R. Neil Hewison
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Lives in Clay: A Conversation with R. Neil Hewison

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Celebrating tradition in pottery.
Elizabeth Laird
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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...
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

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The Sahara’s valleys fascinated him.
African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century
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African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century

By Osei Bonsu.
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Although often overlooked in the modern art world, over the past decade...
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...

Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture

By Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
Reviewed by Tom Verde on September 1, 2023
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The Old Woman and the River

By Ismail Fahd Ismail. Trans. Sophia Vasalou.
Reviewed by Mae Ghalwash on November 1, 2022
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Gold Dust

By Ibrahim al-Koni. Elliot Colla, tr
Reviewed by Mae Ghalwash on August 25, 2021
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Knowledge and the Ends of Empire: Kazakh Intermediaries & Russian Rule on the Steppe, 1731–1917

By Ian W. Campbell
Reviewed by Alva Robinson on November 15, 2019
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Jedba: Spiritual Music from Morocco

By Abdesselam Damoussi and Nour Eddine
Reviewed by Banning Eyre on July 15, 2019
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Andalusia of Love (Andalus al-Hob)

By Marcel Khalife
Reviewed by Piney Kesting on September 12, 2017
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I Speak Fula

By Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
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Aman Iman (Water is Life)

By Tinariwen
Reviewed on April 15, 2008
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A Bridge Over the Mediterranean

By The Chehade Brothers
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
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Tékitoi

By Taha, Rachid
Reviewed on April 1, 2005
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Cleopatra

By Wahab, Mohamed Abdel
Reviewed on April 1, 2003
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