Sinai, the Hedjaz and Soudan

Since Napoleon''s invasion of Egypt in 1798, the western traveller has been obsessed with the Pha...

A comprehensive guide to authentic Greek cuisine that goes far beyond the standard fare of the to...

Kitab al-Amwal (The Book of Revenue) is the work of a brilliant legal mind. Abu Ubayd al-Qasim ib...

Henry Jessup left Boston in December, 1855, and joined the American Presbyterian Mission in Syria...

Since Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798, the western traveller has been obsessed with the Phar...

Al-Jahiz (776-869) was one of the greatest exponents of Arabic prose of all time. His scholarship...

The significance of the Holy City of Jerusalem to the world 's Muslims, Christians and Jews canno...

Gwynne Dyer's War, now in its first UK edition, is widely regarded as one of the most compelling ...

This is a translation of the work known as 'al-Irshad' (The Guide), a classic text of Islamic the...

The tumultuous past of the world 's most secretive nation is revealed in this unique photographic...

Gray Hill was a distinguished Liverpool solicitor who, along with his wife, made a number of annu...