Books

What unites and divides the world's most prominent Islamic scholars?

In his book Islam and the Arab Revolutions, Usaama al-Azami explores some of the world's top ulama, from apologists for brutal dictatorships to defenders of Islamic democracy

The booksellers of Cairo: An urban trail of eight of the city's antiquarian bookstores

How Diwan bookstores created an inclusive and enduring model of bookselling in Egypt

As Abdulrazak Gurnah's publisher, I thought Nobel winner's moment might have gone

Alexandra Pringle

Duse Mohamed Ali: Fleet Street's first Black Muslim editor, with an international vision

Dune: How interstellar epic avoids Middle East stereotypes

Arab Fairy Tale Feasts: Stories and recipes for the hungry young reader

Between Two Islands: How British Bahrainis found a home in poetry

Egypt bans ‘extremist’ and Muslim Brotherhood literature in mosque libraries

Fire and the Phoenix asks us to rethink the roles of religion, clan and power

Khalid Hajji

From Babel to Berlin: How Arabic literature can unite the world

Learn to read and write in Nubian

James Baker: The man who said No to Israel

Jonathan Steele