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
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.
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...
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...
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...

Orientalist Lives: Western Artists in the Middle East, 1830–1920

By James Parry
Reviewed by Lucien de Guise on September 15, 2019
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Printed in Beirut

By Jabbour Douaihy. Paula Haydar, tr.
Reviewed by William Tracy on September 15, 2019
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A Taste for Home: The Modern Middle Class in Ottoman Beirut

By Toufoul Abou-Hodeib
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on September 15, 2019
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The United States through Arab Eyes: An Anthology of Writings (1876–1914)

By Nabil Matar
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
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Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

By Jonathan Conlin
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
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Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

By Kevin Bubriski.
Reviewed by Judy Sultan on July 15, 2019
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Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires: Encounters and Confluences

By Mohammad Gharipour, ed.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 15, 2019
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Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography

By Robert Irwin
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 15, 2019
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Lost and Now Found: Explorers, Diplomats and Artists in Egypt and the Near East

By Neil Cooke and Vannessa Daubney, eds.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on July 15, 2019
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Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial

By Olga Bush
Reviewed by Ana Carreño Leyva on July 15, 2019
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Significant Figures: The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians

By Ian Stewart
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 15, 2019
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Where Three Worlds Met: Sicily in the Early Medieval Mediterranean

By Sarah Davis-Secord
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on July 15, 2019
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