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Finding Echoes of Stories Across Cultures: A Conversation With Elizabeth Laird

Growing up in South London, children’s book author Elizabeth Laird...
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Nourishing Hope: A Conversation With Barbara Abdeni Massaad

A collection of 100 traditional Lebanese dishes.
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Desert Dreams: A Conversation With Martin Williams

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Cooking Food For the Body, Mind and Soul: A Conversation With Chef and Restauranteur Asma Khan

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Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century

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Muslims and Citizens: Islam, Politics and the French Revolution

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

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Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire
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Ancient Ivory: Masterpieces of the Assyrian Empire

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

This elegant, richly illustrated volume covers the history, architecture...

Before Copernicus: The Cultures and Contexts of Scientific Learning in the Fifteenth Century

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A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia

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A History of Algeria

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The Mapmaker's Daughter: The Confessions of Nurbanu Sultan 1525–1583

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The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End

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Precious Indian Weapons and Other Princely Accoutrements

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The Scent of Jasmine: Coming of Age in Jerusalem and Damascus

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Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom: The Sultanahs of Aceh, 1641–1699

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Protecting Pharaoh's Treasures: My Life in Egyptology

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Africa Solo: My World Record Race from Cairo to Cape Town

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Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond: From the Fatimids to the Mughals

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