Books

"A novel about the continuous escape from fate. Nadia's first escape was when her mother and siblings fled with her from a merciless father. Her second escape was after settling in Bizerte, when masked men broke into her apartment and pointed their weapons at...

Night of Knives Urwah Al-Miqdad   "The novel takes place in a small, unknown village that could be any village in our country.The son, returning from abroad, takes a stand as a defender of truth and rejects the injustice in the village. People see...

The Old Man Who Forgot Samir Kacimi   "An old man without a name, bearing a number instead of an identity, sits in solitude, engrossed in documenting what remains of him. What he writes doesn't restore his memory but rearranges its fragments in a...

"A ruler and an Assassin are the protagonists of this novel.Its events unfold during the fall of the Abbasid state and the beginning of Mongol rule.In that era, rich with contradictions and conflicts, during the last days of the Abbasid state and the early...

The Summer of Saroufim's Widow Mazen Haidar   "Ain Srara… an imaginary mountain village in Lebanon. To it, Osama journeys to live in her uncle’s house, fleeing the ongoing war in Beirut, where her parents remained. On top of Tal El-Lazzab, in the house...

Awrah Nearby Amir Tag Elsir   "With captivating narration, shocking language, and scathing criticism, Amir Tag Elsir tells his novel, brimming with stories from the Sudanese countryside, bringing to light the social features and customs that shape it: the gossip fueled by the bond...

The Grip of the Past Rosie Walsh   "For lovers of the sea, love, mystery, and thrill... Emma is a marine biologist and a TV presenter. Her husband, Leo, writes pre-written obituaries. They live in a small house with their daughter, Ruby, and their...

Those Times Mahmoud Shukair     This book is the second part of Mahmoud Shukair's autobiography, following "Those Places," published by Nofal in 2020. In it, the Palestinian writer recounts details as he approaches eighty. He begins with his childhood in Jerusalem and elaborates...

Chef Antoine - Delicious Delights Chef Antoine       Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned chef, this book is your constant guide, just as Chef Antoine is your constant companion in the kitchen. 600 delicious recipes, from appetizers to desserts, including various...

Summary of Two Journeys Sardar Abdullah   "Through two journeys to India in 2018, Sardar Abdullah attempts to fill the gap in the biography of Sheikh Khalid Naqshbandi. The author invites readers to accompany him on his travels and movements in search of the...

Silk Roads Sami Kleib   In this book, Sami Kleib continues what he began in "The Traveler – How I Saw the World." This time, he starts from within himself, looking at cities with a calm eye and a loving heart. From his upbringing,...

On the Stage of Life Rafic Ali Ahmad   "Rafic Ali Ahmad is considered one of the most prominent pillars of contemporary Lebanese theatre, an artist who has managed to transform the stage into a living space for human and national narratives. Throughout his...

Lebanon and Syria: Geographical Borders and Political Fault Lines Sateh Noureddine     "This book represents a clear departure from historical reviews of relations between the two brotherly countries. It charts a serious path for contemplating potential future political and security rifts that evoke...

"How do we understand the relationship between Iran and its Arab neighbors? Dr. Mostafa El-Labbad spent several years before his death preparing this book, attempting to analyze the dynamics of that relationship during a period that witnessed many political changes in the region, with...

Syria: A Journey to Lost Time Bashir Al-Baker     "After 45 years of forced absence, the writer returns to Syria. He attempts to reclaim an identity he feels has vanished and to remember a city he thought he had forgotten, only to discover...

Information Warfare David Colon     "In this book, rich with important and concise information about the conflicts of the century and its great powers, David Colon, a specialist in the history of propaganda and methods of mass manipulation, reveals the mechanisms of a...

Maronites and Shiites in Lebanon Antoine Salameh     "This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of Lebanon, from its sectarian origins in the Middle Ages to the present day, reviewing the trajectory of two of its oldest communities: the...

The Trap of Identities Hassan Aourid     "Since the collapse of the communist narrative, identity has replaced class, and culture has replaced economics. The world has witnessed an identity demand that fulfills the desire for recognition. However, this demand soon became distorted in...

The Allure of Populism in the Arab World Hassan Aourid     "This book is an important document for Arab readers everywhere, providing political and theoretical, historical and contemporary information about Arabs, their past and their destinies, and what looms in the future of...

The Fatal Encounter Hadi Wahab     "On March 27, 1976, while the civil war raged in Lebanon, a meeting took place that is perhaps the most famous in the history of the war. A closed eight-hour session brought together Syrian President Hafez al-Assad,...