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...
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen: Authentic Recipes for Fresh and Flavorful Mediterranean Home Cooking

Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen: Authentic Recipes for Fresh and Flavorful Mediterranean Home Cooking

By Julie Ann Sageer with Leah Bhabha
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
Julie Ann Sageer earned her nickname “Julie Taboulie” from...
The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria

The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria

By Marlene Matar
Reviewed by Tom Verde on May 1, 2017
Considering the recent fate of Aleppo, it is easy to be distracted from...
Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

By Philip Mansel
Reviewed by Matthew Teller on May 1, 2017
In this timely publication, as Syria’s second city suffers from...
Out of the Desert: My Journey from Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil

Out of the Desert: My Journey from Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil

By Ali Al-Naimi
Reviewed by William Tracy on May 1, 2017
“If I, a poverty-stricken Bedouin kid born in a desert, can make...
Ibn Tulun: His Lost city and Great Mosque

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...
Embassy to the Eastern Courts: America's Secret Pivot Toward Asia 1832–37

Embassy to the Eastern Courts: America's Secret Pivot Toward Asia 1832–37

By Andrew C. A. Jampoler
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on March 1, 2017
After the American Revolution, the maritime trade of the US was...
The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary

The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary

By John O’Connell
Reviewed by Tom Verde on October 18, 2016
It is hard to reach for a spice that has not been touched by Arab-Muslim...

Zeitoun

By Eggers, Dave
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
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A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East

By Steele, John M.
Reviewed by Charles Sweeney on October 1, 2009
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Abu Dhabi: Oil and Beyond

By Christopher M. Davidson
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
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1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World

By Al-Hassani, Salim T. S.
Reviewed by Richard Covington on October 1, 2008
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A Land Transformed: The Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia and Saudi Aramco

Reviewed on October 1, 2007
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“Evil” Arabs in American Popular Film: Orientalist Fear

By Semmerling, Tim Jon
Reviewed on April 1, 2007
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A Concise History of the Middle East. 8th ed

By Goldschmidt Jr., Arthur and Lawrence Davidson
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2007
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A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire

By Bose, Sugata
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on April 1, 2007
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A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962

By Alistair Horne
Reviewed by Louis Werner on April 1, 2007
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100 Myths About the Middle East

By Halliday, Fred
Reviewed on October 1, 2005
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A Vanished World: Medieval Spain’s Golden Age of Enlightenment

By Chris Lowney
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on October 1, 2005
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A Brief History of Islam

By Sonn, Tamara and Mary Williamsburg
Reviewed by Helen El Mallakh on April 1, 2005
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