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...

A Ride To Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia

By Frederick Burnaby
Reviewed by Charles Sweeney on October 1, 2004
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A Soldier’s Story: From Ottoman Rule to Independent Iraq; The Memoirs of Jafar Pasha Al-Askari

By William Facey and Najdat Fathi Safwat, eds.; Mustafa Tariq Al-Askari, tr
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on October 1, 2004
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A Voyage to Arabia Felix (1708–1710)

By Jean de la Roque
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on October 1, 2004
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A Sky So Close

By Betool Khedairi. Muhayman Jamil, tr
Reviewed on April 1, 2004
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"Believing Women" in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an

By Asma Barlas
Reviewed on October 1, 2003
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A Traveler's Guide to the Geology of Egypt

By Bonnie M. Sampsell
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on October 1, 2003
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A Stone in My Hand

By Cathryn Clinton
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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A Woman of Five Seasons

By Leila Al-Atrash ; Nora Nweihid Halwani and Christopher Tingley, trs
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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A Mediterranean Feast: The Story of the Birth of the Celebrated Cuisines of the Mediterranean, From

By Wright, Clifford A
Reviewed by Mediterranean Food Study Group, Cambridge Massachusetts on October 1, 2001
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A Border Passage: From Cairo to America—A Woman’s Journey

By Ahmed, Leila
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Concise History of the Crusades

By Madden, Thomas F
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom

By Whitall Perry, ed.; introd. Huston Smith
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
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