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
Author's Corner

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...

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World; and The Silk Road: Central Asia Afghanistan and Iran: A Travel Companion

By Peter Frankopan; Jonathan Tucker
Reviewed by Louis Werner on May 5, 2016
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Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land

By Sandy Tolan
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on May 5, 2016
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The Food of Oman: Recipes and Stories from the Gateway to Arabia

By Felicia Campbell
Reviewed by Robert Arndt on March 1, 2016
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Soup for Syria: Recipes to Celebrate Our Shared Humanity

By Barbara Abdeni Massaad
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on March 1, 2016
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The Holy Cities of Arabia

By Eldon Rutter. William Facey and Sharon Sharpe, intro.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on February 1, 2016
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The Lost Manuscript of Frédéric Cailliaud: Arts and Crafts of the Ancient Egyptians, Nubians, and Ethiopians

By Andrew Bednarski, ed. and trans.
Reviewed by Louis Werner on February 1, 2016
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The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World

By Lincoln Paine
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 1, 2016
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Travel and Artisans in the Ottoman Empire: Employment and Mobility in the Early Modern Era

By Suraiya Faroqhi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 1, 2016
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A History of the Worlds in Sixteen Shipwrecks

By Stewart Gordon
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
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An Alexandria Anthology: Travel Writing through the Centuries

By Michael Haag, ed.
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on January 31, 2016
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Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood—A History in Thirteen Centuries

By Justin Marozzi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
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Contesting Antiquity in Egypt: Archaeologists, Museums & the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser

By Donald Malcolm Reid
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 31, 2016
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