The New Arab Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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In Search of the River Jordan: A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water
James FergussonThe New ArabIn 'In Search of the River Jordan', James Fergusson travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River— exploring the long conflict over water supply ⬇ Book review by @Doylech 📚👇 https://t.co/EWPfUld2LK
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Exciting Eid
Zeba TalkhaniThe New ArabThe Most Exciting Eid by Zeba Talkhani and Abeeha Tariq (Scholastic) Safa wakes up on Eid-al-Fitr excited for a day of celebrating with delicious food and fun activities and, best of all, a present of a shiny pink bicycle. https://t.co/7qrkEpxkwt
Paperback, 2024
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Israel
United States House of RepresentativesThe New ArabThe Republicans on Thursday ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from her post in the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past comments about Israel. Here's what she had to say ⬇ What do you think of the vote to remove her from the foreign affairs committee? https://t.co/S7ht4FQyc9
Paperback, 2017
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
Nicholas MortonThe New ArabThe Mongol Storm' by Nicholas Morton is a definitive history of the Mongol assault on the Near East & its enduring global consequences. Here's @TheUsmanButt's book review 📚👇 https://t.co/ldviJjE4TE
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Medieval Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 4
Peter AdamsonThe New ArabCan medieval debates on authority and expertise help us with our arguments over expertise today? Don’t Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy by Peter Adamson wants us to consider this possibility. 📚 ✍@TheUsmanButt https://t.co/5bU8WYY87F
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Emirates of Britain
Sadhek KhanThe New ArabThe Emirates of Britain by Sadhek Khan is an audacious and prolific response to these strait-laced values that have permeated our society today. ✍ @BokthNoshin https://t.co/bCGUapi81o
Paperback, 2017
$9.69$4.84 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Talib's Tale: The Life and Times of a Pashtoon Englishman
John ButtThe New ArabWhy would an English man travel to a foreign land and accept Islam? In A Talib’s Tale, Islamic scholar and journalist John Muhammad Butt takes the reader through the journey of his life & travels over five decades 📚⬇️ ✍ @SadekHamid https://t.co/ayTsjvUV9z
Paperback, 2021
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dust Child
Mai Phan Que NguyenThe New ArabBook Club: In war, no matter who wins, the people lose. Vietnamese poet and author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's second novel poetically reveals the hidden tragedies of the Vietnam War through the sagas of two Vietnamese sisters and an American soldier https://t.co/VOw3UnGjFB
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Islamic Theology in the Turkish Republic
Philip DorrollThe New ArabIn a comprehensive examination of Islamic theology in Turkey, Phillip Dorrell's book Islamic Theology in The Turkish Republic looks at how Islam has been able to thrive within an ostensibly secular system. Book review by @TheUsmanButt 📚 https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/islamic-theology-turkish-republic
Paperback, 2023
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Enter Ghost
Isabella HammadThe New Arab"In suffusing the book with Shakespeare’s classic and vivid scenes of theatre, Isabella Hammad has created a deftly written novel that is a homage to art." @BokthNoshin reviews Enter Ghost📚👇 https://t.co/UedToHWJFJ
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book