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...
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...

On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel

By Andrew Humphreys
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on January 31, 2016
Details

Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh & Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen

By Maureen Abood
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
Details

Strangers in the West: The Syrian Colony of New York City, 1880-1900

By Linda K. Jacobs
Reviewed by Louis Werner on January 31, 2016
Details

Tales from the Suq: Pictures and Stories from Real life of the People Who Live and Work in Egypt's Disappearing Urban Marketplaces

By Stephen Farley
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
Details

Teaching Arabs, Writing Self: Memoirs of an Arab American Woman

By Evelyn Shakir
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on January 31, 2016
Details

The Architect's Apprentice: A Novel

By Elif Shafak
Reviewed by Louis Werner on January 31, 2016
Details

The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East

By Eugene Rogan
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
Details

The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco de Gama

By Nigel Cliff
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
Details

The Zodiac Arch

By Freya Stark
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 31, 2016
Details

Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

By Helen Walasek, ed. Richard Carlton, Amra Hadžimuhameović, Valery Perry and Tina Wik, contrib.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 24, 2016
Details

A Woman In Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert

By Gertrude Bell. Georgina Howell, ed.
Reviewed by William Tracy on January 23, 2016
Details

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

By Martin Meredith
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 23, 2016
Details
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Stay up to date

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest features, events, reviews, teaching aids and digital-only content. 

To take advantage of all features on this website, it is recommended that you allow all cookies.
Read more