Maliha Abidi
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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...
Eric Broug
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Finding Structure: A Conversation with Eric Broug

Fascinated with Islamic culture, Broug turned his interest to Islamic geometric design.
R. Neil Hewison
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Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison

By Written by Kyle Pakka
Celebrating tradition in pottery.
Elizabeth Laird
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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...
Rachel Beckles Willson
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A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson

By Written by Kay Hardy Campbell
Entranced by sound and history
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
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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...
African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century
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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...
Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century
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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...
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...

Desert Road Archaeology in Ancient Egypt and Beyond

By Frank Förster and Heiko Riemer
Reviewed by Peter Herrigan on April 1, 2015
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Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World

By Reza Zarghamee
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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Europe and the Islamic World: A History

By John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein and Henry Laurens
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2015
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Hajj the Holy Journey: The Hajj Route through Postcards/Kutsal Yolculuk Hac: Kartpostallarla Hac Yolu

By Murat Kargılı; Ömer Çolakolu, Nafiz Akehirliolu
Reviewed by Elif M. Gokcigdem on April 1, 2015
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A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid / 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed

By John Romer / Eric H. Cline
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 1, 2015
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A History of the World in 12 Maps

By Jerry Brotton
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 1, 2015
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333 Saints: A Life of Scholarship in Timbuktu

By Alexandra Huddleston
Reviewed by Charles O. Cecil on April 1, 2015
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A Time in Arabia: Life in Hadhramaut

By Doreen Ingrams
Reviewed by William Tracy on April 1, 2014
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A Garden for the Sultan: Gardens and Flowers in the Ottoman Culture

By Nurhan Atasoy
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on October 1, 2013
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A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

By Umar F. Abd-Allah
Reviewed by Asma Hasan on October 1, 2013
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A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, A Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe.

By Mercedes García-Arenal and Gerard Wiegers. Martin Beagles, tr
Reviewed by Lou Werner on April 1, 2013
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A History of Islam in America

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
Reviewed by Asma Hasan on October 1, 2012
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