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A sophisticated new account of sectarianism in the Middle East Sectarianism saturates our conversations about the Middle East, its politics and society, and the divide between Sunni and Shi'a captures headlines the world over. But in reality, sectarian difference is far from a uniquely Islamic...

A Pulitzer grantee’s timely work of reportage from the borderlands of Europe, Russia, and Turkey, where brewing conflicts mark a significant fault line in shifting geopolitics. Hannah Lucinda Smith, a Pulitzer grantee and acclaimed foreign correspondent, has devoted well over a decade to...

Debates: A Series of Argumentations about the Bible and Its Times, THREE VOLUMES IN ONE. Edited and arranged by Sohel Bahjat, is a structured academic work that explores major questions in biblical studies through a series of formal debates between two opposing perspectives: one defending the historical reliability of biblical traditions and the other applying a critical historical method that questions textual stability, source independence, and literary construction.

Some cities impress you, cities that entertain you, and cities that educate you. Then some cities seem to exist outside ordinary categories altogether. Istanbul belongs firmly in that final group. It is not simply a destination on a map or a famous collection of landmarks visited by tourists carrying cameras and guidebooks. Istanbul feels older, heavier, louder, stranger, and more emotionally layered than most places people encounter in their lives.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Hyperplan is a bold architectural audiobook about designing cities as living organisms rather than fixed masterplans. Through the charged landscape of Mitzpe Ramon and the edge of the desert crater, Moshe Katz develops a new way of thinking about urban...

“This impressive exposé from Weizman, founder of human rights investigative group Forensic Architecture, outlines how Israel uses environmental destruction as a tool of 'ethnic cleansing' against Palestinians.” —Publisher's Weekly (starred review) “Ungrounding is a work of profound...

In Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law, United States District Judge Roy K. Altman brings legal rigor to the world’s most contentious debate. Applying courtroom-tested standards—burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody—he examines claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide with dispassionate precision.

Comment je suis devenu turcophone retrace le parcours singulier d'un auteur francoalgérien qui décide un jour d'apprendre le turc. Ce choix inattendu devient le point de départ d'une exploration sensible des liens historiques, culturels et linguistiques qui relient l'Algérie, la France et la Turquie. Entre récit personnel, réflexion identitaire et éclairages historiques, Hakim Madi interroge les héritages ottomans, les circulations méditerranéennes et la manière dont les langues façonnent nos appartenances.

Wie wurde aus dem gelobten Land der Israeliten ein moderner Staat, der Geschichte, Religion, Politik und Wirtschaft des Nahen Ostens bis heute prägt? Wer Israel wirklich verstehen will, stößt auf weit mehr als auf Schlagzeilen und aktuelle Konflikte. „Geschichte Israels" eröffnet als fundiertes Hörbuch eine faktenreiche und klar verständliche Zeitreise von den frühen religiösen Ursprüngen über Vertreibung, Diaspora, Staatsgründung und Kriege bis hin zur modernen Industrienation mit Hightech, Start-up-Kultur und globaler Bedeutung.

זוכה פרס ספיר בשנת 2000. עשרים וחמש שנים לאחר שחזר לביתו מן המלחמה ביום הכיפורים, אומר היום מי שהיה אז טנקיסט צעיר ברמת הגולן: אמת, פעמים שעושה הקדוש ברוך הוא חנינה...

A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis. 'Babylon' is a name that has a double life: it denotes the great ancient Mesopotamian city with a long and complex history, and it is also a fictive allusion with a wide variety of...

Dubai is often described in extremes. It is called the city of superlatives, the place of the tallest, the largest, the most ambitious. Images of glittering skyscrapers, vast shopping malls, artificial islands, and luxury experiences dominate its presentation to the world. For many, Dubai appears almost unreal, a place that seems to have risen too quickly, too dramatically, to be fully understood. Yet beneath this surface lies something far more structured and deliberate. Dubai is not simply a spectacle.

A firsthand account of leadership under fire, Tenacity chronicles the thirty-one crucial days following the unprecedented Iranian attacks on the UAE in 2026. Written from Dubai, where Augie K Fabela II chose to remain throughout the crisis, it captures how a nation responded to sustained missile and drone strikes with precision, composure, and unwavering resolve. Drawing on his experience in conflict zones, this powerful narrative offers a rare insider perspective on resilience at scale—and reveals what true tenacity looks like in real-time.

The 1979 Islamic Revolution triggered a cold war between Iran and the United States—former fast friends. Despite the US's relentless efforts at containment, Iran has risen as a formidable power in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza. Its newfound status not only frustrates the US but has...

Step into the golden age of kings, conquerors, and colossal ambition. From humble beginnings in the rugged heartlands of Persia, a visionary named Cyrus the Great rose to forge one of the most expansive empires the world had ever seen. Through conquest and compassion, diplomacy and divine rule, the Persian Empire would span three continents, influencing civilizations from the Nile to the Indus and beyond.

Cyrus the Great by Harold Lamb is a gripping biography that brings to life the extraordinary rise of one of history’s most visionary conquerors. In the turbulent sixth century B.C., Cyrus emerges from a rugged mountain kingdom to unite the fractious Persian tribes and forge an empire that would stretch from the Mediterranean to the Indus River.

A New York Times Bestseller The first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through ten unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity. Francesca Albanese is the most lucid voice against Israel’s apartheid...

The Enuma Elish is one of the most important texts from the ancient world. In this Babylonian creation epic, Marduk defeats Tiamat, fashions heaven and earth from her divided body, and creates humanity from divine blood. More than myth, this poem became a theological declaration of imperial Babylon and a key witness to the religious world behind the Old Testament.

The world-changing story of Turkey—a country caught between two worlds This brilliant distillation traces Turkey's long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire—the most enduring, and perhaps the most important, Islamic empire in history—to the emergence of...

Друзья и враги за глаза называют Мухаммеда ибн Салмана Аль Сауда просто MBS. Наследному принцу Саудовской Аравии не исполнилось и сорока, но его уже считают одним из наиболее влиятельных и противоречивых политиков в мире. Принц обаятелен, хитер и умеет рисковать, он тщательно следит за своей репутацией, ценит преданных союзников и общается на равных с политиками Запада и Востока. За короткий срок он одержал победу в дворцовых интригах, либерализовал строгие нормы общественного поведения и объявил масштабную программу реформ, призванных снизить зависимость страны от нефтяных доходов.