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I am Cyrus  The story of the real Prince of Persia

I am Cyrus

The story of the real Prince of Persia Alexander Jovy

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 the life and times of Cyrus himself, a magnificent leader whose passion won the hearts of his subjects and of two extraordinary women –  the wildly beautiful warrior Roshan and the exquisite Cassadane.

Weeds Don't Perish: Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman by Hanna Braun

Weeds Don't Perish

Memoirs of a Defiant Old Woman Hanna Braun

Weeds don’t Perish is the story of Hanna Braun; a passionate, wry, rebellious woman with a zest for life, that throws a new light on the historical Israel-Palestine conflict.

Beyond Belief: Two Thousand Years of Bad Faith in the Christian Church

Beyond Belief

Two Thousand Years of Bad Faith in the Christian Church James McDonald

Who really founded Christianity?
Who and what did Jesus believe himself to be?
How old are Christian doctrines and where did they come from?
Was Christ the God a divinity created from several existing Middle Eastern gods?
  Beyond Belief seeks answers to these questions, and many more...

Might Over Right

How the Zionists Took Over Palestine Adel Safty

Might Over Right provides a critical account of one of the most remarkable stories in the twenty century’s history of international relations – the history of how in the relatively short time of 30 years, Zionist leaders, managed, with the help of Western supporters but mainly the British, to wrestle a country away from its inhabitants, and in the process to profoundly affect the course of international relations and fundamentally transform the history of the Middle East.

The Seven Veils of Seth: A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya

The Seven Veils of Seth

A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya Ibrahim al-Koni

In the ancient Egyptian religion, Seth is the evil god who out of jealousy slays his brother Osiris, the good god of agriculture, to seize the throne. Seth is, however, also the god of the desert and therefore a benevolent champion of desert dwellers like the traditionally nomadic Kel Tamasheq, better known as the Tuareg.

The Eye of the Mirror: A Modern Arabic Novel from Palestine

The Eye of the Mirror

A Modern Arabic Novel from Palestine Liana Badr

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 the Tal Ezza’tar refugee camp when the Lebanese civil war begins. From then on she is caught up in a series of tragedies, including the continuous bombardment of the camp by the Phalangists and the subsequent invasion and massacres within the settlement.

Gazelle Tracks: A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt

Gazelle Tracks

A Modern Arabic Novel from Egypt Miral al-Tahawy

This short but cleverly crafted novel recounts the tale of Muhra, a young woman whose name means filly, born of the descendants of the Bedouin tribes who settled in Egypt’s Delta Province of El Sharqiyya during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Breaking Knees: Modern Arabic Short Stories from Syria

Breaking Knees

Modern Arabic Short Stories from Syria Zakaria Tamer

The first of Zakaria Tamer’s collections of stories to be published in English as a complete unit, Breaking Knees is a daring work of art that deals with taboo subjects like religion and sexuality in a frank manner and expresses an urgently felt need for change.

Arabs Down Under

Arabs Down Under

Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi

Ibrahim, a freelance journalist from Arabia, has always been deeply aware of his rich Arabian heritage and history but has become disillusioned and disheartened by the seemingly incessant onslaught of Western suspicion, abuse and adverse media attention thrust upon his people. To Ibrahim and his family, it seems as if Western paranoia and prejudice against the Arab has become set in stone.

Hammaming in the Sham

Hammaming in the Sham

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

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 many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. For centuries, hammams were an integral part of community life, with some 50 hammams surviving in Damascus until the 1950s.