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Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq
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...- Dhs. 30.00
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From the memory of Beirut
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...- Dhs. 86.00
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Taqi al-Din al-Sulh
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...- Dhs. 105.00
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Great Arab Revolt
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...- Dhs. 38.00
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Saladin
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...- Dhs. 30.00
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Arabian Gulf
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...- Dhs. 38.00
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The most famous trials in history
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.- Dhs. 23.00
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Arab women
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.- Dhs. 30.00
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In the history of Islamic Spain
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.- Dhs. 30.00
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Evacuation makers in Syria
"The Evacuation Makers of Syria" is a documented historical epic containing much information published for the first time.- Dhs. 56.00
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Beirut Heritage
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.- Dhs. 38.00
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civilization
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...- Dhs. 56.00
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Hajj a hundred years ago
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...- Dhs. 38.00
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Illustrated History of Lebanon (EN) -
Throughout the centuries, a strip of land overlooking the Eastern Mediterranean mountains with its plains, has attracted empires and sheltered minor The first edition of the Illustrated History of Lebanon was published in 1987. It covered the period extending from the Stone Age until...- Dhs. 68.00
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The Bible Came from Arabia -
Kamal Salibi, professor of history at the American University of Beirut, reveals beginningling linguistic evidence which controversially suggests that Judaism originated not in Palestine but in western Arabia. While looking at the gazetteer of Saudi place names, he noticed a remarkable concentration of Biblical...- Dhs. 89.00
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Arab travelers and Western civilization - New Edition
One of the most important means by which Arabs were introduced to aspects of European civilization in the nineteenth century was their travels to the West. Some travelers described their observations there and documented their impressions, which were read by some of their fellow...- Dhs. 53.00
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Distinguished women from the East
Tales from the past and the present, the stories of 25 outstanding women from the East will be an inspiration and role model for you and every girl! Travel to the days of legends with the intelligent Queen of Sheba, delve into the world...- Dhs. 63.00
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Levant in Islamic times
The Levant in the Early Islamic Eras (634-1097) - In this study, which was translated into Arabic a quarter of a century after its publication in English (1977), veteran historian Kamal Salibi examines the first five centuries of Islamic rule in the Levant, within...- Dhs. 50.00
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A House with Many Houses - New Edition
Lebanon today* is one of the most divided countries. Ironically, however, the Lebanese themselves, Christians and Muslims alike, are fully aware of their shared identity. Accordingly, through this work, author Kamal Salibi reexamines the historical myths that the conflicting factions in his country have...- Dhs. 60.00
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The starting point of Lebanon's history - New Edition
In "The Origins of Lebanon's History," veteran historian Kamal Salibi examines the various local, regional, and external factors that led to the emergence of Lebanon within its current borders. He thus transforms Lebanon's historical image from a myth, which lacks national consensus, to a...- Dhs. 50.00
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History of the Arab peoples - New Edition
"A History of the Arab Peoples" is the most famous book by the late Lebanese historian and academic Albert Hourani (published in 1991). In it, he presents various aspects and trends of Arab and Islamic civilization, in the fields of philosophy, Sufism, literature, history,...- Dhs. 126.00
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Arab Thought in the Renaissance
Faced with the rising star of Europe beginning in the nineteenth century, Arab and Muslim thinkers became interested in studying the reasons for European progress versus the reasons for the backwardness of Islamic societies. They explored the topics of Islam and Western modernity, Arab...- Dhs. 68.00
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Abscess
A critical and analytical study based on books on hadith, jurisprudence, history, and geography. It also addressed many rare texts written in the early period of the Islamic state. It defined the economic and financial system in force at that time, which mandated individual...- Dhs. 30.00
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Islamic conquests
The early Islamic conquests are of great importance in the history of the Arabs and the world. Since the dawn of Islam, historians have paid attention to accounts of the conquests, and with the widespread adoption of documentation, a significant number of works appeared....- Dhs. 56.00
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Kufa and its people in the early days of Islam
He summarized dozens of references and sources to form a single, comprehensive reference on the city of Kufa and everything related to it: its founding, its designation as a center for Arab fighting, its adoption as a shrine for Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib,...- Dhs. 38.00
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Arab Textiles and Clothing in the Early Islamic Eras
This book explores Arab textiles and clothing during the first four centuries, a period during which Arabs dominated political, social, economic, and intellectual life and were consumers of most goods at various levels. It covers the importance of textiles, their manufacturing centers, types, and...- Dhs. 30.00
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Administration in the early Islamic eras
What has been written on this subject was merely scattered information, not compiled by a single author. This is what prompted Dr. Saleh Al-Ali to devote himself, in this book, to documenting everything related to the subject, clarifying what was obscure and deducing what...- Dhs. 30.00
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The Prophet's State in Medina
A study of the establishment of the Islamic state in Medina, its organization, development, expansion, and consolidation in the Arabian Peninsula during the lifetime of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the events closely related to it during the...- Dhs. 56.00
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Samarra
Samarra is an Iraqi city founded in the third century AH (13th century CE). It remained a center for the Abbasid caliphs for nearly fifty years, after which the Abbasid caliphs returned to Baghdad. This book brings together the scattered writings about Samarra from...- Dhs. 30.00
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People of Fustat
This book examines the unique characteristics of Fustat. It also examines the conditions of its inhabitants, in terms of their demographic composition and administrative organization during the early Islamic era. It is evident, through this, that these cities were not established as military settlements,...- Dhs. 23.00
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