The author returns to the countries of Turkey Lebanon & Morocco in search of new & old recipes & to find out how cooking has evolved since she first introduced readers to these cuisines in the 1960s In this book she pays tribute to the different culinary histories & contemporary food of these countries 352 pages Roden Claudia ...

The award-winning TV adventurer & travel writer's enthralling account of his 5000-mile expedition around the Arabian Peninsula from Iraq to Lebanon 368 pages Wood Levison ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD The final part of Pasoloni&s Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves & kings potions betrayals demons & most of all love & lovemaking in all its myriad forms Mysterious & liberating this is an exquisitely dreamlike & adult interpretation of the original folk tales presented here in a beautiful new High-Definition restoration Actors Ninetto Davoli Franco Citti Franco Merli Tessa Bouche Ines Pellegrini Margareth Clementi & Luigina Rocchi Director Pier Paolo Pasolini Certificate 18 years & over Year 1974 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages Italian Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 3 hours (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play 1940s adventure in which two brothers become rivals when they fall for the same woman Kamar (Leif Erikson) brother of Haroun al-Rashid (Jon Hall) the Caliph who rules over Baghdad encounters circus dancer Scheherazade (Maria Montez) & soon falls for her With a prophecy predicting that Scheherazade will become queen Kamar attempts to overthrow Haroun & claim the throne for himself His plot forces the ruler to go on the run & take shelter among the circus troupe When Haroun meets the dancer for himself the two fall in love Kamar later shows up to claim Scheherazade&s hand in marriage & the situation is further complicated by Grand Vizier Nadan (Edgar Barrier) who has his own plans to usurp the Caliph The brothers fight for both the throne & the woman they love in a final battle that will determine the victor ...

In the spirit of TE Lawrence Wilfred Thesiger spent five years wandering the deserts of Arabia producing Arabian Sands 'a memorial to a vanished past a tribute to a once magnificent people' The Penguin Classics edition

Includes:: an introduction by Rory Stewart Wilfred Thesiger repulsed by what he saw as the softness & rigidity of Western life
- 'the machines the calling cards the meticulously aligned streets'
- spent years exploring in & around the vast waterless desert that is the ' Empty Quarter' of Arabia Travelling amongst the Bedu people he experienced their everyday challenges of hunger & thirst the trials of long marches beneath the relentless sun the bitterly cold nights & the constant danger of death if it was discovered he was a Christian 'infidel' He was the first European to visit most of the region & just before he left the area the process that would change it forever had begun
- the discovery of oil This edition contains an introduction by Rory Stewart discussing the dangers of Thesiger's travels his unconventional personality & his insights into the Bedouin way of life Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (1910-2003) was a British travel writer born in Addis Ababa in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) Thesiger is best known for two travel books Arabian Sands (1959) which recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 & 1950 & describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedouins & The Marsh Arabs (1964) an account of the traditional peoples who lived in the marshlands of southern Iraq If you enjoyed Arabian Sands you might like TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Thesiger is perhaps the last & certainly one of the greatest of the British travellers among the Arabs' Sunday Times' Following worthily in the tradition of Burton Lawrence Philby & Thomas it is very likely the book about Arabia to end all books about Arabia' Daily Telegraph




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Learn how to speak & understand Modern Standard Arabic quickly & easily with Arabic For Dummies Audio Set which means that you can practice your skills whether you're at home or on the road From 3 hours of instructional material on 3 CDs learn basic greetings vocabulary how to ask for directions get help when you need it most expressions grammar & other essentials that will allow you to start communicating right away Follow along with the handy portable guide which is filled with words & phrases that you'll hear on the CD ...

The Arabic poetic legacy is as vast as it is deep spanning a period of fifteen centuries in regions from Morocco to Iraq As a unifying principle editor Marle Hammond has selected eighty poems reflecting desire & longing of various kinds for the beloved for the divine for the homeland & for change & renewal Poets include the legendary pre-Islamic warrior ' Antara Ibn Shaddad medieval Andalusian poet Ibn Zaydun the wandering poet Al-A'sha & the influential Egyptian Romantic Ahmad Zaki Abu Shadi Here too are literary giants of the past century Khalil Jibran author of the bestselling The Prophet; popular Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani; Palestinian feminist Fadwa Tuqan; Mahmoud Darwish bard of occupation & exile; acclaimed iconoclast Adonis & more In their evocations of heroism nostalgia mysticism grief & passion the poems gathered here transcend the limitations of time & place ...

Written by Prof Alan Jones professor of Arabic at Oxford University this work aims at teaching Arabic using only the vocabulary in the Qur'an In forty lessons & starting with the alphabet ' Arabic Through the Qur'an' covers the whole of Arabic grammar Each lesson is followed by exercises & a key to the exercises is available at the end of the book ' Arabic Through the Qur'an' gives the student a thorough understanding of Arabic grammar & a substantial vocabulary from the Qur'an including many of the often repeated verses ' Arabic Through the Qur'an' is an indispensable aid both to those wanting to learn Arabic in order to be able to read the Qur'an & to Arabic students at university level ...

Arabic Without Tears is a colourful new series designed to teach Arabic in a lively interactive manner to younger learners It is intended for use by parents or teachers working closely with their children or pupils This first book aims to teach the Arabic alphabet in its basic form through simple written exercises supported by the clear arrowed diagrams over which the child can trace thus encouraging him or her to develop confidence & independence in writing the isolate letters Numerous exercises are included to reinforce letter recognition alphabetical sequencing & writing practice In addition the book aims to teach children the Arabic numbers from one to ten as well as a wide range of colours & other useful vocabulary Various fun activities are included to enable the child to use the words he or she has learnt in a meaningful context Mini flashcards at the end of the book are provided to help test the child's recognition of numbers & colours ...

Arabic Without Tears is a colourful new series designed to teach Arabic in a lively interactive manner to younger learners It is intended for use by parents or teachers working closely with their children or pupils This second volume builds upon the letter recognition skills taught in the first book of the series (ISBN 978-0-9547509-6-1) by introducing the child to the joined forms of the letters of the Arabic alphabet together with the various vowel signs in a gradual assimilative manner The book follows a 'key words' approach whereby the child is progressively introduced to a range of basic Arabic vocabulary suitable for everyday use There is a thorough analysis of the phonic components making up each word opportunity for copying & writing practice as well as the chance to use each new word in a variety of meaningful contexts through a range of activities Mini flashcards at the end of the book are provided to help test the child's recognition & understanding of the key words ...