Elizabeth Laird
Author's Corner

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
Barbara Abdeni Massaad
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Nourishing Hope: A Conversation With Barbara Abdeni Massaad

By by Piney Kesting
A collection of 100 traditional Lebanese dishes.
Martin Williams
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Desert Dreams: A Conversation With Martin Williams

By Interview by Dianna Wray
The Sahara’s valleys fascinated him.
Asma Khan
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Cooking Food For the Body, Mind and Soul: A Conversation With Chef and Restauranteur Asma Khan

By by Marina Ali
Creating community and new flavors in London
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...

Sophia: or The Beginning of All Tales

By Rafik Schami. Monique Arav and John Hannon, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on August 25, 2021
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The Book of Charlatans

By Jamal al-Din Abd al-Rahim al-Jawbari. Manuela Dengler, ed. Humphrey Davies, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on August 25, 2021
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The Persistence of Orientalism: Anglo-American Historians and Modern Egypt

By Peter Gran
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on August 25, 2021
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The Quarter

By Naguib Mahfouz. Roger Allen, tr.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on August 25, 2021
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The Storyteller of Damascus

By Rafic Schami. Peter Knorr, Il.
Reviewed by Sophie Kazan on August 25, 2021
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The Tangible & Intangible Cultural Landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus: Investigations in the Sultanate of Oman

By Moawiyah M. Ibrahim and Laura M. Strachan
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on August 25, 2021
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The Wandering Palestinian: A Memoir

By Anan Ameri
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on August 25, 2021
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Beyond That Last Blue Mountain: My Silk Road Journey

By Harriet Sandys
Reviewed by Sophie Kazan on July 6, 2021
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Calligraphies of the Desert

By Hassan Massoudy
Reviewed by Sophie Kazan on July 6, 2021
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Daily Life in Ancient Egyptian Personal Correspondence

By Susan Thorpe
Reviewed by Dianna Wray on July 6, 2021
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Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans

By Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on July 6, 2021
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Masters of the Steppe: The Impact of the Scythians and Later Nomad Societies of Eurasia

By Svetlana V. Pankova and St. John Simpson, eds.
Reviewed by Dennis Keen on July 6, 2021
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