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Mountains of the Pharaohs

Mountains of the Pharaohs

World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass weaves a spellbinding narrative about how the pyramids were built and why, new in paperbackNearly five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt’s Old...
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The Jinn Daughter

The Jinn Daughter

A stunning debut novel and an impressive feat of storytelling that pulls together mythology, magic, and ancient legend in the gripping story of a mother’s struggle to save her only daughterNadine...
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A Surgeon and a Maverick

A Surgeon and a Maverick

“[A] remarkable journey.” —The TelegraphThe incredible life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds Veteran journalists...
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Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios

Exhortation to the Monks by Hyperechios

Hyperechios's Exhortation to the Monks for the first time in English translation Hyperechios is a little-known monk of the fourth to fifth centuries, who is thought to have lived in...
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Iraq's Marshes
The Ghosts of Iraq’s Marshes

The Ghosts of Iraq's Marshes

The gripping history of the devastation and resurrection of the Marshes of Iraq, an environmental treasure of the Middle East, now a protected site The Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq, once...
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“The pyramids were the national project of the whole nation”

A Q&A session with Dr. Zahi Hawass about his book “Mountains of the Pharaohs”

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2024 International Translation Day

On #InternationalTranslationDay, celebrated on 30 September 2024, we honored the remarkable work of translators who bridge cultures, connect us through language, and bring stories from the Middle East to English-speaking…

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Banned Books Week 2024: Standing with the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week, ran last week during 22–28 September 2024, with the theme “Freed Between the Lines.” This annual event celebrates the freedom to read, spotlights challenged books and advocates…

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Virtual Book Talk of Luxor Illustrated, Revised and Updated: With Aswan, Abu Simbel, and the Nile by Michael Haag featuring professor of Egyptology Aidan Dodson.

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A Nose and Three Eyes

 

A Nose and Three Eyes

Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences...
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Granada

Granada

Radwa Ashour, Kay Heikkinen, Marina Warner

A Nose and Three Eyes

A Nose and Three Eyes

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Jonathan Smolin, Hanan al-Shaykh

The Jinn Daughter

The Jinn Daughter

Rania Hanna

History of Ash

History of Ash

Khadija Marouazi, Alexander E. Elinson

The House of the Coptic Woman

The House of the Coptic Woman

Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Peter Daniel

A Stranger in Baghdad

A Stranger in Baghdad

Elizabeth Loudon

I Do Not Sleep

I Do Not Sleep

Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, Jonathan Smolin

The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody

The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody

Ahmed Taibaoui, Jonathan Wright

A Recipe for Daphne

A Recipe for Daphne

Nektaria Anastasiadou

My First and Only Love

My First and Only Love

Sahar Khalifeh, Aida Bamia

The Lady of Zamalek

The Lady of Zamalek

Ashraf El-Ashmawi, Peter Daniel

The Girl with Braided Hair

The Girl with Braided Hair

Rasha Adly, Sarah Enany

Velvet

Velvet

Huzama Habayeb, Kay Heikkinen

The Woman from Tantoura

The Woman from Tantoura

Radwa Ashour, Kay Heikkinen

The Book Smuggler

The Book Smuggler

Omaima Al-Khamis, Sarah Enany

The Open Door

The Open Door

Latifa al-Zayyat, Marilyn Booth