Weeds Don't Perish

Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman

Weeds don’t Perish is the story of Hanna Braun; a passionate, wry, rebellious woman with a zest for life. Her story begins in 1937 when her...

Professor Hanaa

‘Today she must lose her virginity, mark five hundred papers, slap Samy soundly, then smash Abdel Hamid’s head with a hammer.’ On the eve of...

I am Cyrus

The story of the real Prince of Persia

This stunning novel brings to life the enthralling world of Cyrus the Great, the leader of Ancient Persia – the world’s first great empire – and...

Beyond Belief

Two Thousand Years of Bad Faith in the Christian Church

Who really founded Christianity? Who and what did Jesus believe himself to be? How old are Christian doctrines and where did they come from?

Children of Catastrophe

Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America

A great deal has been written over the years addressing the Palestine–Israel conflict, and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem....

North Korea Caught in Time

Images of War and Reconstruction

The tumultuous past of the world’s most secretive nation is revealed in this unique photographic collection. North Korea has been described as...

Korea Caught in Time

Once known as the ‘Hermit Kingdom’, Korea was first prised open by Japan in 1876; it opened to the West in 1883, and even today it remains a...

Hammaming in the Sham

A Journey through the Turkish Baths of Damascus, Aleppo and Beyond

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,...

Hold on to Your Veil, Fatima!

And Other Snapshots of Life in Contemporary Egypt

What happened to a former Miss Egypt when she took to wearing the veil under her pilot’s cap? Who are the young people posting videos of policemen...

The Country of the Moors

A Journey from Tripoli in Barbary to the City of Kairwân

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....

Algiers and Beyond

First published in 1907, this book relates visits to Algeria made by M. W. Hilton-Simpson in the winters of 1903 and 1905. During these visits,...

Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics

Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics represents an outstanding photographic record of Moroccan ceramics and cut tiles, with written contributions...

Islamic Art and Architecture

The System of Geometric Design

Issam El-Said pinpoints the rules of composition that form the basis of the geometric concepts of Islamic art. He then shows how intricate...

So That You Can Know Me

An Anthology of Pakistani Women Writers

Ghulam Mohammad, successful hotelier and shop owner, wants to sell up and buy a church – a derelict church in a run-down corner of Birmingham –...

The Art and Architecture of Ottoman Istanbul

This beautiful book allows the reader to appreciate the complexities and subtleties of Ottoman art and architecture as a whole, while...

A Yemen Reality

Architecture Sculptured in Mud and Stone

This is a stunning visual guide to the architecture and life of southern Yemen, throwing light on the mysteries of Middle Eastern Architecture....

The Valley of Mud-Brick Architecture

Shibam, Tarim and Wadi Hadramut

Examining in detail the cities of Shibam and Tarim, Dr Damluji analyses the buildings and planning of the Hadramut region. She argues that many...

The Bretschneider Albums

19th Century Paintings of Life in China

In 1866, Emil Vasilyevich Bretschneider was posted to China, where he then spent eighteen years, as physician to the Russian Embassy. Not content...