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The blood between us
This unique on the ground account provides the most up to date analysis of events in Syria, where in just eleven blistering days, a rebel offensive ended six decades of Baathist rule and shattered the Assad's grip on Syria. The speed of the collapse stunned observers – yet it was no sudden fall, ...
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The end of the vodka
A Frida Kahlo painting, a scandal and secrets that threaten to change the course of historyIn 1938, showgirl-turned-socialite Dorothy Hale falls from a Manhattan skyscraper. Her friend Clare Boothe Luce – writer, diplomat and rising political figure – commissions Frida Kahlo to paint a memorial p...
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The china contract
A fugitive hides in the boot of a car, fleeing Kuwait with documents that expose a secret one of the world’s most powerful governments wants buried. When he contacts Clare Rewcastle Brown, the story that emerges is shocking: Chinese state companies helped Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak cov...
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The westward hours
A dystopian epic of survival and memory in a climate-ravaged AmericaLong after climate change has wiped out millions and reshaped the world, the US has ended in civil war and rule by corporations. A privileged class of oligarchs and their private security units live under climate-controlled domes...
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Love is resistance
All proceeds donated to Ajyal Foundation, providing long-term rehabilitation for children in Gaza and urgent support to displaced communities since October 2023 Love is Resistance is a collection of 77 commissioned posters by artists, musicians, writers, designers, filmmakers, actors, digital cr...
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Apocalypse baroque
A genre-bending anti-memoir from inside UkraineIn seventeen tales, Sasha Dovzhyk evokes and documents the lives of Ukrainians transformed by Russia’s war. She speaks with everyday citizens, from weavers making camouflage netting to librarians turned combatants, and documents the collapse of rural...
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Classic palestinian cuisine
Classic Palestinian Cuisine is a collection of over one hundred mouth-watering dishes, such as ful m’dammas (broad bean salad), kidreh (rice with mutton) and djaj mahshi (stuffed chicken), characteristic of the culinary culture of the Mediterranean. Christiane Dabdoub Nasser’s delightful tips...
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Running amok
What drives someone to commit the unthinkable? Paul E. Mullen, one of the world’s pre-eminent forensic psychiatrists, examines the complex workings of the lone multiple murderer – a spectre haunting modern societies.With unflinching clarity, Mullen draws on his decades assessing massacre perpetra...
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Widows
In Japanese, the word for widow – a woman who has outlived her husband – literally translates as ‘she who has not yet died.’ For millennia, widows have lived on the margins of society: banished to the wilderness, silenced, and shrouded in black or white. Across cultures, laws and local customs ha...
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The palestinian wedding
Poetry has long been Palestine’s most vital art form – a space where memory is safeguarded and resistance given voice. Spanning a century of upheaval and endurance, The Palestinian Wedding brings together twenty-one major poets in a powerful bilingual anthology.From the charged lyricism of Tawfiq...
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The shrinking goddess
For centuries, wild and strange stories have been told about the female body. Some empowering, many absurd, these myths have not only endured but continue to shape perceptions of women today.The Shrinking Goddess explores this legacy, gathering global tales about the female form and revealing how...
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After zionism
After Zionism brings together some of the world’s leading thinkers on the most pressing issue of our time. In essays that challenge our assumptions, distinguished contributors with distinct and divergent perspectives dissect the century-long conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians. Time has...
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Babylon, albion
Whoever said nature is still has not borne witness to the migration of the seasons.In this lyrical enquiry, Dalia Al-Dujaili considers what it means to belong in your land. She traces the rich heritage of the earth beneath our feet and the wildlife that call it home – from the oak tree and date p...
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The dispossessed generation: youth in the middle east and north africa
The Arab uprisings of the early 2010s raised hopes for the development of more democratic structures and better living conditions for millions in the region. Instead, they were followed by authoritarian backlash, civil wars, economic collapse and food and energy insecurity. Young people are often...
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A map of absence
This landmark collection is the first to bring together seminal writings by Palestinian writers about the Nakba in one volume.
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Khatt
Bringing together over 200 colour photographs, this is a beautifully produced source-book on calligraphy found across cities in Egypt.
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This queer arab family
In Arab culture, tradition often dictates an individual’s role in a family, with personal desires subsumed in favour of unity. So, what happens when Queer Arabs challenge and re-imagine these expectations?This Queer Arab Family celebrates the beauty of chosen kin and the everyday acts of care and...
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The people want
Achcar argues that the Arab Spring was but the beginning of a long-term revolutionary process – a perspective confirmed by a second wave of uprisings in 2019 – and outlines the requirements for a solution to the crisis; this new edition features a preface drawing a balance sheet of the upheaval’s...
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The exile's cookbook
Of the many books written by thirteenth-century Muslim-Andalusian scholar Ibn Razin al-Tujibi, only one survives - a cookbook ... . Compiled from his new home in Tunisia, having fled Murcia following the Christian reconquest of Spain, it features recipes from Al-Tujibi's Andalusi heritage, offeri...
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The sultan's sex potions
Arabic erotic literature has a long and rich history going back as far as the ninth century. Far from being the pursuit of prurient pornographers, eroticism and sexuality received considerable attention from scholars. Written by leading thirteenth-century scientist Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī, The...
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Colour, light and wonder in islamic art
An original investigation into the aesthetics of colour in pre-modern Islamic world
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This arab is queer
This ground-breaking anthology features the compelling and courageous memoirs of eighteen queer Arab writers – some internationally bestselling, others using pseudonyms. Here, we find heart-warming connections and moments of celebration alongside essays exploring the challenges of being LGBTQ+ an...
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The quarter
These recently discovered stories by Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz take us deep into the beating heart of Cairo
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A cool head in hell
Harry Silman joined the British army in 1939. As a medicalofficer under bombardment on the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940, he was one of the last soldiers to be shipped out during the mass retreat.When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, his division was assigned to assist in the defence of Singapore; they ...
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Journeys of a sufi musician
Kudsi Erguner spent his childhood in the Sufi gathering places of Istanbul, mastering the reed flute of the Turkish Mevlevi tradition; and his adulthood roaming the world, performing with the likes of Peter Brook, Jean-Michel Jarre and Peter Gabriel. The collision of the vanishing Sufi traditions...
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Legacy of empire
Highly readable and compelling account of British colonial policy in Palestine and its role in the creation of Israel.
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Striking from the margins
Timely volume offering a new approach to the study of the volatile social and political landscapes in the Middle East.
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Sufi cuisine
‘We are the flowers in the garden of the heavens; we are mezze and wine at God’s gathering.’ RumiA dervish’s training begins in the kitchen. The preparation and festive consumption of food is intrinsically connected to the spiritual practice of Sufism.Sufi Cuisine offers a sumptuous assortment of...
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Zeina
New edition of classic novel about motherhood and resilience, set against the backdrop of revolution in Egypt, by the leading Arab feminist writer
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C+nto
Electrifying collection exploring the underground lesbian culture by a pioneer of the British spoken word scene.
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The last prince of bengal
The history of an Indian royal family’s fall from power in the age of the British Empire.The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India’s most powerful royal families, whose kingdom was three times the size of Great Britain. However, seen as a threat by the British authorities, he was forced to abdic...
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A passage to europe
What was an Indian prince doing in the retinue of a French envoy at Constantinople in 1796?When Sultan Selim III, struck by the sight of a fellow Muslim in a French cortège, asked how he got there, he was told the traveller’s extraordinary story. It had begun in 1772 with the annexation by the Ea...
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Nicosia beyond barriers
Unique volume of writings from both sides of the divide (Turkish/Cypriot) in Nicosia, the world’s last divided capital
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Woman life freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to the streets, uncovering their hair, burning headscarves and chanting ‘Woman Life Freedom’ – ‘Zan Zendegi Azadi’ in Persian and ‘Jin Jîyan Azadî’ in K...
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The poet and the calligrapher
Inspired by ancient classical poets, master calligrapher Hassan Massoudy has responded to these timeless poems from around the world, with his signature broad strokes and vibrant colours. In seventy poems and calligraphies, he captures the words and wisdom of our greatest poets, from Al Mutanabbi...
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A man with no title
Mohand-Said Ait-Taleb is an enigma. Living in France but ravaged by memories of the war in Algeria, he has withdrawn into his own world, away from his wife and children. When his son Xavier discovers articles by Albert Camus describing the appalling conditions his father grew up in, he starts to ...
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Sea of troubles
A lively, sweeping account of how the Ottoman Empire, a once great Islamic civilisation, was defeated by European powers.
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Rise
A beautifully illustrated, inspirational celebration of women of colour from around the world.
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The queer arab glossary
A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists, The Queer Arab Glossary is a first-of-its-kind survey of the linguistic landscape surrounding queerness in the Arab world. It brings together ...
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Rembrandt, vermeer and the dutch golden age
Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition catalogue including over 100 artworks by Rembrandt, Vermeer and other leading Dutch artists, as well as essays by key curators.
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Keep your eye on the wall
Powerful, unique and beautifully produced - an insightful and thought-provoking critique of the Wall around Palestine.
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Memoirs of woman doctor
Rebelling against the constraints of family and society, a young Egyptian woman decides to study medicine, becoming the only woman in a class of men. Her encounters with the other students – as well as with male and female corpses in the autopsy room – intensify her search for identity. She reali...
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Farewell fountain street
In this arresting journey of self-discovery, two men living together learn one another’s darkest secrets. But can either of them learn to live with themselves?
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Walking on thin air
Geoff Nicholson has been walking his whole life. Part urban explorer, part psychogeographer, rambler and flaneur, wherever he is and wherever he goes in the world, he walks and writes about what he sees and feels. Here he reflects on the nature of walking, why we do it, how it benefits us and, in...
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Guatemala
Steven Froelich doesn’t just stumble into trouble: he hunts it down and makes it his constant companion.Guatemala inaugurates the series of Froelich’s travel memoirs, which will include Belize, Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba.Fresh from a Miami drunk tank, Steven lands in Guatemala City. Rio...
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The sultan's feast
Fifteenth-century Egyptian cookbook providing a unique insight into the rich Arab culinary tradition, available in English for the first time
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Mohamed makiya
Fascinating biography of one of the Middle East’s greatest architects whose life story is intrinsically connected to that of Iraq.
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Coping with uncertainty
Ground-breaking volume is the first comprehensive study on youth in the MENA region, based on 9000 interviews across nine countries.
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Calligraphies of the desert
A treasure for travellers, poets and dreamers, this beautifully illustrated gift book by master calligrapher Massoudy offers inspiration for meditation.
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Love in the kingdom of oil
New edition of classic novel of a woman’s fight for freedom in a patriarchal society by Egypt’s foremost feminist author
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Diary of a country prosecutor
Who shot Kamar al-Dawla Alwan? Was it a crime of passion? What was the role of the beautiful peasant girl Rim? Is the mysterious Sheikh Asfur as crazy as he seems?Diary of a Country Prosecutor is an Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it is written as the journal of a young public...
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A man of few words
‘Nobody knows how much I owe that man’, Primo Levi said of the bricklayer who saved his life at Auschwitz. ‘I could never repay him.’ Levi was referring to Lorenzo Perrone, who – at great personal risk – smuggled food, letters and clothing to Levi and other prisoners. The soup might contain sparr...
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We wrote in symbols
This explosive anthology is the first of its kind, featuring writing on lust and erotica by renowned Arab women writers
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Arabicity
Beautifully produced volume, including over 150 artworks by 50 contemporary Arab artists, whose ground-breaking works reflect the pulse of region
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Classical poems by arab women
Arab women poets have been around since the earliest of times, yet their diwans (collected poems) were kept in the shadows. Spanning more than 5000 years, from the pre-Islamic to the Andalusian periods, Classical Poems by Arab Women presents rarely seen work by over sixty women writers who boldl...
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Revolt against the sun
The first study of Iraqi female poet, Nazik al-Mala’ika, one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century
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Winds of change
Enriching our understanding of the contemporary affairs of the MENA region, Winds of Change is essential reading for achieving peace, socio-cultural progress and prosperity in the region.
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Discretion
Deftly moving between Algeria and Paris, bestselling novelist Faïza Guène's Discretion compellingly evokes the realities of a first- and second-generation family as they carve out a future for themselves in France, finding one another as they go along. Yamina Taleb is approaching her seventieth...
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The hidden light of objects
A young girl, renamed Amerika in honour of the US role in the liberation of Kuwait, finds her name has become a barometer of her country’s growing hostility towards the West. A self-conscious Palestinian teenager is drawn into a botched suicide bombing by two belligerent classmates. A middle-aged...
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Belize
He’s back! This time the Man Without a Plan lands in Belize, quickly amassing an array of new friends in a short time – some of whom can even match his penchant for being in a near-constant buzz from industrial-quantity drugs and drink.As ever, the characters Steven ingratiates himself with becom...
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Daybreak in gaza
‘A city so rich in trees it looks like a cloth of brocade spread out upon the land.’Shamsaddin al-Dimashqi, geographer (1256–1327)This was Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, rich in culture and industry. A place now pulverised and devastated, its entire population displaced by a seemingly ...
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The earthquake
<p>One afternoon, Shaykh Abdelmajid Boularwah embarks upon a journey. He is looking for distant relatives: Boularwah’s immediate family are ruthless, rich and collaborate with colonial authorities. He hopes his long-lost relatives, who are unknown to the new communist government, might be b...
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Archiving gaza in the present
Conflict does more than destroy physical spaces. It extinguishes lives, erases histories and disrupts the collective memory of entire communities. In Gaza, where genocide has wrought catastrophic loss, the destruction of heritage adds another dimension of devastation. Yet amid the rubble, acts of...
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Smashing it
An empowering handbook on how to make it in the arts, celebrating working class artists
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An optimum base for pricing middle eastern crude oil
A well-researched offering a systematic framework to explain the optimal use of exhaustible natural resources.
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A mouth full of salt
#1 Indie BestsellerThe Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The v...
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Egyptian earth
A twelve-year old boy returns to his village from school in Cairo to find the community torn by feud and fear. A corrupt official has decreed the fields must be irrigated in five days, instead of the customary ten – a demand that threatens to disrupt the economy and life of the whole village. But...
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Madam atatürk
An international bestseller, this is the vivid biography of Latife Hanım, Kemal Atatürk’s wife – a hugely significant figure in the birth of modern Turkey
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Narrative threads
For centuries, Palestinian women wrote the stories of their lives and land with a needle and thread. Their embroidery, or tatreez, inspired hundreds of artists who reinterpreted and transformed it into a symbol of Palestinian identity, steadfastness and resistance.Narrative Threads celebrates the...
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Contemporary iranian art
Iranian artists have been producing some of the world’s most thought-provoking and intellectually grounded artworks. In this landmark compendium, renowned art historian Hamid Keshmirshekan provides a thorough review of contemporary art in Iran and shows that the twentieth century was a crucial ...
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The fall of the imam
New edition of key novel by Egypt’s foremost feminist: a call to arms against those who use religion to control women
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