Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day

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...
Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife

Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife

By Aidan Dodson
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on March 10, 2021
The unearthing of Nefertiti's 3,000-year-old bust in 1912 has...
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...

Crossroads of Cuisine: The Eurasian Heartland, the Silk Roads and Food

By Paul D. Buell, E. N. Anderson, Montserrat de Pavlo Moya and Moldir Oskenbay.
Reviewed by Dennis Keen on May 19, 2021
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101 Arabian Tales: How We All Persevered in Peace Corps Libya

By Randolph W. Hobler
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 22, 2021
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All Things Arabia: Arabian Identity and Material Culture

By Ileana Baird and Hülya Yağcıoğlu, eds.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology

By Toby Wilkinson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World

By Alan Mikhail.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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Inside Arabic Music: Arabic Maqam Performance and Theory in the 20th Century

By Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays.
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on April 22, 2021
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Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe

By Diana Darke.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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The Ghoul

By Taghreed Najjar. Hassan Manasra, Il.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 22, 2021
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The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World—and Globalism Began

By Valerie Hansen.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on April 22, 2021
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Travelling the Korosko Road: Archeological Exploration in Sudan's Eastern Desert

By W. Vivian Davis and Derek A. Welsby, eds.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on April 22, 2021
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Heart and Soul: A Memoir

By Ali Mohammed Al-Baluchi, with Alison Hooker.
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on April 1, 2021
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Coconut and Sambal: Recipes From My Indonesian Kitchen

By Lara Lee
Reviewed by Jeff Koehler on March 17, 2021
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