Isan, the novel’s protagonist, is either Seth himself or a latter-day avatar. A desert-wandering seer and proponent of desert life, he settles for an extended stay in a fertile oasis. If Jack Frost, t
Retired from an academic career encompassing Oxford, Egypt, and Algeria, Arabic scholar Stewart devotes the first half of his study to the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, specifically look
Safty (Russian Academy of Public Administration, Novosibirsk) has taught in many countries and served as the head of the United Nations mission in Amman, Jordan. While many books have told of the triu
Thoroughly revised in the light of the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent climate of fear and hostility towards Muslims, this new edition of the acclaimed Unfolding Islam sets out to pre
The Tumultuous past of the world's most secretive nation is revealed in this unique photographic collection.North Korea has been described as "the land that never changes." But its early years witness
Like other international cities, Tehran is filled with the religious, the irreligious and the indifferent. However, for a capital much in the news, its secrets are well-guarded - parties where the ki
Fadia, a Saudi Arab, grew up in the strictly circumscribed and tailor-made ‘desert Disneyland’ of Aramco (the Arabian American Oil Company). This slice of modern, suburban, middle America was located
In the Middle East, the name ‘Akram Miknas’ is as synonymous with the glory days of the advertising industry as David Ogilvy or Leo Burnett are in the US.Born in Lebanon in 1944, Miknas is the founder
In 1874 an expedition set out overland from Saint Petersburg, to travel through China. Their route took them to the important cities of Peking and Shanghai as well as to unexplored interior regions, a
Ina'am Atalla introduces us to the exotic flavours and colours of Lebanese cuisine using an abundance of wholesome ingredients, combined with fresh herbs and subtle spices to make delicious and health
It was one of the worst episodes of the Nagorno-Karabakh war. For months, the townspeople of Khojaly, Azerbaijan, had endured nightly shelling by invading Armenian forces, which gradually surrounded t
'Abel Fath Omar Bin Al-Khayam was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physician, and poet - most famous for his Rubaiyat, one of the classics of world literature. His work greatly influe
Who and what did Jesus believe himself to be? And who really founded Christianity? How old are Christian doctrines and where did they come from? Was Christ the God a divinity created from several exis
Ibn Rushd's "Bidayat al-Mujtahid" ("The Distinguished Jurist's Primer") occupies a unique place among the authoritative manuals of Islamic law. It is designed to prepare the jurist
By examining in close detail the cities of Shibam and Tarim, Dr Damluji analyses the ways in which the buildings of the Hadramut region are distinguished from other forms of local Arab architecture.In
Previously largely inaccessible (before the invention of the motor car it was at least 10 days’ journey south of Fez across the Atlas mountains and the Sahara), Harris took advantage of the Sultan of
An oversized hardback, this book is simultaneously an art book and a guide to Ottoman sites of historical interest in the city of Istanbul. It is more successful at the second than the first; while th
Legend has it that Damascus once had 365 hammams or `Turkish baths': one for each day of the year. Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that
To complement the novels in Garnet’s award-winning Arab Women Writers series, In the House of Silence is a collection of autobiographical writings by thirteen leading Arab women authors. Through these
On the eve of her 40th birthday Egyptian academic, Professor Hanaa, finds herself alone and unloved. For 20 years she has battled with an impossible love for an unattainable colleague, hiding her true
Of the many ways in which Muslims through the ages have sought to express their faith, none is more impressive than that of Qur'anic calligraphy and illumination. The legacy of this elaborate art form
Through over a hundred color and black-and-white photographs, taken over a six year period, Stephen Champion takes us sensitively through life in Sri Lanka. Ranging from quiet village gardens to the d
First published in 1877, this book recounts the author's travels from Tripoli in present-day. Libya to the city of Kairouan in modern Tunisia. Rae gives detailed descriptions of Tripoli the plague the
Taken from the quiet sanctuary of a convent school, where she works as a maid, Aisha is thrown back into the chaotic world of her parents' home in Tal Ezza'tar refugee camp when the Lebanese civil wa
This volume profiles the Muslim communities in and just outside Beijing, China, through text and photographs. The text, loosely organized around the five pillars of Islamic faith--the profession of fa
Born ten years after the Nakba (the Arabic word for "catastrophe," denoting Palestinian refugee exodus that attended the creation of the state of Israel), Jamal Kanj was born and raised in Lebanon in
The Green Book contains the thoughts and political ideas of the late Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi about the organization of human societies, and about the economic and social relations that should
This book - now available in paperback - was originally written in the early 11th century by Abu al-Faraj 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Hindu (d. 423/1032), a physician who was also the author of a treatise
