Saud al-Sanousi's Saaq al-Bambuu: The Authorized Abridged Edition for Students of Arabic (Familiar Laila)(Paperback)

Saud al-Sanousi's Saaq al-Bambuu: The Authorized Abridged Edition for Students of Arabic (Familiar Laila)(Paperback)

This book is an abridged edition of the Arabic novel Saaq al-Bambuu (The Bamboo Stalk), written by Saud al-Sanousi, a living Kuwaiti writer. The abridged edition, which was written by the editors and approved by the author (highlighting its authenticity), is presented in Arabic and provided with

History and Development of the Arabic Language (Al-Sharkawi Muhammad)(Paperback)

History and Development of the Arabic Language is a general introduction for students to the history of the Arabic language. It is divided into two parts; the pre-Islamic language up to the emergence of the first well-known works of Classical Arabic. Secondly, the transition from the pre-Islamic

Al-Kitaab Part Two with Website PB (Lingco): A Textbook for Intermediate Arabic, Third Edition (Brustad Kristen)(Paperback)

The third volume in the bestselling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program, Al-Kitaab Part Two with Website focuses on strengthening reading and writing skills while continuing to grow conversation skills. The accompanying companion website offers fully integrated exercises to use alongside the text

A History of Saudi Arabia (Al-Rasheed Madawi)(Paperback)

This updated edition analyses the challenges, both internal and external, facing Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century. Two new chapters discuss the political, economic and social developments in the aftermath of 9/11, painting a vivid picture of a country shocked by terrorism and condemned by

The Koran (Al-Qur'an): Arabic-English Bilingual Edition with an Introduction by Mohamed A. 'Arafa ('arafa Phd Mohamed a.)(Paperback)

This Arabic / English side-by-side translation of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) brings together one of the best known translations in the English language - Maulana Muhammad Ali's classic text, juxtaposed with the original Arabic Koran. Mohamed A. 'Arafa, Ph.D. introduces the Koran with a detailed

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic Fiction: Core Vocabulary for Learners and Material Developers (Familiar Laila)(Paperback)

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic Fiction provides a list of the top 2,000 words occurring in contemporary Arabic fiction. Based on a written corpus that contains 144 literary samples, the dictionary addresses key areas of Arabic language learning and teaching, including lexical

The Baghdad Clock (Al Rawi Shahad)(Paperback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION 2018 For fans of The Kite Runner comes this remarkable debut, the number one bestselling title in Iraq, Dubai and the UAE Baghdad, 1991. In the midst of the first Gulf War, a young Iraqi girl huddles with her neighbours in an air raid

Burnt Shadows (Arabic Edition Al Thelal Al Mohtariqa): (Arabic Edition) (Shamsie Kamila)(Paperback)

9 August, 1945, Nagasaki: Hiroko Tanaka, twenty-one and in love with Konrad Weiss, the man she is about to marry, steps out onto her veranda, minutes before a nuclear explosion shatters her world and everything in it. Travelling to Delhi two years later in search of new beginnings, she meets

The Lady from Tel Aviv (Al-Madhoun)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2010.Will take you to the height of reading pleasure.--Elias KhouryWalid Dahman is going home. Returning to Gaza after nearly four decades in exile, he looks forward to reconnecting with the people and places he once left behind.Boarding

Pathfinders - The Golden Age of Arabic Science (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback / softback)

For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, the author reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before

The Tale of Princess Fatima, Warrior Woman: The Arabic Epic of Dhat Al-Himma (Magidow Melanie)(Paperback)

Published in English for the first time, and the only Arabic epic named for a woman, The Tale of Princess Fatima recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary medieval warrior universally known throughout the Middle East and long overdue to join world literature's pantheon of female heroes. A

Salman's Legacy - The Dilemmas of a New Era in Saudi Arabia (Rasheed Madawi Al)(Paperback / softback)

The Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali Abu Hamid)(Paperback)

2017 Reprint of 1910 Edition. Al-Ghazzali, or, Al-Ghazali, the author of The Alchemy of Happiness, was a Persian theologian, philosopher, and prolific Sunni Muslim author, and is regarded as one of the great thinkers of Islam. The work emphasized the importance of observing the ritual requirements

A Land Without Jasmine (Al-Ahdal Wajdi)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2013 Said Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.A Land without Jasmine is a sexy, satirical detective story about the sudden disappearance of a young female student from Yemen's Sanaa University. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, beginning with Jasmine

Dala'il Al-Khayrat (Original Arabic, Transliteration and Translation to English) (Al-Jazuli Imam Muhammad Ibn Sulayman)(Paperback)

Original Arabic, transliteration and translation. It is said that the author of Dala'il ul-Khayrat, Imam Muhammad al-Jazuli, went on a journey. He found himself in great need of water for making ablutions required before prayers. He came upon a well but could not reach the water far below, as there

The Mecca Uprising: An Insider's Account of Salafism and Insurrection in Saudi Arabia (Al-Huzaimi Nasir)(Paperback)

On 20th November 1979, the Salafi Group, led by a charismatic figure named Juhaiman al-Utaibi, seized control of the Scared Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in the Muslim World. The Salafi Group was not trying to establish an Islamic state. Instead, its members believed they were players in a

Rheumatology: A Clinical Handbook (Al-Sukaini Ahmad)(Paperback)

Rheumatology: A clinical handbook provides a concise overview of the subject for medical students and junior doctors. It is printed in full colour throughout and uses a range of pedagogical features including an array of mnemonics, pictures and diagrams, to aid

Aim for the Heart: Write, Shoot, Report and Produce for TV and Multimedia (Tompkins Al)(Paperback)

Al Tompkins teaches students about broadcast journalism using a disarmingly simple truth--if you aim for the heart with the copy you write and the sound and video you capture, you will compel your viewers to keep watching. With humor, honesty, and directness, award-winning journalist and author Al

Scheherazade's Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World (Salloum Habeeb)(Paperback)

The author of the thirteenth-century Arabic cookbook Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh proposed that food was among the foremost pleasures in life. Scheherazade's Feasts invites adventurous cooks to test this hypothesis.From the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, the influence and power of the medieval Islamic

Kalaam Gamiil: An Intensive Course in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Volume 1 (Al-Tonsi Abbas)(Paperback)

Based on the cumulative experience of three leading teachers of Arabic as a foreign language, Kalaam Gamiil builds and develops communicative skills in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, along parallel tracks of vocabulary and grammar. It is designed for students who have reached the lower intermediate

Nasir Al-Din Tusi: A Philosopher for All Seasons (Meisami Sayeh)(Paperback)

Nasir al-Din Tusi: A Philosopher for All Seasons explores the life and work of the medieval Persian polymath Nasir al-Din Tusi (d. 1274) within the historical and religious contexts in which he was active during the course of his eventful life. The book brings to light the philosophical character

Lughatuna Al-Fusha: A New Course in Modern Standard Arabic: Book Four (Louis Samia)(Paperback)

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary language of today's books, media, and formal communication throughout the Arab World, the region's principal shared language of written and official discourse. The third book in this new series for the classroom is designed for adult learners of the

The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback)

A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in the Arab world of the middle ages, a period when much of Western

Lughatuna Al-Fusha: A New Course in Modern Standard Arabic: Book Five (Louis Samia)(Paperback)

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary language of today's books, media, and formal communication throughout the Arab World, the region's principal shared language of written and official discourse. The fifth book in this new series for the classroom is designed for the Advanced levels, the