Publishers Saqi Books

Cover for Amin Maalouf · The Crusades Through Arab Eyes - Saqi Essentials (Paperback Book) (2006)

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes -... (2006)

Cover for Idries Trevathan · Colour, Light and Wonder in Islamic Art (Paperback Book) (2024)

Colour, Light and Wonder in Isla... (2024)

Idries Trevathan

Cover for Mahmoud Darwish · A River Dies of Thirst: Diaries (Paperback Book) (2024)

A River Dies of Thirst: Diaries (2024)

Mahmoud Darwish

Cover for The Queer Arab Glossary (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Queer Arab Glossary (2024)

Cover for Khamsin · Forbidden Agendas: Intolerance & Defiance in the Middle East (Hardcover Book) (2001)

Forbidden Agendas: Intolerance &... (2001)

Cover for Moris Farhi · My End is My Beginning - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2020)

My End is My Beginning - Saqi Bo... (2020)

Cover for Abdel-Bari Atwan · Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2015)

Islamic State: The Digital Calip... (2015)

Abdel-Bari Atwan

Cover for Maliha Abidi · Rise: Extraordinary Women of Colour who Changed the World (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Rise: Extraordinary Women of Col... (2021)

Cover for Aziz Al-azmeh · Striking From The Margins: State, Religion and Devolution of Authority in the Middle East (Paperback Book) (2021)

Striking From The Margins: State... (2021)

Cover for Alison Pargeter · Return to the Shadows: The Muslim Brotherhood and an-Nahda Since the Arab Spring (Hardcover Book) (2016)

Return to the Shadows: The Musli... (2016)

Alison Pargeter

Cover for Mahfouz, Sabrina (Ed) · The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write (Paperback Book) (2017)

The Things I Would Tell You: Bri... (2017)

Mahfouz, Sabrina (Ed)

Cover for Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef · The Gulf Cooperation Council States: Hereditary Succession, Oil and Foreign Powers 2017 (Hardcover Book) (2017)

The Gulf Cooperation Council Sta... (2017)

Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef

Cover for Nabil Anani · Nabil Anani: Palestine, Land and People (Paperback Book) (2018)

Nabil Anani: Palestine, Land and... (2018)

Cover for Ibn Mubarak Shah · The Sultan's Feast: A Fifteenth-Century Egyptian Cookbook (Paperback Book) (2020)

The Sultan's Feast: A Fifteenth-... (2020)

Ibn Mubarak Shah

Cover for John McHugo · Syria: A Recent History (Paperback Book) (2015)

Syria: A Recent History (2015)

Cover for Ian Rutledge · Enemy on the Euphrates: The Battle for Iraq, 1914-1921 (Paperback Book) (2015)

Enemy on the Euphrates: The Batt... (2015)

Cover for Bushrui, Suheil (Ed) · Desert Songs of the Night: 1500 Years of Arabic Literature (Paperback Book) (2015)

Desert Songs of the Night: 1500 ... (2015)

Bushrui, Suheil (Ed)

Cover for Hassan Massoudy · Calligraphies of the Desert (Paperback Book) (2020)

Calligraphies of the Desert (2020)

Hassan Massoudy

Cover for Giles Duley · I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes See: Photographs from the Refugee Crisis 2017 (Paperback Book) (2017)

I Can Only Tell You What My Eyes... (2017)

Cover for Gilbert Achcar · Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising (Paperback Book) (2016)

Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the ... (2016)

Cover for Raphael Cormack · Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring `20s (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Midnight in Cairo: The Female St... (2021)

Raphael Cormack

Cover for Nazik Al-malaika · Revolt Against the Sun: The Selected Poetry of Nazik al-Mala'ika: A Bilingual Reader (Paperback Book) (2020)

Revolt Against the Sun: The Sele... (2020)

Nazik Al-malaika

Cover for Christopher Abani · Kalakuta Republic: A Book of Poetry (Paperback Book) (2000)

Kalakuta Republic: A Book of Poetry (2000)

Christopher Abani

Cover for Ipek Calislar · Madam Ataturk: The First Lady of Modern Turkey (Paperback Book) (2019)

Madam Ataturk: The First Lady of... (2019)

Cover for Nawal El Saadawi · Zeina - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2019)

Zeina - Saqi Bookshelf (2019)

Nawal El Saadawi

Cover for Naguib Mahfouz · The Quarter - Saqi Bookshelf (Hardcover Book) (2019)

The Quarter - Saqi Bookshelf (2019)

Cover for Karim Haidar · Lebanese Cuisine: Past and Present (Paperback Book) (2025)

Lebanese Cuisine: Past and Present (2025)

Release July 17, 2025

Cover for Rohani, Cyrus (Ed) · Winds of Change: The Challenge of Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa (Paperback Book) (2019)

Winds of Change: The Challenge o... (2019)

Rohani, Cyrus (Ed)

Cover for Dabbagh, Selma (Ed) · We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers (Paperback Book) (2021)

We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lu... (2021)

Dabbagh, Selma (Ed)

Cover for Faiza Guene · Discretion - Saqi Bookshelf (Hardcover Book) (2022)

Discretion - Saqi Bookshelf (2022)

Cover for Karen Dabrowska · Mohamed Makiya: A Modern Architect Renewing Islamic Tradition (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Mohamed Makiya: A Modern Archite... (2021)

Karen Dabrowska

Cover for Joumana Haddad · I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman (Paperback Book) (2010)

I Killed Scheherazade: Confessio... (2010)

Cover for Daniel L. Newman · Modern Arabic Short Stories: A Bilingual Reader (Paperback Book) (2008)

Modern Arabic Short Stories: A B... (2008)

Daniel L. Newman

Cover for Hooda Qaddumi · The Birds Journey to Mount Qaf (Hardcover Book) (2007)

The Birds Journey to Mount Qaf (2007)

Cover for Ilan Pappe · The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis 1700-1948 (Paperback Book) (2017)

The Rise and Fall of a Palestini... (2017)

Cover for Gilbert Achcar · The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising (Paperback Book) (2022)

The People Want: A Radical Explo... (2022)

Cover for Elias Jahshan · This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers (Paperback Book) (2022)

This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology... (2022)

Cover for Gardner Thompson · Legacy of Empire: Britain, Zionism and the Creation of Israel (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2022)

Legacy of Empire: Britain, Zioni... (2022)

Gardner Thompson

Cover for Sadik J. Al-Azm · Self-Criticism After the Defeat (Paperback Book) (2011)

Self-Criticism After the Defeat (2011)

Sadik J. Al-Azm

Cover for Paul Gilroy · Black Britain: A Photographic History (Paperback Book) (2007)

Black Britain: A Photographic Hi... (2007)

Cover for Nawal El Saadawi · Memoirs of a Woman Doctor - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2019)

Memoirs of a Woman Doctor - Saqi... (2019)

Nawal El Saadawi

Cover for Nawal El Saadawi · Love in the Kingdom of Oil - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) [2nd edition] (2019)

Love in the Kingdom of Oil - Saq... (2019)

Nawal El Saadawi

Cover for Hroub · Political Islam: Context versus Ideology - SOAS Middle East Issues S. (Paperback Book) (2010)

Political Islam: Context versus ... (2010)

Cover for Shatanawi · Tehran Studio Works: The Art of Khosrow Hassanzadeh (Paperback Book) (2007)

Tehran Studio Works: The Art of ... (2007)

Cover for Kemal, B (Ed) et Al · Nicosia Beyond Barriers: Voices from a Divided City (Paperback Book) (2019)

Nicosia Beyond Barriers: Voices ... (2019)

Kemal, B (Ed) et Al

Cover for Issa, Rose (Ed) · Arabicity: Contemporary Arab Art (Paperback Book) (2019)

Arabicity: Contemporary Arab Art (2019)

Issa, Rose (Ed)

Cover for Naim Qassem · Hizbullah: The Story from within (Paperback Book) [Revised edition] (2010)

Revised edition

Hizbullah: The Story from within (2010)

Cover for Hamid Keshmirshekan · Contemporary Iranian Art (Hardcover Book) (2013)

Contemporary Iranian Art (2013)

Hamid Keshmirshekan

Cover for John McHugo · A Concise History of the Arabs (Paperback Book) [3rd Revised edition] (2016)

3rd Revised edition

A Concise History of the Arabs (2016)

Cover for Reem Gaafar · A Mouth Full of Salt - Saqi Bookshelf (Hardcover Book) (2024)

A Mouth Full of Salt - Saqi Book... (2024)

Cover for Malu Halsa · Syria Speaks: Art and Culture from the Frontline (Paperback Book) (2014)

Syria Speaks: Art and Culture fr... (2014)

Cover for Nevin Halici · Sufi Cuisine (Paperback Book) (2024)

Sufi Cuisine (2024)

Cover for Hassan Massoudy · The Calligrapher's Garden (Paperback Book) [2nd edition] (2012)

The Calligrapher's Garden (2012)

Hassan Massoudy

Cover for Dr Sima Samar · Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom ... (2024)

Cover for Karl Remarks · And Then God Created The Middle East And Said 'Let There Be Breaking News' (Paperback Book) (2018)

And Then God Created The Middle ... (2018)

Cover for Leila Aboulela · River Spirit - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2024)

River Spirit - Saqi Bookshelf (2024)

Cover for Hassan Massoudy · Calligraphies of Love (Paperback Book) (2017)

Calligraphies of Love (2017)

Hassan Massoudy

Cover for Turki Al-Hamad · Shumaisi (Paperback Book) (2004)

Shumaisi (2004)

Cover for Malika Moustadraf · Something Strange, Like Hunger: Short Stories - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2022)

Something Strange, Like Hunger: ... (2022)

Malika Moustadraf

Cover for Leila Aboulela · River Spirit - Saqi Bookshelf (Hardcover Book) (2023)

River Spirit - Saqi Bookshelf (2023)

Cover for John McHugo · A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi`is (Paperback Book) (2019)

A Concise History of Sunnis and ... (2019)

Cover for Mai Al-Nakib · An Unlasting Home - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2023)

An Unlasting Home - Saqi Bookshelf (2023)

Cover for Classical Poems by Arab Women: An Anthology (Hardcover Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (2024)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Classical Poems by Arab Women: A... (2024)

Cover for Raphael Cormack · Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s (Paperback Book) (2022)

Midnight in Cairo: The Female St... (2022)

Raphael Cormack

Cover for Antony Loewenstein · After Zionism: One State for Israel and Palestine (Paperback Book) (2024)

After Zionism: One State for Isr... (2024)

Antony Loewenstein

Cover for Ian Rutledge · Sea of Troubles: The European Conquest of the Islamic Mediterranean and the Origins of the First World War (Hardcover Book) (2023)

Sea of Troubles: The European Co... (2023)

Cover for Sanjay Subrahmanyam · Across The Green Sea: Histories from the Western Indian Ocean, 1440–1640 (Hardcover Book) (2024)

Across The Green Sea: Histories ... (2024)

Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Cover for Robin Harris · Dubrovnik: A History (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2006)

Dubrovnik: A History (2006)

Cover for Tahir Wattar · The Earthquake - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2024)

The Earthquake - Saqi Bookshelf (2024)

Cover for Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi · Egyptian Earth - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2024)

Egyptian Earth - Saqi Bookshelf (2024)

Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi

Cover for Malu Halasa · Woman Life Freedom: Voices and Art from the Women’s Protests in Iran (Paperback Book) (2023)

Woman Life Freedom: Voices and A... (2023)

Cover for Faiza Guene · Discretion - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2023)

Discretion - Saqi Bookshelf (2023)

Cover for Marcello Di Cintio · Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense (Paperback Book) (2018)

Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Pale... (2018)

Marcello Di Cintio

Cover for Tawfik Al-Hakim · Diary of a Country Prosecutor - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2023)

Diary of a Country Prosecutor - ... (2023)

Tawfik Al-Hakim

Cover for Xavier Le Clerc · A Man With No Title (Hardcover Book) (2024)

A Man With No Title (2024)

Xavier Le Clerc

Cover for Sahar Khalifeh · Wild Thorns - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2023)

Wild Thorns - Saqi Bookshelf (2023)

Cover for Alshaer, Atef (Ed) · A Map of Absence: An Anthology of Palestinian Writing on the Nakba (Paperback Book) (2019)

A Map of Absence: An Anthology o... (2019)

Alshaer, Atef (Ed)

Cover for Ibn Razin Al-Tujibi · The Exile's Cookbook: Medieval Gastronomic Treasures from al-Andalus and North Africa (Paperback Book) (2023)

The Exile's Cookbook: Medieval G... (2023)

Ibn Razin Al-Tujibi

Cover for Gaspard, Lynn (Ed) · Don't Panic, I'm Islamic: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Alien Next Door (Paperback Book) (2017)

Don't Panic, I'm Islamic: How to... (2017)

Gaspard, Lynn (Ed)

Cover for Andrew Kaufman · All My Friends are Superheroes (Paperback Book) (2006)

All My Friends are Superheroes (2006)

Cover for Maggie Gee · My Cleaner (Paperback Book) (2006)

My Cleaner (2006)

Cover for Mohamed Choukri · For Bread Alone (Paperback Book) [2nd Revised edition] (2006)

2nd Revised edition

For Bread Alone (2006)

Mohamed Choukri

Cover for Bi Feiyu · Three Sisters (Paperback Book) (2010)

Three Sisters (2010)

Cover for Moris Farhi · Young Turk (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2007)

Young Turk (2007)

Cover for Chingiz Aitmatov · Jamilia (Paperback Book) (2007)

Chingiz Aitmatov

Cover for Ferenc Karinthy · Metropole (Paperback Book) (2008)

Metropole (2008)

Ferenc Karinthy

Cover for Maggie Gee · The Ice People (Paperback Book) (2008)

The Ice People (2008)

Cover for Mohamed Choukri · In Tangier (Paperback Book) (2009)

In Tangier (2009)

Mohamed Choukri

Cover for Andrew Kaufman · The Waterproof Bible (Paperback Book) (2010)

The Waterproof Bible (2010)

Cover for Raba'I Al-Madhoun · The Lady from Tel Aviv - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2013)

The Lady from Tel Aviv - Saqi Bo... (2013)

Raba'I Al-Madhoun

Cover for Adam Lebor · The Geneva Option (Paperback Book) (2013)

The Geneva Option (2013)

Cover for Maggie Gee · Virginia Woolf in Manhattan (Paperback Book) (2015)

Virginia Woolf in Manhattan (2015)

Cover for Shyam Selvadurai · The Hungry Ghosts (Paperback Book) (2016)

The Hungry Ghosts (2016)

Shyam Selvadurai

Cover for Tahar Ben Jelloun · About My Mother (Paperback Book) (2016)

About My Mother (2016)

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Cover for Burhan Sonmez · Istanbul, Istanbul (Paperback Book) (2016)

Istanbul, Istanbul (2016)

Cover for Maggie Gee · The Red Children (Hardcover Book) (2022)

The Red Children (2022)

Cover for Maggie Gee · The White Family (Paperback Book) (2022)

The White Family (2022)

Cover for Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture (Paperback Book) (2024)

Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Pal... (2024)

Cover for Dalia Al-dujaili · Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration (Hardcover Book) (2025)

Babylon, Albion: A Personal Hist... (2025)

Dalia Al-dujaili

Release May 8, 2025

Cover for Leila Aboulela · A New Year (Paperback Book) (2025)

A New Year (2025)