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
Author's Corner

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...

A Ride To Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia

By Frederick Burnaby
Reviewed by Charles Sweeney on October 1, 2004
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A Soldier’s Story: From Ottoman Rule to Independent Iraq; The Memoirs of Jafar Pasha Al-Askari

By William Facey and Najdat Fathi Safwat, eds.; Mustafa Tariq Al-Askari, tr
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on October 1, 2004
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A Voyage to Arabia Felix (1708–1710)

By Jean de la Roque
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on October 1, 2004
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A Sky So Close

By Betool Khedairi. Muhayman Jamil, tr
Reviewed on April 1, 2004
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"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an

By Asma Barlas
Reviewed on October 1, 2003
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A Traveler's Guide to the Geology of Egypt

By Bonnie M. Sampsell
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on October 1, 2003
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A Woman of Five Seasons

By Leila Al-Atrash ; Nora Nweihid Halwani and Christopher Tingley, trs
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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A Stone in My Hand

By Cathryn Clinton
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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Cleopatra

By Wahab, Mohamed Abdel
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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A Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the Celebrated Cuisines of the Mediterranean, From

By Wright, Clifford A
Reviewed by Mediterranean Food Study Group, Cambridge Massachusetts on October 1, 2001
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A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom

By Whitall Perry, ed.; introd. Huston Smith
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Border Passage: From Cairo to America—A Woman’s Journey

By Ahmed, Leila
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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