"The author of Shackleton: The Biography and the only man alive ever to have traveled around the Earth's circumpolar surface turns his attention to famed archeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence, who, in 1916, made a legendary 300-mile journey during the Arab Revolt, bringing this extraordinary life into sharp focus."--

Combining travelogue, history, memoir, and reportage, a young writer, after discovering a large binder filled with 500 years of wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family, embarks on an epic quest through the Argentine Andes in search of his heritage, while grappling with his own Jewish, Arab and Latin American identities.

From 1998 until the chaotic aftermath of the invasion, news reporter Richard Downes witnessed firsthand the changes that have overwhelmed the Iraqi people. In Search of Iraq goes far deeper into the environment than the daily news. Small events of ordinary life and whispered conversations in back alleys are as telling as the grand political statements. With a keen focus on the customs, religion, culture, and historical diversity of all the communities...

A fascinating look at the ancient Nabataean Kingdom! During the time of the Greek and Roman Empires, this small Arabian empire built spectacular cities in the Arabian Desert. Their ships and camel caravans traveled to far off exotic places to bring luxury goods to European markets. Since they held a monopoly on almost all eastern goods, they slowly raised their prices, until they almost brought the great European Empires to their knees. Flush with...

"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992" This book will be immensely helpful to those who wish to orient themselves to what has become a very large body of literature on medieval Islamic history. Combining a bibliographic study with an inquiry into method, it opens with a survey of the principal reference tools available to historians of Islam and a systematic review of the sources they will confront. Problems of method are then examined...

"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992" Joost R. Hiltermann, who received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is an editor of MERIP's Middle East Report and past research coordinator of Al-Haq, the Palestinian human rights organization in the West Bank. Before the intifada began, Joost Hiltermann had already looked at local organizations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there...

"Memories of Mutrah, Oman: Fishing Village to Vibrant City" relates to the memories of the merchants of Mutrah souq, their family life, and history as passed down from generation to generation. They tell of the good and the not-so-good times. Mutrah was a happy, lively place where the local inhabitants would gather to exchange news, reflect on the health of their families, and to purchase food and living requirements from this 600-year-old traditional...

This examination of the Middle East's troubled history traces the origins, development and politics of Israel's relationship with the Arab world and the West. It argues that peace with the Palestinians will leave Israel vulnerable to Iraq and Iran.

George Carpenter's "The Holy Land and Syria" takes readers on a captivating journey through the Holy Land and Syria, regions steeped in religious and historical significance. The book serves as both a travel narrative and an exploration of the rich tapestry of these lands. The narrative begins with Carpenter setting the scene for his travels, describing the allure and importance of the Holy Land for travelers, pilgrims, and scholars alike. He paints...

The Mecca Question by Jeremy SmythThis 20 page booklet by Jeremy Smyth examines the section of Gibson's new book on Qur'anic Geography that claims that Mecca is not the Holy City of Islam. This is a short review of the evidence presented in the larger book. The Mecca Question is free to download, copy, and pass on t0your friends. PDFs of this file are available in a variety of languages from http://searchformecca.com