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
Author's Corner

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
Author's Corner

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
Author's Corner

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...
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...

Travellers in Ottoman Lands: The Botanical Legacy

By Ines Aščerić-Todd, Sabine Knees, Janet Starkey and Paul Starkey, eds.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on November 15, 2019
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The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

By Seif El Rashidi and Sam Bowker
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 15, 2019
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Buying Time: Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean

By Thomas F. McDow
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on September 15, 2019
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Khartoum at Night: Fashion and Body Politics in Imperial Sudan

By Marie Grace Brown
Reviewed by Marina Ali on September 15, 2019
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Medieval Empires and the Culture of Competition: Literary Duels at Islamic and Christian Courts

By Samuel England
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 15, 2019
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The Mercantile Effect: Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World during the 17th and 18th Centuries

By Susan Babaie and Melanie Gibson, eds.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 15, 2019
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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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