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The Excellence of the Arabs
A spirited defense of Arab identity from a time of political unrest In ninth-century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. …
Leg over Leg
Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'—the alter ego of the …
Leg over Leg
Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'—the alter ego of the …
The Expeditions
One of the earliest surviving biographies of Prophet Mu?ammad, translated into readable, modern English for the first time The Expeditions is one of the oldest biographies of the …
Leg over Leg
Finalist for the 2016 National Translation Award given by the American Literary Translators' Association The life, birth, and early years of 'the Fariyaq'—the alter ego of the …
Bedouin Poets of the Nafud Desert
A collection of poems from a changing Bedouin world Bedouin Poets of the Nafud Desert features poetry from three poets of the Ibn Rashid dynasty–the highwater mark of Bedouin …
Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded, with Risible Rhymes
Witty, bawdy, and vicious, Yusuf al-Shirbini’s Brains Confounded pits the “coarse” rural masses against the “refined” urban population. In Volume One, al-Shirbini describes the …
Consorts of the Caliphs
Accounts of remarkable women at the world's most powerful court Consorts of the Caliphs is a seventh/thirteenth-century compilation of anecdotes about thirty-eight women who were …
The Discourses
Wide-ranging essays on Moroccan history, Sufism, and religious life Al-?asan al-Yusi was arguably the most influential and well-known Moroccan intellectual figure of his …
The Philosopher Responds
Questions and answers from two great philosophers Why is laughter contagious? Why do mountains exist? Why do we long for the past, even if it is scarred by suffering? Spanning a …
The Book of Monasteries
A literary tour of Christian monasteries of the medieval Middle East The Book of Monasteries takes readers on an engaging tour of the monastic centers of the medieval Middle East, …