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In light of the rapidly growing number of people studying Arabic--in academia, governments, NGOs, and business--Media Arabic is a unique and timely le

Alaa al Aswani laat ons kennismaken met de bewoners van het Yacoubiangebouw in Cairo. Van de vrome portierszoon tot de nietsontziende zakenman wiens w

This exceptional Egyptian novel - as mesmerising as it is controversial - caused an unprecedented stir when it was first published in Arabic.

Akkadian, comprising the Babylonian, Assyrian and Old Akkadian dialects, is the earliest known Semitic language, attested from the middle of the 3rd m

The first volume in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, Alif Baa helps students learn the sounds of Arabic, write its letters, and begi

Al-Kitaab Part One, Third Edition with Website is the second book in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program. Part One uses an integrated ap

Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yem

Een theaterregisseur vindt toevlucht in zijn moeders keuken nadat hij uit de toneelwereld is verstoten. Kwijnend tussen potten en kruiden raakt hij ge

This volume presents a study of the treasure of Buseyra, which is preserved in the museum of Deir az-Zour in Syria. These coins offer precious informa

This book provides an overview of the sudden ascendancy of Islamism in post-Mubarak Egypt and a detailed history of the power grab by the Muslim Broth

This book deals with the sudden demise of Islamists in Egypt and prospects for democratization. It provides an overview of the different causes of the

August Book Sense Pick A fading aristocrat and self-proclaimed 'scientist of women.' A purring, voluptuous siren. A young shop-girl enduring the clam

This book deals with the sudden demise of Islamists in Egypt and prospects for democratization. It provides an overview of the different causes of the

This book discusses the threats and challenges facing the Persian Gulf and the future security in the region, providing an overview of the major regio

In this deeply considered and at times provocative short work, Alaa Al Aswany tells us that to understand the syndrome of dictatorship we must first c