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...

The Hunt in Arabic Poetry: From Heroic to Lyric to Metapoetic

By Jaroslav Stetkevych
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 15, 2017
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The Mapmaker's Daughter: The Confessions of Nurbanu Sultan 1525–1583

By Katherine Nouri Hughes
Reviewed by Louis Werner on November 15, 2017
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The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End

By Elizabeth Drayson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 15, 2017
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The Scent of Jasmine: Coming of Age in Jerusalem and Damascus

By Anan Ameri
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on November 15, 2017
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Protecting Pharaoh's Treasures: My Life in Egyptology

By Wafaa El Saddik with Rüdiger Heimlich. Russell Stockman, trans.
Reviewed by Jane Waldron Grutz on September 15, 2017
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Africa Solo: My World Record Race from Cairo to Cape Town

By Mark Beaumont
Reviewed by Brian Clark on September 12, 2017
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Art, Trade and Culture in the Islamic World and Beyond: From the Fatimids to the Mughals

By Alison Ohta, J.M. Rogers and Rosalid Wade Haddon, eds.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 12, 2017
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Camera Orientalis: Reflections on Photography of the Middle East; The Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography 1860-1910

By Ali Behdad; Stephen Sheehi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 12, 2017
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Deeper Than Indigo: Tracing Thomas Machell, Forgotten Explorer

By Jenny Balfour Paul
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 12, 2017
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How I Became a Mummy; Lost in a Pyramid & Other Classic Mummy Stories

By Leena Pekkalainen; Andrew Smith, ed.
Reviewed by Margaret Powis on September 12, 2017
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Signs of Our Times: From Calligraphy to Calligraffiti

By Rose Issa, Juliet Cestar and Venetia Porter
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 12, 2017
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The Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades

By Paul M. Cobb
Reviewed by Robert W. Lebling on September 12, 2017
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