The Arabic novel, “My Two Cellmates” is a unique memoir recounting the harsh experiences faced by pro-Islamist author, Dr. Ayman Al Otoom, as he is transferred to three differ…
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Timothy Brennan’s “Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said” is a remarkable biography of the widely celebrated scholar. Rendered with elegance and the brilliant power of narrati…
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Awarded the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, “Notebooks of the Bookseller” by Jalal Barjas is a dynamic and moving account of the working classes in Jordan, who ex…
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In “The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry Since 1979,” Alex Vatanka analyzes Iran’s foreign policy through the intense…
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In “The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi,” Elif Shafak balances the rational mind with the universal passions of the heart, mixing fictional and historical narratives to e…
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Rashid Khalidi’s “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” is an intense and masterful account of the war that has been waged against the Palestinians for over a century.
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