The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel

The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel

By Adel Kamel. Waleed Almusharaf, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
In this underrated piece of Arab literature, we follow the lives of...
Parwana: Recipes and Stories From an Afghan Kitchen

Parwana: Recipes and Stories From an Afghan Kitchen

By Durkhanai Ayubi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
Afghani-born restaurateur Durkhanai Ayubi honors her parents, Zelmai and...
The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival

The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival

By Diana Darke
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on November 16, 2020
The Merchant of Syria tells the inspiring story of Abu Chaker (1921...
Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800

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
Books about the arts of al-Andalus and the Maghrib typically focus on a...
AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

AUB and Ras Beirut in 150 Years of Photographs

By Maria Bashshur Abunassar
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 15, 2020
This coffee-table volume of photography focusing on the American...
The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt’s Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

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
This book is a model of how to make the fruit of specialized academic...
Mr Five Per Cent: The Many Lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the World’s Richest Man

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
When Armenian Turkish businessman Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955, Life...
Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

Legacy in Stone: Syria Before War

By Kevin Bubriski.
Reviewed by Judy Sultan on July 15, 2019
Today, many only know Syria as a geopolitical disaster and humanitarian...
The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East

By Leon McCarron
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on September 15, 2018
At one point in this personal account of a long-distance trek across the...
Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

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...

O’tkan Kunlar (Bygone Days)

By Abdullah Qodiriy. Mark Reese, tr.
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on January 16, 2021
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Ancient Egyptian Jewelry: 50 Masterpieces of Art and Design

By Nigel Fletcher-Jones
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on January 15, 2021
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Chetna’s Healthy Indian Vegetarian: Everyday Veg and Vegan Feasts Effortlessly Good for You

By Chetna Makan
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
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Falastin: A Cookbook

By Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
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Garum: Recipes From the Past

By Ursula Janssen
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
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Nubian Gold: Ancient Jewelry from Sudan and Egypt

By Peter Lacovara and Yvonne J. Markowitz
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on January 15, 2021
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Parwana: Recipes and Stories From an Afghan Kitchen

By Durkhanai Ayubi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
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Tasting Difference: Food Race, and Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Literature

By Gitanjali G. Shahani
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
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The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel

By Adel Kamel. Waleed Almusharaf, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
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The Road From Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders and Belonging

By Jordan Ritter Conn
Reviewed by Sophie Kazan on January 15, 2021
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A Taste for Home: The Modern Middle Class in Ottoman Beirut

By Toufoul Abou-Hodeib
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on November 16, 2020
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Impostures

By Al-Hariri. Michael Cooperson, tr.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 16, 2020
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