Middle East Studies 2023-2024

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LITERATURE IMPOSTURES

THE BOOK OF CHARLATANS

al-Hariri Translated by Michael Cooperson

Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī Translated by Humphrey Davies

542 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479803828

Fifty rogue’s tales translated fifty ways In Library of Arabic Literature

Uncovering the professional secrets of conmen and swindlers in the medieval Middle East 300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479813247

THE DISCOURSES

KALĪLAH AND DIMNAH

Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature—Volume One al-Hasan al-Yusi Translated by Justin Stearns

Fables of Virtue and Vice Ibn al-Muqaffa Translated by Michael Fishbein and James E. Montgomery

Wide-ranging essays on Moroccan history, Sufism, and religious life

280 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479810581

In Library of Arabic Literature

In Library of Arabic Literature

Timeless fables of loyalty and betrayal

300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479825776

In Library of Arabic Literature

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FEATURED TITLES

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES 2023-2024

RELIGION THE ESSENCE OF REALITY

THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUFI PATH

A Defense of Philosophical Sufism Ayn al-Qudat Edited and translated by Mohammed Rustom

A Defense of the Mystical Tradition Ibn Khaldūn Edited and translated by Carolyn Baugh

A groundbreaking exposition of Islamic mysticism 350 PG| PAPER | $15 9781479826278

In Library of Arabic Literature

Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar 320 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479806331

THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATAÑJALI

MUSLIMS ON THE MARGINS

Creating Queer Religious Community in North America Katrina Daly Thompson

Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī Muhammad ibn Idris alShafi’i Translated by Mario Kozah

300 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479813216

Offers vivid stories of nonconformist Muslim communities

A brilliant cross-cultural Arabic interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy In Library of Arabic Literature

In Library of Arabic Literature

272 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479814350

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SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE

HIGHLIGHTS UNSETTLED

BROKEN

American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine

304 PG | CLOTH | $35 9781479821457

Examines how young Jewish Americans’ fundamentally Jewish values have led them to organize in solidarity with Palestinians

320 PG | PAPER | $19.95 9781479805136

COMING OF AGE IN IRAN

Arabic Hunting Poems Ibn al-Muʿtazz Edited and translated by James E. Montgomery

In Library of Arabic Literature

256 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479881949

THE DIVINE NAMES

In Library of Arabic Literature

300 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479825806

Politics and Community in the Everyday Lives of Arab Americans Emily Regan Wills “Wrestles with primary questions of Arab American identity.” ~Al Jadid

QUEER JUDAISM

LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel Orit Avishai

An intimate account of Orthodox family planning amid shifting state policies in Israel

A PHYSICIAN ON THE NILE

288 PG | PAPER | $16 9781479820078

In Library of Arabic Literature

Groundbreaking essays by female activists and scholars documenting women’s resistance before, during, and after the Arab Spring

PROMOTING DEMOCRACY

The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times Manal A. Jamal

Choice Top Book of 2017

How Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world 320 PG | PAPER | $35 9781479878451

272 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479838073

PARTNER PRESSES A LAND WITH A PEOPLE

A MAN OF THE THEATER

Palestinians and Jews Confront Zionism Edited by Esther Farmer, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, and Sarah Sills

Survival as an Artist in Iran Nasser Rahmaninejad Life in Iran as an artist under the Shah and during the Iranian Revolution

A postcard from queer Palestine, with stories of resistance and community

Flora, fauna, and famine in thirteenth-century EgyptSpring

In Library of Arabic Literature

468 PG | PAPER | $18 9781479820016

432 PG| PAPER | $35 9781479801046

Erik Love

A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī Translated by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

The adventures of the man who created Aladdin

320 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479810031

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THE BOOK OF TRAVELS

Ḥanna Diyāb Translated by Elias Muhanna

Offers a compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel became more accepted in their communities

In North American Religions

Confronting and combating Islamophobia in America.

224 PG | PAPER | $30 9781479854875

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WOMEN RISING

ISLAMOPHOBIA AND RACISM IN AMERICA

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In Library of Arabic Literature

248 PG | PAPER | $19.95 9781479820528

In Library of Arabic Literature

In and Beyond the Arab Spring Edited by Rita Stephan and Mounira M. Charrad

Argues that anti-Muslim activity reveals how fear is corroding core American values

A riveting indictment of how the government fails to help citizens in need of help, protection, and humanity 248 PG |PAPER | $30 9781479814541

In Library of Arabic Literature

272 PG | PAPER | $15 9781479873234

What Islamophobia Tells Us about America Caleb Iyer Elfenbein

How the U.S. Treats Citizens in Need Sara Salman

ARAB NEW YORK

Poems and tales of a literary forefather of the United Arab Emirates

Religion and Reproductive Politics in the Promised Land Lea Taragin-Zeller

In North American Religions

340 PG | PAPER | $32 9781479854820

Poetry and Lore from the Emirati Oral Tradition al-Māyidī ibn Zāhir Translated by Marcel Kurpershoek

THE STATE OF DESIRE

200 PG | PAPER | $28 9781479817368

In Critical Perspectives on Youth

A luminous translation of Arabic tales of enchantment and wonder

FEAR IN OUR HEARTS

THE SHAMING STATE

A cultural study of modern Qatar and how it navigates change and tradition

LOVE, DEATH, FAME

A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qur’an ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī Edited and translated by Yousef Casewit

300 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479826124

CHANGING QATAR

An inside look at young Iranians navigating poverty and stigma in a time of crisis

496 PG| PAPER | $29 9780814738269

224 PG | PAPER | $28 9781479805013

Translated by Bruce Fudge

A rich assortment of classical Arabic poems and literary prose

A compelling account of how race and politics have affected Iranian immigrants in the United States and Germany

Culture, Citizenship, and Rapid Modernization Geoff Harkness

Poverty and the Struggle for Dignity Manata Hashemi

A collection of poems about nature and power

A Sufi scholar’s philosophical interpretation of the names of God

216 PG PAPER | $28 9781479819539

A HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS

A Library of Arabic Literature Anthology Selected and Translated by Geert Jan Van Gelder

The Racialization of Iranians in the Wake of Anti-Muslim Politics Sahar Sadeghi

An eye-opening look at youth in contemporary Egypt, from the role they play in advancing political change to their everyday struggles

How diversity initiatives end up marginalizing Arab and Muslim Americans

CLASSICAL ARABIC LITERATURE

CONDITIONAL BELONGING

Identity, Participation, and Opportunity Nadine Sika

PROSE Award- Media and Cultural Studies Finalist

IN DEADLY EMBRACE

224 PG | CLOTH | $30 9781479853182

YOUTH IN EGYPT

The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion Evelyn Alsultany

Oren Kroll-Zeldin

GOOD FOR COURSES GOOD FOR COURSES

184 PG | PAPER | $19 9781583679296

A Monthly Review Press Title

320 | PAPER | $21.95 9781613321102

A New Village Press Title


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