Would the rabbis and the romans have dared to touch Jesus if he had received the kind of Miracles Moses received: Miracles meant for Jehovah's enemies?
Just fifty years ago, this land had no name on the map — seven scattered sheikhdoms surviving off a collapsed pearl trade, with nothing to suggest it would soon build the world's tallest tower and send a probe to Mars.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026The Number 1 Sunday Times BestsellerThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the YearLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan the first book from one of the world s leading war correspondents.
From a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on Middle Eastern conflict comes a riveting biography of Meir Dagan, the legendary Mossad director who transformed Israel's intelligence service into a global powerhouse of espionage and counterterrorism';required reading for those wishing to understand the landscape of the modern Middle East' (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cry Havoc).
The compelling, groundbreaking investigation of how the choices of twelve US presidents, from Truman to Trump, have fueled turbulence and turmoil in the Middle East.
Centering on the pioneering work of Christoph Luxenberg, this anthology of scholarly yet accessible studies of the Koran makes a convincing case that Islams holy book borrowed heavily from Christian texts in Syriac and other Near Eastern sources.
Centering on the pioneering work of Christoph Luxenberg, this anthology of scholarly yet accessible studies of the Koran makes a convincing case that Islams holy book borrowed heavily from Christian texts in Syriac and other Near Eastern sources.
Disenado y construido en el astillero argentino Principe y Menghi, el transporte polar ARA Bahia Paraiso B-1 se incorporo a la Armada Argentina en noviembre de 1981.
Iran - Land der Konige ist ein historisch-politisches Buch uber die Geschichte Irans, seine kulturelle Identitat und die tiefen Bruche, die das Land bis in die Gegenwart gepragt haben.
For thirty years the war in Vietnam consumed everything it touched: a French empire, an American presidency and then another, three million Vietnamese lives by the highest estimates, and 58,220 American ones — along with America's certainty about itself.
Aphrodite: From Earth Mother to Love GoddessThe Remarkable Transformation of Antiquity's Most Enduring DeityFrom her ancient origins in the fertile soils of the Near East to her classical apotheosis as the goddess of desire, this compelling exploration charts the extraordinary evolution of Aphrodite—a divine figure whose transformation mirrors humanity's changing relationship with love, fertility, and feminine power.
In the summer of 66 CE, a young Temple official in Jerusalem persuaded the priests at the altar to stop performing a sacrifice on behalf of the Roman Emperor.
"e;The Incredible Story of How the Papacy Became Infallible Under Pius IX and XII"e; delves into a pivotal transformation within the Catholic Church, revealing how two of its most influential Popes reshaped its doctrines and authority.
This book is set in the era of Prophet Muhammad when the revolution of Islam began to take root in the Arabian desert, and when the Prophet of Allah had established the Islamic state of Madinah to secure the future and the destiny of the Muslims.
Raja Shehadeh, ganador del premio Orwell de escritura política en 2008, abogado de derechos humanos y el escritor palestino más destacado en la actualidad, detalla la historia del conflicto palestino-israelí: desde la creación del Estado de Israel en 1948, que desencadenó el desplazamiento obligado de la población palestina, creando fracturas que siguen estallando de forma violenta y trágica hoy en día, hasta el fracaso de los acuerdos de Oslo, el progresivo endurecimiento de la ocupación de los territorios palestinos y las crecientes fracturas en la clase política israelí, para la que un enemigo común palestino es un bálsamo útil.
El delicado tablero de Oriente Próximo se ha visto sacudido con la crisis del Covid-19 y la caída de los precios en el mercado del petróleo, lo que tendrá consecuencias en Europa, como suele ser habitual.
A devastating, meticulous account of the history of Israel s destruction of Gaza from an acclaimed architect and investigator'Urgent and essential' DAVID WENGROW'Extraordinary' ILAN PAPP Eyal Weizman is one of the world s leading experts on the relationship between violence, conflict and the environment, both built and natural.
The story of the ancient world s most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it'A thrilling trip back to Mesopotamia, birthplace of horoscopes and algorithms via the abundant records they left behind, written on clay tablets absorbing hums with life' - Mathew Lyons, Daily Telegraph 'Fascinating and rich in detail provides an excellent survey of Mesopotamian literary classics.
Step into the Stream of Sacred Feminine PowerOshun: Goddess of Love and Waters offers a powerful exploration of this cherished deity's myth, magic, and meaning across cultures and traditions.
A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250.
On March 3, 1924, Abdulmecid II boarded a train from Istanbul into exile, carrying the title of Caliph - spiritual leader of the world's Sunni Muslims - for the last time in history.
Als der Gaza-Konflikt zwischen 2024 und 2026 erneut eskalierte, richteten sich die Augen der Welt auf eine Region, deren Leid und politische Symbolkraft kaum zu trennen waren.
The author approaches the intricate process of nation-building in Israel through an examination of transformations which took place within a major development sector, rural land settlement, during Israel's first decade of statehood.
Ranging from studies on Sufism and the Koran to discussion of nineteenth and twentieth-century Arabic literature, these essays on the law and literature of Islamic society illustrate the unique vision of one of the world's great Orientalists.
Cohen examines the struggle leading to the creation of the state of Israel, placing British evacuation of Palestine in the context of Britain's postwar weakness.
On the basis of new evidence from the Ottoman archives in Istanbul, Karl Barbir challenges the current interpretation of Ottoman rule in Damascus during the eighteenth century.
