Middle East

A brand new collection of inspiring recipes from Sunday Times bestselling author Sabrina Ghayour - each designed to be as easy as possible. Every recipe in Persiana Easy make irresistible Middle Eastern flavours simple....

'A compelling call for identity and justice.' ANTHONY LEWISA groundbreaking account of the history of Palestine by one of the world's most eloquent scholars of the Middle East, featuring a...

TRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.The brilliant graphic memoir...

Recipes from the heart of a Lebanese city kitchen A stunning, authentic and evocative cookbook on the food of Beirut – the heart of Lebanon. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon,...

Sweet & Savoury Delights from the Lebanese Bakery ‘There is bread and salt between us.’ This phrase, symbolising the act of breaking bread together, of welcome, of gratitude, friendship, and trust,...

"One of the finest, most eloquent and painfully honest memoirs of the Palestinian exile and displacement."–New Statesman An intimate memoir of the 1948 Nakba, exile and the dispossession of Palestinian...

Women, Life, Freedom The first major book on the new Iranian revolution 'A document of real optimism.' Guardian On Tuesday 13 September 2022, all Mahsa Amini has planned is a...

A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide. Since the formation of the...

Background, Details, and Analysis A radical analysis of Palestinian resistance from one of their most influential voices. Revisit Ghassan Kanafani’s pivotal text in a new English edition. Kanafani presents a...

Bethlehem is a celebration of Palestinian food and culture from one of the area’s most dynamic chefs and a portrait of one of the most storied cities in the world.    Franco-Palestinian...

A deeply personal, politically impassioned portrait of the historic protests taking place in Iran, by a female witness and participant who must remain strictly anonymous. With an introduction by Christina...

A Memoir of Words and Wars A STORY OF SURVIVAL, AND A MEDITATION ON DESIRE AND LOSS, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE In Abbas El-Zein's new memoir, conflicts abound - either tragic...

A definitive volume expanded and updated to do justice to the four decade career of one of the most important cultural and intellectual thinkers of the 21st century The renowned...

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with...

A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself. In her...

TRANSLATED BY ANJALI SINGH Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution.The brilliant graphic memoir...

A timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Shortlisted for the Cundhill History Prize 2020 'What...

War and Settler Colonialism In the summer of 2014, Israel launched its most devastating offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip to date. Israel sealed its perimeters, expanded its buffer zones,...

Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop There is a vast cultural movement emerging from beyond the Western world. Truly global in its range and allure, it is the biggest challenge...

My escape from Saudi Arabia to freedom In January 2019, then 18-year-old Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed escaped from her family while holidaying in Kuwait. She was fleeing systematic abuse of...

Two women. Two cultures. And a friendship that freed them both. ‘We don’t choose where we’re born. Geography ends up being everything.’ Shaimaa Khalil and Shelley Davidow met twenty years...

An authentic, indulgent collection of dessert recipes from across the Middle East, from one of the region's most loved home cooksWhether you start your day with something sweet, finish it...

Life-changing wisdom from the popular Persian sage and poet “What a shame to finally reach the open sea but settle for a modest jug of water!" This is a collection...

Deliverance and Despair in IranBy 2013, Iranians were suffocating, as though the streets had become narrower, the buildings taller, the dirty air thicker. In electing Hassan Rouhani, they chose a...

Essential Pocket ClassicsKahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is a timeless classic, a guiding light of spiritual fiction that has shaped the hearts and souls of readers since it was first published...

Lost and Found at GuantanamoAt the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi left his home in Yemen for a cultural mission to Afghanistan. He never returned. Kidnapped by warlords and then...

A History of Literacy, Learning and Educational RevolutionsIn this magisterial cultural history of the Palestinians, Nur Masalha illuminates the entire history of Palestinian learning with specific reference to writing, education,...

The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953-1968The Shah's gradual transition to dictatorship after the 1953 coup in Iran, and its far-reaching consequencesIn this detailed political history of Iran from...

Tales from my eleven-year-old life Translated by Sam Taylor Every week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her...

Tales from my twelve-year-old lifeTranslated by Sam TaylorEvery week, the comic book artist Riad Sattouf has a chat with his friend's daughter, Esther. She tells him about her life, about...

The Life and Legend of an Iranian WriterThis biography of one of Iran's foremost 20th-century writers examines Hedayat's work in its political context. It explores the nature of Hedayat's influence...

Shareable, Simple Arrangements for Every MealFeast upon more than 65 recipes for platters and boards, including dinner-worthy spreads, appetizers, breakfast, snacks, and more inspiration for anytime-eatingBoards and Spreads presents more...

A migrant’s search for belongingI carry my troubled homeland within me; I hide it like a crime.Growing up in conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled by the strictures placed...

Keeping Communities Together in Times of CrisisOffering international perspectives from leading scholars and activists, this volume examines the social and political impact of the pandemic on education, and explores how...

The all-new collection of more than 100 crowd-pleasing recipes for everyday eating from the author of the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling cookbook Persiana. Designed to ensure maximum flavour with the...

A Band of Syrian Rebels, Their Underground Library, and the Stories that Carried Them Through a WarTranslated from the French by Lara VergnaudIn 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in...

Translated by Saward Hussain In 2015, a year after it started, Bushra al-Maqtari decided to document the suffering of civilians in the Yemeni civil war, which has killed over 200,000...

If justice is an intrinsic value in Islam, why have women been treated as second-class citizens in Islamic legal tradition?Following the birth of Islamic feminism at the end of the...

'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' — Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia...

Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern...

The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's preeminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East' The Sassoons...

The Authentic CookbookThe first proper Lebanese cookbook on the market! Fresh, flavourful, and healthy ingredients, prepared the right way!Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, chickpeas, garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemons, fresh seafood,...

A fascinating journey into Islam's diverse history of ideas, making an argument for an 'Islamic Enlightenment' today.In Reopening Muslim Minds, Mustafa Akyol, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and opinion...

Ideology, Ambition and Security in the Arab GulfA critical analysis of the Houthi movement's beliefs and ways of thinking, showing how these impact on Yemen and Arab Gulf security.The Huthi...

From Persia to Bombay: recipes & tales from the ancient cultureFrom Dinaz Aunty's incredible tamarind and coconut fish curry, lamb stewed with cinnamon and Hunza apricots, to baked custards infused...

A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights. Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he...

Translated and edited by Mid Tofighian and Moones MansoubiThe collected prison writings of Behrouz Boochani, with essays by experts on a wide range of topics from refugees, imprisoned writers and...

From North London to North Cyprus"This book is just about food. Nothing flashy, no expensive equipment and gizmos. It’s entirely about flavours and understanding. Food in its entirety is more...

A Memoir of a Lebanese Childhood, Caught Between East and West From the author of The Arab Predicament and Dream Palace of the Arabs comes a beautiful and haunting memoir...

A Manifesto Against a Heartless World Now is the time for the new, the beautiful and the humane.In Together, award-winning political thinker, author and poet Ece Temelkuran provides an inspiring manifesto...