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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...
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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
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Nourishing Hope: A Conversation With Barbara Abdeni Massaad
By by Piney Kesting
A collection of 100 traditional Lebanese dishes.
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Desert Dreams: A Conversation With Martin Williams
By Interview by Dianna Wray
The Sahara’s valleys fascinated him.
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Crossing the Bay of Bengal: The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants
By Sunil s. Amrith
Reviewed by Louis Werner on January 31, 2016
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Author's Corner
Finding Echoes of Stories Across Cultures: A Conversation With Elizabeth Laird
A Personal Exploration of the `ud: A Conversation With Rachel Beckles Willson
Nourishing Hope: A Conversation With Barbara Abdeni Massaad
Desert Dreams: A Conversation With Martin Williams
Cooking Food For the Body, Mind and Soul: A Conversation With Chef and Restauranteur Asma Khan
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