Es scheint, als kenne ich alle Pflanzen dieses Landes, aber niemals ihre Wurzeln Sabres hei en auf Hebraisch Kaktusfruchte, die zwar au en stachelig sind, innen aber mit ihrem su en Fruchtfleisch uberraschen.
Tief verborgen im goldenen Sand der Wüste liegen jahrhundertealte Geheimnisse – über das Schicksal, die Natur und die Verbindung des Menschen zum Kosmos.
Revered by some as the Arab Garibaldi, maligned by others as an intriguer and opportunist, Fawzi al-Qawuqji manned the ramparts of Arab history for four decades.
Der Fu auf dem Kopf eines Pharaos: Die Statue Jean-Francois Champollions im Ehrenhof des renommierten College de France ist zum Stein des Anstoes geworden.
»Der Weg der Vollkommenheit« ist eine aszetische Schrift, in die die Heilige Theresia das ganze mystische Gebetsleben einfließen lässt, vom Gebet der Sammlung an bis zum Gebet der Vereinigung.
A powerful, shocking and profoundly moving collection of testimonies from Palestinians, Israelis, Christians and volunteer workers, each telling their own stories about life in the disputed territories.
A brilliant and sobering critique of the Palestinian failure to achieve statehood, by a major Palestinian historian and political commentatorAt a time when a lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of the longest-running conflict in the Middle East is an essential step in restoring hope to the region.
This collection - the second of a three-volume study - examines the roots of the artistic, literary and cultural renaissance of Sufism from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India
New York Times Notable Books of 2018 Financial Times Book of the Year Award-winning journalist Rania Abouzeid presents reportage of unprecedented scope in this engaging, character-driven investigation that exposes the secret dealings that armed and betrayed an uprising.
Following the 1953 coup that toppled the democratically elected government of Mossadeq and restored the rule of the Shah in Iran, Mostafa Sho';aiyan became a key figure on the country's militant left.
In America today, online spaces serve as critical alternatives for tech-savvy Muslims seeking a place to root their faith, forge religious identity, and build communities.
In 1844, a young merchant from Shiraz called Sayyid ';Ali-Muhammad declared himself the ';gate' (the Bab) to the Truth and, shortly afterwards, the initiator of a new prophetic cycle.
Selected as one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times In recent times, the United States and Iran have seemed closer to war than peace, but that is not where their story began.