1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed

By Eric H. Cline
Reviewed by Hannah Sterenberg on August 25, 2021
 Revised during a pivotal time in history—2020—to...
Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day

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...
Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife

Nefertiti, Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife

By Aidan Dodson
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on March 10, 2021
The unearthing of Nefertiti's 3,000-year-old bust in 1912 has...
The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel

The Magnificent Conman of Cairo: A Novel

By Adel Kamel. Waleed Almusharaf, tr.
Reviewed by Marina Ali on January 15, 2021
In this underrated piece of Arab literature, we follow the lives of...
Parwana: Recipes and Stories From an Afghan Kitchen

Parwana: Recipes and Stories From an Afghan Kitchen

By Durkhanai Ayubi
Reviewed by Tom Verde on January 15, 2021
Afghani-born restaurateur Durkhanai Ayubi honors her parents, Zelmai and...
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...

Tatar Empire: Kazan’s Muslims and the Making of Imperial Russia

By Danielle Ross
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on November 16, 2020
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Two Thousand and One Syrian Nights

By Pat McDonnell Twair
Reviewed by Samir Twair on November 16, 2020
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Rameses III, King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife

By Aiden Dodson
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 16, 2020
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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
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The Fatimid Empire

By Michael Brett.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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Around the World in 80 Trees

By Jonathan Drori.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History

By Brian Fagan.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

By Kassia St Clair.
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on September 9, 2020
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Mahrooseh: Lebanon’s Art on the Road

By Falak Shawwa.
Reviewed by William Tracy on September 9, 2020
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The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature

By Ebba Koch, ed. In collaboration with Ali Anooshahr.
Reviewed by Lee Lawrence on September 9, 2020
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The Palestinian Table

By Reem Kassis.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 9, 2020
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Sophie Halaby in Jerusalem: An Artist’s Life

By Laura S. Schor.
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 9, 2020
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