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
Barbara Abdeni Massaad
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Nourishing Hope: A Conversation With Barbara Abdeni Massaad

By by Piney Kesting
A collection of 100 traditional Lebanese dishes.
Martin Williams
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Desert Dreams: A Conversation With Martin Williams

By Interview by Dianna Wray
The Sahara’s valleys fascinated him.
Asma Khan
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Cooking Food For the Body, Mind and Soul: A Conversation With Chef and Restauranteur Asma Khan

By by Marina Ali
Creating community and new flavors in London
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...

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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Map Stories: The Art of Discovery

By Francisca Mattéoli
Reviewed by Graham Chandler on June 29, 2017
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Plagues, Quaratines and Geopolitics in the Ottoman Empire

By Birsen Bulmuş
Reviewed by David W. Tschanz on June 29, 2017
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