Mirages
25 January '17
Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated from the Arabic by Alicia F. Lam. This is the first full length English- Language translation of the beautifully crafted prose poems of Issa Makhlouf.
Curse of the Achille Lauro
12 February '16
Abu al-Abbas was one of Yasser Arafats top generals. His name is forever linked to an operation in 1985 that sparked an international crisis: the hijacking of an Italian cruise liner named the Achille Lauro and the death of Leon Klinghoffer, an elderly American tourist. This memoir by the wife of Abu al-Abbas recalls an […]
Plain of Dead Cities, The
04 February '16
Three years of war. Two hundred thousand dead. Three million refugees. No end in sight. This is the grim reality of conflict in Syria, one of the great tragedies of the modern era. Analysis and op/ed pieces fill the media, yet many people remain confused. What is this fight about? The Plain Of Dead Cities […]
Reel Bad Arabs
04 February '16
A GROUNDBREAKING BOOK THAT DISSECTS A SLANDEROUS HISTORY DATING FROM CINEMA’S EARLIEST FILMS TO CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS “A first-class book about harmful stereotypes…significant, comprehensive and engaging.” – Tony Shalhoub, actor “Rippling with smart insights, this book should be read by everyone who agrees that knowledge is society’s greatest tool in battling all kinds of stereotypes.” […]
Sykes-Picot: The Legacy. Five modern plays by Hannah Khalil, Hassan Abdulrazzak, and Joshua Hinds.
06 October '15
The genesis of this collection of short plays was an event entitled Gather for Gaza organised by Arts Canteen in Walthamstow, London, in 2014. Among the items presented was a profoundly moving and disturbing performance of Hassan Abdulrazzak’s play The Tune is Always Better on the Outside and it became apparent in discussion with directors, […]
Travels in Arabia Deserta: Volume 2
19 August '14
Travels in Arabia Deserta: Volume 1
19 August '14
Gertrude Bell: From her personal papers 1914 – 1926
19 August '14
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
19 August '14
Review ‘For sheer bravery, dazzling prose, three interviews with Osama bin Laden and an unrivalled collection of awards won over three decades, there is nobody to match Robert Fisk. This book is his testament.’ Sunday Times ‘Brilliant…powerfully written.’ Independent on Sunday ‘A remarkable book.’ New Statesman ‘Fisk writes with a marvellous resource of image and […]
Film Festivals and the Middle East
14 August '14
Review In this exciting and densely informative study, a transnational array of scholars provides an accessible overview of Middle East-related film festivals, lucidly pinpointing their role as barometers of social change and harbingers of cinematic trends. –Robert Stam, New York University at Abu DhabiThis book is chock full of original research that will fascinate media […]