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Political Islam: Context versus Ideology by Khaled Hroub
RRP: €20.22Booksplease Price: €14.95This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the contemporary debates within political Islam, providing an in-depth analysis of the specific movements, countries and regions in the Arab world and... -
Patterns, Costumes and Stencils by Chant Avedissian 9780863566790
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €11.02"Patterns, Costumes and Stencils" is a reflection of the diverse peoples, cultures and traditions that have influenced Chant Avedissian's work, from the colourful textiles of Rajasthan and the glazed... -
Turkish Cookery by Sally Mustoe 9780863560729
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €21.63This is no ordinary cookbook. Some of the world's great chefs have come together here to share their favourite Turkish recipes. Sample Nigella Lawson's hummus with seared lamb and toasted pinenuts;... -
Syria: A Recent History by John McHugo 9780863561603
RRP: €13.08Booksplease Price: €9.54Syria's descent into chaos since 2011 has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, while more than nine million people have fled their homes. In this timely account, John McHugo charts the history of... -
Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863561344
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €8.81Based on interviews with Islamic State insiders, Abdel Bari Atwan reveals the origins and modus operandi of the fastest-growing and richest terrorist group in the world. Outlining its leadership... -
My End is My Beginning by Moris Farhi 9780863561306
RRP: €14.27Booksplease Price: €10.28Civilisation is on the brink of collapse. The people are controlled with Big Lies, mass surveillance and brutal suppression. What price would you pay for freedom? Oric and his lover Belkis are part... -
Understanding the Qur'an Today by Mahmoud Hussein 9780863568497
RRP: €11.90Booksplease Price: €8.81The prevailing belief among Muslims is that, because the Qur'an is the Word of God and God is eternal, it follows that His Word is also eternal. The belief is based on the postulate that the Word of... -
After Bin Laden by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863564192
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50Osama bin Laden is dead but al-Qa'ida remains the CIA's 'number one threat'. With branches in strategic hotspots from Yemen and Somalia to North Africa and an increasing influence among 'home grown... -
Tehran Blues: Youth Culture in Iran by Kaveh Basmenji 9780863565823
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.02More than two decades after their parents rose up against the excesses of the Shah, increasing numbers of young Iranians are risking jail for things their counterparts in the West take for granted:... -
A Country of Words: A Palestinian Journey from the Refugee Camp to the Front Page by Abdel-Bari Atwan 9780863566219
RRP: €23.80Booksplease Price: €17.55In this riveting and revealing autobiography, newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan recounts with humour and honesty his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend... -
I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes See: Photographs from the Refugee Crisis: 2017 by 9780863561795
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €21.30A Scotsman Best Photography Book of 2017 Texts by Filippo Grandi, UN High Comissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, and Robert Del Naja, Massive Attack In October 2015, Giles Duley was commissioned by the... -
Palestine in Black and White by Mohammad Sabaaneh 9780863569401
RRP: €13.08Booksplease Price: €11.02Palestine in Black and White is an intimate and powerful portrayal of life under occupation from one of the most talented cartoonists working today. Mohammad Sabaaneh has gained worldwide renown for... -
Stories and Scenes from Mount Lebanon by Mahmoud Khalil Saab 9780863565700
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €21.04At the outbreak of civil war in 1975, Mahmoud Khalil Saab realised that Lebanon would be changed forever. A man with a deep love for his country, he immediately set about recording eye-witness... -
The Devil You Don't Know: Going Back to Iraq by Zuhair Al-Jezairy 9780863566493
RRP: €13.08Booksplease Price: €9.54In 1979, journalist Zuhair al-Jezairy fled Iraq and certain death after openly criticising Saddam's regime. Twenty-five years later he is back, and cautiously celebrating the toppling of the hated... -
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor by Nawal el Saadawi 9780863566103
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €8.81A young Egyptian woman clashes with her traditional family when she chooses a career in medicine. Rather than submit to an arranged marriage and motherhood, she cuts her hair short and works fiercely... -
Simple Arabic: A Comprehensive Course by Yousif Haddad
RRP: €15.41Booksplease Price: €11.00Simple Arabic aims to make learning Arabic as easy and simple as possible. Assuming no previous knowledge of the language, it is suitable for beginners but also for those who already have a grounding... -
The Janissaries by Godfrey Goodwin
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. With their martial music, their muskets and their drilled march, it seemed that no one could withstand them... -
Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism by Gilbert Achcar
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €8.81In this collection of essays, Gilbert Achcar examines the controversial relationship of Marxism to religion, to Orientalism and its critique by Edward Said, and to the concept of cosmopolitanism. A... -
The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz 9780863561467
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.02Selected as Emma Watson's Jan/Feb 2019 pick for her feminist book club, Our Shared Shelf Shortlisted for London's Big Read A Guardian Best Book of the Year Longlisted for The People's Book Prize From... -
Suleiman the Magnificent by Andre Clot 9780863564987
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50Suleiman the Magnificent, most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. In a few years he led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of... -
The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism: 2016 by Sara Khan 9780863561597
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50Across Britain, Muslims are caught up in a battle over the very nature of their faith. And extremists appear to be gaining the upper hand. Sara Khan has spent the past decade campaigning for... -
Nabil Anani: Palestine, Land and People by Nabil Anani 9780863561481
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €21.30Nabil Anani is one of the most prominent Palestinian artists working today. A painter, ceramicist and sculptor, he has built an impressive catalogue of outstanding, innovative and unique art over the... -
The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948 by Ilan Pappe 9780863564536
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50The Husayni family of Jerusalem dominated Palestinian history for 250 years, from the Ottoman times through to the end of the British Mandate. At the height of the family's political influence,... -
Asmahan's Secrets: Woman, War and Song by Sherifa Zuhur 9780863563270
RRP: €17.79Booksplease Price: €12.47The great Arab singer, Asmahan was the toast of Cairo song and cinema in the 1930s, as World War II approached. A Druze princess actually named Amal al-Atrash, she came from an important clan in the... -
Turquoise by Aamer Hussein 9780863563256
RRP: €9.46Booksplease Price: €7.31Direct and startlingly intimate, Hussein's stories are set in troubled times - in Karachi, Lahore and London, where war, partition and military rule form the backdrop for the anticipation and anxiety... -
Wild Europe: The Balkans in the Gaze of Western Travellers by Bozidar Jezernik 9780863565748
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50Combining witty comment with meticulous research abounding in historical and cultural detail, Jezernik reveals how from the mid 16th to the late 20th century "The Balkans" have been perceived by west... -
The Birds Journey to Mount Qaf by Hooda Qaddumi 9780863564437
RRP: €21.42Booksplease Price: €15.83Based on the masterful twelfth-century Sufi poem, "The Conference of the Birds", this enchanting poem is accompanied by original illustrations painted on ceramic tiles, typical of the Medieval... -
Selected Writings by Mai Ghoussoub
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.02Mai Ghoussoub A A A A - artist, writer and co-founder of Saqi A A A A- commented widely on culture, aesthetics and the Middle East, and published many books in English, Arabic and French. Gathered... -
Arak and Mezze: The Taste of Lebanon by Michael Karam
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €21.90Arak and Mezze celebrates two of the Levant's cherished traditions: the aniseed-flavoured spirit that inspired the great eaux de vie of Europe, and the appetizers that have become a byword for all... -
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan 9781908906298
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €10.28Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesus within the context of the times in which he lived:... -
Return to the Shadows: The Muslim Brotherhood and an-Nahda Since the Arab Spring by Alison Pargeter 9780863561443
RRP: €20.22Booksplease Price: €14.95The Arab Spring heralded a profound shift in the Middle East, bringing to power Islamist movements which had previously been operating in the shadows. The Muslim Brotherhood stormed to victory in... -
The Arab Rediscovery of Europe: A Study in Cultural Encounters by Ibrahim Abu Lughod 9780863564031
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €12.50Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 suddenly exposed the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire to a Europe vastly different from the one known to the Arabs of the Middle Ages. At the start of the... -
Under the Naked Sky: Short Stories from the Arab World by Denys Johnson-Davies 9780863563874
RRP: €15.41Booksplease Price: €11.00Drawing on an intimate knowledge of modern Arabic writing, Denys Johnson-Davies brings together a colourful mosaic of life as lived and portrayed by Arabs from Morocco to Iraq. From a diverse area of... -
Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed by Ayse Onal 9780863566172
RRP: €15.46Booksplease Price: €11.02'Ayse Onal has done an immense service by revealing what it is like to live in an honour-based society and the terrible cost, not just to the women who are beaten and eventually killed, but to the... -
Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an by Asma Barlas 9780863564628
RRP: €29.75Booksplease Price: €20.68Does Islam call for the oppression of women? The subjugation of women in many Muslim countries is often used as evidence of this, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify... -
A to Z of Arabic-English-Arabic Translation by Ronak Husni 9780863568855
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €16.45The A to Z highlights common pitfalls faced by translators working on both Arabic-English and English-Arabic texts. Each translation problem is carefully contextualized and illustrated with examples... -
Hizbullah: The Story from within by Naim Qassem
RRP: €13.08Booksplease Price: €9.54Hizbullah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem provides an unparalleled insider's view of the workings of this Shi'ite resistance group turned political party. Formed in 1982 in response to Israel's... -
The Origins of the Druze People and Religion by Philip K. Hitti
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €8.81The Druze, who can be traced back to eleventh-century Levant, have long intrigued scholars of the Middle East. Their obscure origins and blending of beliefs from Ismaili Shi'ism, animism, Greek... -
English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide by Basil Hatim 9780863561559
RRP: €20.17Booksplease Price: €15.28Unlike other available translation manuals, English-Arabic/Arabic-English Translation: A Practical Guide transcends crude dichotomies of 'literal' vs 'free' translation, 'specialized' vs 'general',... -
Galpa: Short Stories by Bangladeshi Women by Niaz Zaman 9780863565670
RRP: €11.89Booksplease Price: €8.81This vibrant and thought-provoking anthology of translated short stories is representative of the variety of issues that women from Bangladesh tackle in their writings. It includes stories about the...