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
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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...

Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia & the Caucasus

By Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table: A Fourteenth-Century Egyptian Cookbook

By Nawal Nasrallah, ed. & trans.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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Turkish Delights: Stunning Regional Recipes from the Bosphorus to the Black Sea

By John Gregory-Smith
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert’s Renegade Life

By Emily Kaiser Thelin
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 8, 2018
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Oklava: Recipes from a Turkish-Cypriot Kitchen

By Selin Kiazim
Reviewed by Tom Verde on February 7, 2018
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A Life in the Middle East

By Roger Own
Reviewed by Arthur Clark on November 15, 2017
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Before Copernicus: The Cultures and Contexts of Scientific Learning in the Fifteenth Century

By Rivka Feldhay and F. Jamil Ragep, eds.
Reviewed by Tom Verde on November 15, 2017
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A Caravan of Brides: A Novel of Saudi Arabia

By Kay Hardy Campbell
Reviewed by Arthur Clark on November 15, 2017
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A History of Algeria

By James McDougall
Reviewed by Louis Werner on November 15, 2017
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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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