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THE BOOK OF CHARLATANS
al-Hariri Translated by Michael Cooperson
Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī Translated by Humphrey Davies
542 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479803828
Fifty rogue’s tales translated fifty ways In Library of Arabic Literature
Uncovering the professional secrets of conmen and swindlers in the medieval Middle East 300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479813247
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KALĪLAH AND DIMNAH
Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature—Volume One al-Hasan al-Yusi Translated by Justin Stearns
Fables of Virtue and Vice Ibn al-Muqaffa Translated by Michael Fishbein and James E. Montgomery
Wide-ranging essays on Moroccan history, Sufism, and religious life
280 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479810581
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In Library of Arabic Literature
Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal
300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479825776
In Library of Arabic Literature
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A Defense of Philosophical Sufism Ayn al-Qudat Edited and translated by Mohammed Rustom
A Defense of the Mystical Tradition Ibn Khaldūn Edited and translated by Carolyn Baugh
A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism 350 PG| PAPER | $15 9781479826278
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Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar 320 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479806331
THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATAÑJALI
MUSLIMS ON THE MARGINS
Creating Queer Religious Community in North America Katrina Daly Thompson
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī Muhammad ibn Idris alShafi’i Translated by Mario Kozah
300 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479813216
Offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities
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American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine
304 PG | CLOTH | $35 9781479821457
Examines how young Jewish Americans’ fundamentally Jewish values have led them to organize in solidarity with Palestinians
320 PG | PAPER | $19.95 9781479805136
COMING OF AGE IN IRAN
Arabic Hunting Poems Ibn al-Muʿtazz Edited and translated by James E. Montgomery
In Library of Arabic Literature
256 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479881949
THE DIVINE NAMES
In Library of Arabic Literature
300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479825806
Politics and Community in the Everyday Lives of Arab Americans Emily Regan Wills “Wrestles with primary questions of Arab American identity.” ~Al Jadid
QUEER JUDAISM
LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel Orit Avishai
An intimate account of Orthodox family planning amid shifting state policies in Israel
A PHYSICIAN ON THE NILE
288 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479820078
In Library of Arabic Literature
Groundbreaking essays by female activists and scholars documenting women’s resistance before, during, and after the Arab Spring
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY
The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times Manal A. Jamal
Choice Top Book of 2017
How Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world 320 PG | PAPER | $35 9781479878451
272 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479838073
PARTNER PRESSES A LAND WITH A PEOPLE
A MAN OF THE THEATER
Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism Edited by Esther Farmer, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, and Sarah Sills
Survival as an Artist in Iran Nasser Rahmaninejad Life in Iran as an artist under the Shah and during the Iranian Revolution
A postcard from queer Palestine, with stories of resistance and community
Flora, fauna, and famine in thirteenth-century EgyptSpring
In Library of Arabic Literature
468 PG | PAPER | $18 9781479820016
432 PG| PAPER | $35 9781479801046
Erik Love
A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī Translated by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
The adventures of the man who created Aladdin
320 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479810031
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THE BOOK OF TRAVELS
Ḥanna Diyāb Translated by Elias Muhanna
Offers a compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel became more accepted in their communities
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Confronting and combating Islamophobia in America.
224 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479854875
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In Library of Arabic Literature
248 PG | PAPER | $19.95 9781479820528
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In and Beyond the Arab Spring Edited by Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad
Argues that anti-Muslim activity reveals how fear is corroding core American values
A riveting indictment of how the government fails to help citizens in need of help, protection, and humanity 248 PG |PAPER | $30 9781479814541
In Library of Arabic Literature
272 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479873234
What Islamophobia Tells Us about America Caleb Iyer Elfenbein
How the U.S. Treats Citizens in Need Sara Salman
ARAB NEW YORK
Poems and tales of a literary forefather of the United Arab Emirates
Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land Lea Taragin-Zeller
In North American Religions
340 PG | PAPER | $32 9781479854820
Poetry and Lore from the Emirati Oral Tradition al-Māyidī ibn Zāhir Translated by Marcel Kurpershoek
THE STATE OF DESIRE
200 PG | PAPER | $28 9781479817368
In Critical Perspectives on Youth
A luminous translation of Arabic tales of enchantment and wonder
FEAR IN OUR HEARTS
THE SHAMING STATE
A cultural study of modern Qatar and how it navigates change and tradition
LOVE, DEATH, FAME
A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qur’an ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī Edited and translated by Yousef Casewit
300 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479826124
CHANGING QATAR
An inside look at young Iranians navigating poverty and stigma in a time of crisis
496 PG| PAPER | $29 9780814738269
224 PG | PAPER | $28 9781479805013
Translated by Bruce Fudge
A rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose
A compelling account of how race and politics have affected Iranian immigrants in the United States and Germany
Culture, Citizenship, and Rapid Modernization Geoff Harkness
Poverty and the Struggle for Dignity Manata Hashemi
A collection of poems about nature and power
A Sufi scholar’s philosophical interpretation of the names of God
216 PG PAPER | $28 9781479819539
A HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS
A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology Selected and Translated by Geert Jan Van Gelder
The Racialization of Iranians in the Wake of Anti-Muslim Politics Sahar Sadeghi
An eye-opening look at youth in contemporary Egypt, from the role they play in advancing political change to their everyday struggles
How diversity initiatives end up marginalizing Arab and Muslim Americans
CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE
CONDITIONAL BELONGING
Identity, Participation, and Opportunity Nadine Sika
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IN DEADLY EMBRACE
224 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479853182
YOUTH IN EGYPT
The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion Evelyn Alsultany
Oren Kroll-Zeldin
GOOD FOR COURSES GOOD FOR COURSES
184 PG | PAPER | $19 9781583679296
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320 | PAPER | $21.95 9781613321102
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