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Atlas of Religions Author: Ismail Raji Al-Farouqi A book that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional writing to present a comprehensive and in-depth encyclopedia of the history of Islamic civilization and its widespread influence, starting from its earliest roots and extending to its influence...

My trips to England Author: Mazen Matbakani The book "My Travels to the Land of the English" conveys some positive aspects about the English, such as the openness of the English society to its problems, discussing them freely and with an open mind and...

Since their arrest in 1921, Raya and Sakina have become a legend in the popular and collective imagination of Egyptians, and a terrifying and horrifying model of pure evil. None of the historians or sociologists throughout all these years attempted to investigate the truth...

Men of Marj Dabiq The Ottoman story of Egypt and the Levant Author: Salah Issa None of the men who filled the space of Marj Dabiq on that hot summer night knew exactly how things would end. All they knew was that war was...

This book contains 180 entertaining and astonishing tales from the history of Egypt, covering the period between the Middle Ages and the 1919 revolution. The great historian and capable journalist Salah Issa sheds light on situations and events, most of which are unknown, providing...

I was young in the eighties Author: Mahmoud Abdel-Shakoor In his engaging style, the distinguished critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakour presents a cultural and social biography of Egypt in the 1980s, seen through the eyes of a young man beginning his university life and independence...

I was a boy in the seventies Author: Mahmoud Abdel-Shakoor Charleston and short dresses, color television, Take Care of Zouzou, the murder of Salwa Hegazy, the October War, Mahmoud El Khatib, Hassan Shehata, the deaths of Farid El Atrash, Umm Kulthum, and Abdel Halim,...

October 1973 War: Study and Lessons Author: Lieutenant General Mohamed Fawzy This indispensable book in any library examines the most important confrontation between the Arabs and the Israeli enemy. It explains all the battles between the Egyptian armed forces and the Israeli forces from...

Strange things in the West Author: Muhammad Kurd Ali If we travel today to the West, we renew our lives after they have withered, strengthen our senses after their edge has been blunted, and enter a phase in which we learn, consider, and get...

rebels Author: Ali Hussein The book explores the rebel in the lives of a number of philosophers, writers, and artists, most notably Colin Wilson, Bernard Shaw, Eugene Ionesco, Rimbaud, Albert Camus, Doris Lessing, Trotsky, Salvador Dali, Henry Miller, Abdel Rahman Munif, and others. The...

War: How Conflicts and Conflicts Made Us Author: Margaret MacMillan War is, at its core, organized violence, but different societies engage in different types of warfare. Nomads engage in open warfare, attacking other tribes when they have the potential to be superior and retreating...

Satan wins The History of Lying from the Garden of Eden to the Age of Enlightenment Author: Dallas George Dennery This book covers the history of lying from the Garden of Eden to the Enlightenment, with one important exception: it does not chronicle specific...

Wars and Legends from the Battle of Megiddo to the Fall of Rome Author: Eric Durchmied Since the dawn of history, our ears have been accustomed to lies, and our minds have been saturated with a storehouse of assumptions. We have made truths seem...

The Secret of the Portable History of Books and Their Readers Author: Emma Smith Book lovers will be irresistible in this fascinating journey into the history of books and their arrival in human hands. Emma Smith tells the fascinating and surprising story of books...

The Life of the Great Languages ​​of Arabic and Latin in the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages Author: Carla Mallet In this ambitious book, Professor Carla Mallet examines the nature and behavior of these two languages ​​as they crossed the shores of the Mediterranean,...

History of the Divine Religions and History of Religions 2 Part Author: Farouk Al-Damluji Religion is the core of human life. He cannot ignore it or exclude it from his life, as religion represents the life of the individual. Religion has occupied human beings...

Victoria Author: Yaqoub Sarrouf Take care of her, for one day she will become Queen of England. With this prophecy, the Duke of Kent foretold the future of his daughter, Victoria, who later ascended the throne to lead an empire that spanned nearly four...

Tigris ship Author: Thor Heyerdahl The Sumerians themselves say that their forefathers came by sea to the coastal city of Ur from the land of Dilmun after the Flood. Their written testimony seems, at first glance, to open the door to another mystery: Where...

Pantaleon and the Visitors Author: Mario Vargas Llosa After the Peruvian army received numerous complaints about soldiers assaulting peasant women and daughters in remote jungle areas, the military leadership found a solution: establishing a female visitors' service to provide entertainment for the soldiers. Newly...

An ancient Eastern tale tells of a young king who was suddenly seized by an urgent desire to learn about the past. He sent for his scholars and commanded them to write down the entire history of the past. Several years later, he recalled...