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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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Two Thousand and One Syrian Nights
By Pat McDonnell Twair
Reviewed by Samir Twair on November 16, 2020
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Rameses III, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife
By Aiden Dodson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 16, 2020
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Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800
By Jonathan M. Bloom.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 10, 2020
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The Fatimid Empire
By Michael Brett.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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Around the World in 80 Trees
By Jonathan Drori.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History
By Brian Fagan.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
By Kassia St Clair.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 9, 2020
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Mahrooseh: Lebanon’s Art on the Road
By Falak Shawwa.
Reviewed by William Tracy on September 9, 2020
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The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature
By Ebba Koch, ed. In collaboration with Ali Anooshahr.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 9, 2020
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The Palestinian Table
By Reem Kassis.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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Sophie Halaby in Jerusalem: An Artist’s Life
By Laura S. Schor.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 9, 2020
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The Stories of the Great Steppe: The Anthology of Modern Kazakh Literature
By Rabis Abazov, ed. Sergey Levchin and Ilya Bernshtein, tr.
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on September 9, 2020
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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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