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Stories from the Center of the World

"Short stories from 25 emerging and established writers of Middle Eastern and North African origins, a unique collection of voices and viewpoints that illuminate life in the global Arab/Muslim world.…

Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Cauldron

How did one extraordinary prince create Saudi Arabia? Why were a million Armenians killed during WWI? How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah and become ruler of Iran? Why did the Arab Spring fail? C…

Peter L Hahn

Crisis and Crossfire

Crisis and Crossfire traces the origins of the contemporary challenges facing the United States in the Middle East by analyzing the broad contours of U.S. policy in the region since the government's first…

In A Rocking Mood: Beverley's Rock Steady 1966 - 1968

Dyna Eldaief

The Taste of Egypt

"A modern approach to one of the world's oldest cuisines. Combining mouthwatering recipes with a fresh, contemporary design, The Taste of Egypt brings the sophisticated colors and flavors of Egyptian…

Adam Mestyan

Modern Arab Kingship

How the "recycling" of the Ottoman Empire's uses of genealogy and religion created new political orders in the Middle EastIn this groundbreaking book, Adam Mestyan argues that post-Ottoman Arab …

Steve Coll

The Achilles Trap

The Achilles Trap masterfully untangles the people, ploys of power and geopolitics that led to America's disastrous war with Iraq and, for the first time, details America's fundamental miscalculations dur…

Land and Trade in Early Islam

Land and Trade in Early Islam discusses the latest developments in the field of early Islamic economic and social history, focusing on the period between 700 and 1050 CE. The book draws on recent scholars…

Oren Kessler

Palestine 1936

"Kessler's history is key to understanding the current situation between Israelis and Palestinians." ---Booklist, Starred Review Palestine 1936 chronicles the 1936--1939 Great Arab Revolt, a sem…

Noor Murad,

Lugma

"I adore this book. It's personal, beautifully written -- Noor's voice draws you in and holds you there -- and the recipes are absolutely glorious." -- Diana Henry"There's an incredible gen…

Hassan Hassan

The Tribes of ISIS

How has one of the most extreme jihadist groups ever known gained a foothold across swaths of Iraq and Syria? How has ISIS exploited fault lines and built influence within key tribal areas? Syrian journal…

Mohammed Soliman

West Asia

At the end of the 20th century, the United States birthed a new Middle East order built on realpolitik and a stable balance of power. Three decades later that order has been destroyed. America's disastrou…

Mohammed Soliman

West Asia

At the end of the 20th century, the United States birthed a new Middle East order built on realpolitik and a stable balance of power. Three decades later that order has been destroyed. America's disastrou…

Febe Armanios

Satellite Ministries

Satellite Ministries explores how modern expressions of faith, technology, and political power intersected and clashed across the Global South and beyond. Through extensive fieldwork and archival research…

Mohammed Alsudairi, Andrea Ghiselli

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures attempts to discern the future trajectory and endpoint of Sino-Middle Eastern relations - are we on the precipice of a post-American Chinese hegemony in the regio…

Mohammed Alsudairi, Andrea Ghiselli

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures

Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures attempts to discern the future trajectory and endpoint of Sino-Middle Eastern relations - are we on the precipice of a post-American Chinese hegemony in the regio…

Political Islam at the Crossroads

A comparative analysis of Islamist groups' ideological positioning toward nation-state, secularism, and democracy across different countries in the MENA region.Authoritarian reassertion following the Arab…

Incendies (2009) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

A mother's dying wish creates a painful puzzle her children are forced to solve. At the reading of their mother's will, twins Jeanne and Simon are given instructions to locate the father they believed was…

Gaar Adams

Guest Privileges

An intimate and illuminating account of queer lives and migration, homemaking and community in the Gulf, from a brilliant new voice in narrative non-fiction**LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE**'An eye…