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Alexandre Najjar was eight when Lebanon erupted into a bloody and brutal conflict; he was twenty-three when the guns at last fell silent. After seven years of voluntary exile, he is now back amongst his family and friends, and the past is quickly catching up with him. This work offers insights into the experience of childhood in war.

Daniel Brac goes to South America to restore a major painting. But he is also on a mission: he must redeem his life-long cowardice and hunt the war criminal who murdered his father. This is an epic voyage across the primal landscape of politics and religion, culture and morality, spirituality and sexuality.

Highly readable and compelling account of British colonial policy in Palestine and its role in the creation of Israel. New updated edition now available in paperback.

An empowering celebration of writings and artworks by working class artists in the UK, also providing advice on how to access funding in the arts

Since 1963 Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, has been split by a militarised border. In Tales from a Divided City, 35 writers from all sides of the Cyprus divide come together to write the past, present and future of their city.

A beautifully produced catalogue of the Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition, it includes over 100 artworks by Rembrandt and other key Dutch artists, and texts by key curators in the field.

A brave and haunting novel about motherhood and resilience, set against the backdrop of Egyptian's revolution by Egypt's foremost feminist writer and activist

First book to cover the true story of female pilot Wally Funk, who led the way for women in space, written by award-winning British journalist.

An anthology of anecdotes, fables, stories and proverbs related and translated from the oral tradition of the Arab lands and from Persian and Arabic literature. The last section of the book features a handful of the 7000 proverbs which are still used today to adorn language and conversation.

A comprehensive study of national identity in Bosnia-Hercegovina, which seeks to explain what being Bosnian has really meant for successive generations of Muslims, Serbs, Croats, and Jews. It examines the origins of Bosnia and of its constituent peoples, tracing their evolution through periods of Ottoman, Habsburg and Yugoslav rule.

Based on research conducted by the Moscow Centre for Civilizational and Regional Studies, this work documents the findings of one of the studies done on the states of Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizia and Tadjikistan. It analyses the difficulties of state-building and the social upheavals experienced by these republics.

Offers an overview of the evolution of Shi'i opposition in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, from the Iranian Revolution in 1979 to the ascension of Abdullah to the throne in August 2005. This book also assesses the Shi'i leaders' efforts to formulate a fresh discourse, participating in activities aimed at bringing about political change.

Regardless of social rank and religion, whether Christian, Jew, or Muslim, Arab women in the middle ages played an important role in the functioning of society. This book is a journey into their daily lives, their private spaces and public roles.

Gives an account of the machinations of Iraqi leaders - Ahmad Chalabi, Abdel Aziz Hakim, Massoud Barzani and Jelal Talabani - to control the country before their opponents seized the initiative. This book also recounts what went wrong when the US, along with Britain, imposed its will on people unlikely to accept foreign designs for their future.

Set at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia, this diary, penned by the award-winning journalist, records the unfolding of events. It describes in detail not only the horrifying war - with the looting, ethnic cleansing and betrayal that became commonplace - but also the mental strain of war on the individual.

Acutely aware of how popular culture acts as a carrier of social prejudice and invective, Shaheen Merali's work is exercised specifically by the racial and racist content of popular culture. This title covers the last decade of his work while referring to his earlier work of the 1980s.

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 bricks of "Samarkand to Egyptian" magazine covers from the 1960s. This work leads us on a journey that crosses boundaries of various kinds: geographical, cultural and temporal.

A selection of the author's writings on war in the Middle East and elsewhere, the sexist gaze, censorship, and Abu Ghraib.

Early Arab writers such as Abu al-'Ala' al-Ma'arri used subversion, wit and sarcasm to critique social and political aspects of their world by mixing the real with the imaginary, the ordinary with the extraordinary, and the natural with the supernatural. This work features the Arabic text of al-Adab al-'Aja'ibi with commentary by the author.

Contains two plays, "Noor" and "The Trial of Dara Shikoh".

A collection of seven short essays, which provides a brief overview of selected Hadiths (traditions of the Prophet Muhammad used as sources for religious law). The topics covered are political integrity, the role of women in society and the military, civil rights, privacy, cruelty to animals, family planning, and torture.

Drawing on anecdotes and first-hand accounts, this book presents the history of censorship in Islamic societies. It also studies the question of freedom of expression and analyses the political direction and control of such freedoms in a number of countries, including Iran, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria and Afghanistan.

Covers the entire history of modern Arabic literature from the late-19th century to the end of the 1980s, with examples drawn from countries as diverse as Egypt and Kuwait. Although the main accent is on the prose of Egypt and the countries of the Mashreq, North African literature is also included.

A twelve-year-old girl writes an essay that extols revenge to impress her teacher, and is surprised to receive criticism rather than praise. 'Revenge', Mrs Nomy insists, is 'the most cowardly' human behaviour. Years later, having fled Beirut, she reflects upon the devastating role revenge has played in her country.

An international bestseller, this intimate biography vividly brings to life the story of an exceptional and courageous woman, well ahead of her time, who lived through a remarkable period in Turkish history.

A collection of stories which convey the horrors of civil war in 1975, in Lebanon, and also the rich social and religious diversity of a country whose legacy of generosity, courage and tolerance is being eroded by a climate of greed.