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...

From Khartoum to Jerusalem: The Dragoman Solomon Negima and his Clients (1885–1933)

By Rachel Mairs.
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on March 15, 2019
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Gilgamesh and the Great Goddess of Uruk

By John Maier.
Reviewed by JANE WALDRON GRUTZ on March 15, 2019
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Islam: An Illustrated Journey

By Farhad Daftary and Zulfikar Hirji.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on March 15, 2019
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A Line in the River: Khartoum, City of Memory

By Jamal Mahjoub.
Reviewed by Louis Werner on March 15, 2019
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Neslishah: The Last Ottoman Princess

By Murat Bardakçı. Meyzi Baran, tr.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on March 15, 2019
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Water Histories and Spatial Archaeology: Ancient Yemen and the American West

By Michael J. Harrower.
Reviewed by Gerald Zarr on March 15, 2019
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In Search of Ancient North Africa: A History in Six Lives

By Barnaby Rogerson
Reviewed by JOSEPH HAMMOND on January 15, 2019
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Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

By Firas Alkhateeb
Reviewed by JOSEPH HAMMOND on January 15, 2019
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Mapping the Middle East

By Zayde Antrim
Reviewed by GRAHAM CHANDLER on January 15, 2019
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Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast

By Sebastian R. Prange
Reviewed by LOUIS WERNER on January 15, 2019
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In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran

By Paul-Gordon Chandler
Reviewed by PINEY KESTING on January 15, 2019
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Space Science and the Arab World: Astronauts, Observatories and Nationalism in the Middle East

By Jörg Matthias Determann
Reviewed by ROBERT W. LEBLING on January 15, 2019
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