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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...
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Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug
Fascinated with Islamic culture, Broug turned his interest to Islamic geometric design.
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Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison
By Written by Kyle Pakka
Celebrating tradition in pottery.
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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...
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A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths
By Simon Connor.
Reviewed by Christina Riggs on August 21, 2024
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Iron From Tutankhamun’s Tomb
By Katja Broschat, Florian Ströbele, Christian Koeberl, Christian Eckmann and Eid Mertah.
Reviewed by Christina Rigg on August 21, 2024
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Ancient Egyptian Architecture in Fifteen Monuments
By Felix Arnold.
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on August 12, 2024
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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
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Medieval Syria and the Onset of the Crusades: The Political World of Bilad al-Sham, 1050-1128
By James Wilson.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on August 9, 2024
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The Outside: Migration As Life in Morocco
By Alice Elliot.
Reviewed by Christina Riggs on August 9, 2024
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Ramesses Loved by Ptah: The History of a Colossal Royal Statue
By Susanna Thomas.
Reviewed by Nurtilek Abdimalikov on July 2, 2024
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Stranger in Baghdad
By Elizabeth Loudon.
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on July 2, 2024
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A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments
By Colin D. Reader.
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on July 2, 2024
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On the Sultan’s Service: Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil’s Memoir of the Ottoman Palace, 1909-1912
By Douglas Scott Brookes.
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on July 2, 2024
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The Regency of Tunis 1535–1666: Genesis of an Ottoman Province in the Maghreb
By Leïla Temime Blili.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on July 2, 2024
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Islamic Architecture: A World History
By Eric Broug.
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on July 1, 2024
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Vibrant Portraits: A Conversation With Maliha Abidi
Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug
Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison
Finding Echoes of Stories Across Cultures: A Conversation With Elizabeth Laird
A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson
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