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In the year 2065, the mythical imagination became reality. New Carthage was inaugurated as a city of peace, arts, and sciences. People began to flock to it from all corners of the globe, with an enthusiasm unprecedented in the history of migration: Alissar and...

Jakova asks a "shadow writer" to turn her memoirs into a novel. After the writer refuses, curiosity takes her to read and she is fascinated by a world that tempts her to enter. Neither writer imagines that nothing will remain the same, and that...

Today we realize why this novel won all these awards and gained all this fame!

“Am I who I am only because of slow poisoning? ... Isn’t it possible that I am not the person I think I am? ... Does my sadness have very simple chemical causes? Does the chemistry in my body determine my feelings? ... Little...

A novel that is not peaceful despite its delicate style. At first glance, it seems as if it is talking about the dreams of a doctor returning to his homeland, Lebanon. His dreams are suddenly devoured by the fangs of reality following the Israeli...

Will he surrender to the desires of the body? Or will he respond to the calls of the soul? As a result, Bahman is trapped in an internal conflict. He is already suffering from hypochondriacal neurosis, resulting from an unstable relationship between his parents....

A Moroccan family is torn between unjust rural customs, travel, and the grip of fundamentalist butchers, internal and external wars, and the cruelty of executioners at home and abroad, and the search for which is more unjust and painful. Throughout what is raging in...

A well-crafted narrative game, whose hero has many adventures and battles against time.

The story of a young Arab man who grew up in a fractured and confused society that lacks Arab identity. Amid this national confusion, his family finds its roots severed in their homeland and decides to immigrate to Canada, where the young man grows...

This book is a crowded world of novels, and the closer the events are to fantasy, the more they approach magnificence, touching the reader's passion, for dreams are more beautiful than reality. Each of us searches in novels for a new dimension in human...

One of the few Arabic novels that successfully blends detective, psychological, and social aspects without losing the thriller, the spatial-temporal connection, or the development of the event and the character. Nisreen, a theater actress, cancels her play after receiving a letter. She flies to...

Love, my love, is that storm that we know will sweep us away and we won't hide from it. It is that hurricane that we know will uproot us and we don't hide.

Arab intellectuals meet in the cafes of exile, sharing their sorrows and despair, sipping cups of wandering and homelessness in a country they thought was a warmer embrace than the cemetery of their East. They are driven by the desire to avenge their ambitions...

Two stories in one package, by one of the greatest architects of this era, summarizing his obsession with architecture and the environment in a distinctive literary style. He is the author of pure engineering books and publications in the English language.

A stormy love story set in Lebanon before the civil war, where society is being invaded by Western civilization and the atmosphere portends division and sharp divisions.

Yasmina screamed loudly, so he threatened her in a low voice, "Shut up. If you scream again, I will order all my soldiers to enjoy you."

Turtles to Infinity

Miles, a student who memorizes the last words of great people just before they died, chooses to enroll at Culver Creek Boarding School in search of a "great maybe" that will change his boring life and help him fulfill his potential. At that school,...

This book is a gateway into the mysterious world of autism, an unraveling of its mysteries, a tour through its corridors, and an exploration of its interior, which Higashida reveals to us, illuminating with honesty, transparency, and insight the most frequently asked questions about...

A papyrus manuscript found by chance, its scattered pages were sold, and when it was painstakingly reassembled decades later, it became clear how dangerous it was and how it touched upon major concepts. It was subjected to attempts at destruction, concealment, and obliteration. How...

Rose could see their strange forms through the pale light from the window, and she stared at their bodies with open mouths. They were pale white, their faces dotted with light brown spots that were far from ordinary freckles, as there was no clear...

A story from the heart of the Egyptian revolution, and an extremely dangerous adventure that reflects the Egyptian youth's drive and enthusiasm to achieve freedom and establish a democratic climate that would free them from dependency and complete alienation, no matter the sacrifices.

Less than a month after my visit to him and my stay in his arms for days, we were gathered on Sunday as usual at my mother’s house, when Albert entered with sadness on his face. Without us asking him anything, he took his...

A secret trip undertaken by a Soviet officer, commissioned by his government, to perform the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and submit a detailed report on his journey. This rare document offers insights into the conditions of the Arabian Peninsula and the countries he visited...

There is no secret or magic formula... With six strategies between competition, science, democracy, medicine, consumer society, and work ethics, Western European civilization defeated the superior empires of the East...

An elegant book, both in form and content, by Ms. Nasima Al-Khatib, whose unique feature is that it evokes nostalgia for Beirut through images and words, while simultaneously archiving this city with the diligence of serious scholarly research.

"The Evacuation Makers of Syria" is a documented historical epic containing much information published for the first time.

In this book, this great writer presents a summary of the political and cultural history of Islamic Spain. It is an in-depth analytical study, whose main aim is to uncover the underlying laws and causes behind events and phenomena.

Model women have graced Arab history since ancient times, excelling in various fields, including politics, war, society, and art. The author has selected many of them to serve as role models for our women and men alike.

This is an engaging book about unimaginable trials that took place throughout history, from the time of Socrates to the twentieth century. Presented in his distinctive narrative style, Qadri Qalaji provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-political conditions that prevailed during these famous trials.

It is the only book in the Arabic language that documents the history of the Arabian Gulf throughout the ages. In it, Qadri Qalaji presents historical events in his distinctive style in an enjoyable manner, portrays its characters in a captivating way, and reveals...

This book tells the story of the conflict between East and West during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries AD. This conflict was embodied in the wars known as the Crusades, whose horrific idea grew as a result of economic, political, and social factors. Despite...

It is the story of the generation of sacrifice, chronicling this generation day by day, its events, conferences, and personalities one by one. All this is accomplished through the diligence of a researcher and historian, and in the style of a novelist. It is...

This book deals with the biography of a man who is linked to the journey of a nation, a homeland, and a state. The nation is the Arab nation, with its ancient civilization and heritage. The homeland is Lebanon, and the state is the...

This book - an encyclopedia about Beirut the Protected - is the first of its kind presented to the people by my dear friend, the great lawyer, Mr. Omar Zein, Secretary General of the Arab Lawyers Union, to give the Lebanese capital and its...

This book was published to mark Al-Shidyaq's centenary. It includes a brief overview of his era and his influence, documenting Al-Shidyaq's life and his cultural and religious journey from Maronite Islam to Protestantism to Islam, in which he saw the spirit of the East...

The author chronicles, day by day, the struggle waged by Syrian nationalists for independence during World War II, from the perspective of her father, the great Syrian leader of the time, Jamil Mardam Bey. Her book includes all the major milestones during that period,...

A study that has become a reference for many researchers and students, even before it was widely printed and published, given its literary, social, philosophical, political, historical, religious, and documentary value, and its conciseness of dozens of references and sources, some of which are...

Land of Memories

The name of Harun al-Rashid has attained such a stature in the history of the Arab and Islamic worlds that it has acquired a legendary reputation that has transcended these two worlds to many nations, whose stories have been translated into their languages, becoming...

A distinguished literary work that explores the historical and cultural journey of the Lebanese people, beginning with the Phoenician era and its glories, and continuing to modern history with its triumphs and disappointments.

It deals comprehensively and objectively with the geography and history of the Middle East, both ancient and modern, where the most important civilizations in human history arose, including the Islamic civilization. It explains the reason for targeting this region and its importance, and explains...

This book has the great advantage of keeping us informed of the latest developments in our knowledge of Africa and presenting African cultures from diverse perspectives. It offers a new vision of history, highlighting areas of light and shadow without obscuring the differences of...

This book brings to light an important and eventful era of Arab history, after it had been deliberately obscured. It becomes a scientific, historical, intellectual, and political reference, placing the reader, researcher, and academic in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, when Arabic was...

A comprehensive book that covers everything Lorimer included in his historical record of Saudi Arabia. The information is presented in chronological order. It also includes comprehensive corrections by Dr. Al-Khudairi of all errors and inaccuracies made by Lorimer, whether intentionally or inadvertently, and any...

In this acclaimed book, the author presents his views on the development of Egyptian society from ancient times to the present, all through an eye that can see deeply into the smallest details.

This is the famous encyclopedic book by the Russian orientalist Vasiliev. The advantage of this new, expanded, and revised edition is that the author has completed his precise and connected history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including what took place in and around...

This book tells the true story of John Murray's expedition to the Indian Ocean aboard the Egyptian research vessel Mabath, and the exciting events, adventures, and surprises that took place during that expedition, which sailed between 1933 and 1934.

Israel Shahak is a human rights activist in Israel and the occupied Arab territories. He is a researcher of Jewish history and Judaism, a supporter of the Palestinian cause and the secularization of Israeli society, and considers Israel's policies to be authoritarian and racist....

In this book, the author tackles a subject that has rarely been addressed by those working in the intellectual field in the Arab and Islamic worlds. In it, he draws from the origins of the Islamic religion and its original and authentic sources, the...