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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
By Written by Kay Hardy Campbell
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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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The Wyvern Collection: Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art
By Marco Aimone. Tr. Emma Mandley.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on November 1, 2024
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The Island of Missing Trees: A Novel
By Elif Shafak.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on November 1, 2024
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Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation With the Western Tradition
By Souleymane Bachir Diagne. Tr. Jonathan Adjemia.n.
Reviewed by Aibarshyn Akhmetkali on November 1, 2024
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The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables Beyond
By Adam Alexander
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on September 2, 2024
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The Nile: History’s Greatest River
By Terje Tvedt.
Reviewed by Christina Riggs on September 2, 2024
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Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty
By Guy de la Bédoyère.
Reviewed by Christina Riggs on September 2, 2024
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Islamic Cairo in Maps: Finding the Monuments
By Yasser M. Ayad.
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on September 2, 2024
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No Ordinary Assignment: A Memoir
By Jane Ferguson.
Reviewed by J. Trevor Williams on September 2, 2024
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Representing Islam: Hip-Hop of the September 11 Generation
By Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir.
Reviewed by J. Trevor Williams on September 2, 2024
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The First Great Powers: Babylon and Assyria
By Arthur Cotterell.
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on September 2, 2024
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Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour Who Changed the World
By Maliha Abidi.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 1, 2024
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Gentile Bellini’s Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II: Lives and Afterlives of an Iconic Image
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Reviewed by Christina Riggs on September 1, 2024
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Author's Corner
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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