
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on September 15, 2018
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East/West: A Culinary Journey through Malta, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, and Andalusia

By Shane Delia
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 15, 2018
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Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook

By Charles Perry, ed. and tr.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 15, 2018
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