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
Ibrahim al-Koni
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Thirst for the Desert: A Conversation with Ibrahim al-Koni

By Written by DIANNA WRAY, translated by NANCY ROBERTS
One of the most acclaimed writers in the Arabic world.
Ian Coller
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Muslim Perspectives on European Connections: A Conversation with Historian Ian Coller

By By Dianna Wray
Discovering the influence of the Muslim world on the French Revolution.
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...

A Time in Arabia: Life in Hadhramaut

By Doreen Ingrams
Reviewed by William Tracy on April 1, 2014
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A Garden for the Sultan: Gardens and Flowers in the Ottoman Culture

By Nurhan Atasoy
Reviewed by Caroline Stone on October 1, 2013
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A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

By Umar F. Abd-Allah
Reviewed by Asma Hasan on October 1, 2013
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A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, A Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe.

By Mercedes García-Arenal and Gerard Wiegers. Martin Beagles, tr
Reviewed by Lou Werner on April 1, 2013
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A History of Islam in America

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri
Reviewed by Asma Hasan on October 1, 2012
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A Million Steps: Discovering the Lebanon Mountain Trail

By Hana El-Hibri
Reviewed by Alia Yuni on October 1, 2012
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Abundance from the Desert: Classical Arabic Poetry

By Raymond Farrin
Reviewed by Kay Hardy Campbell on April 1, 2012
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A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar ibn Said

By Ala Alryyes, trans. and ed.
Reviewed by Jonathan Curiel on April 1, 2012
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A Palace in the Old Village

By Tahar Ben Jelloun. Linda Coverdale, trans.
Reviewed by Alia Yunis on April 1, 2012
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A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman

By Wadad Makdisi Cortas
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on April 1, 2012
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A Brief Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature

By David Tresilian
Reviewed by Ann Walton Sieber on April 1, 2011
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A History of Egypt from Earliest Times to the Present

By Jason Thompson
Reviewed by Kyle Pakka on April 1, 2011
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