Complete Catalogue

By Georges Corm, translated by Hala Khawam

Georges Corm’s work on the contemporary Middle East and the relationship between Europe and the East is now essential reading. This concise account of the history of the Middle East from before Islam to the present day is a vivid reminder of what Corm calls the “geology of cultures”.

Edited by Patty Paine, Samia Touati and Jeff Lodge

Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry brings readers into the rich and vibrant world of the Arabian Gulf, offering an understanding of the people and culture of the region through poetry.

By Reem Al Faisal, with an introduction by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

In this unique book, Saudi princess and photographer Reem Al Faisal attempts to document the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim must undertake once in his or her lifetime.

By Elzain Elgamri

From the late Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Salman Rushdie, to the extremism of the Taliban and the mass murder of the September 11th attacks, the image of Islam as a violent and anti-Western faith has featured dominantly in the global mass media. In this book, Elzain Elgamri sets out to refute such generalisations.

By Hassan A. Barari

For decades, ideological discourses have dominated the Arab World. Inevitably this has had a profound impact on the mindset of many Arab scholars. In this book, Hassan A. Barari critically assesses the status of Israeli Studies in the Arab World.