Al-Rafidain House

Scheherazade wanted narration to serve two functions simultaneously; the first was to keep Shahryar interested in her storytelling so that she wouldn't allow him to think of killing her. Thus,...

Characters and events change... security went and war came, then war left and security returned... those who died, died, and those who remained lived to tell us its events, even...

The research methodology in this book relies on archaeology and on the portable and permanent artifacts yielded by the land of Jerusalem, along with inductive attempts to uncover what these...

The black market of diplomacy, in economic terms, refers to a market condition where demand far exceeds supply, and this meaning may converge with the essential need for a black...

Scholarly translations of a selection of the most prominent studies by Western anthropologists and travelers in Yemen on ancient pagan remnants persisting into the modern era. These studies combine fieldwork...

Astrology, today, despite the dominance of astronomy in our view of the universe, stars, planets, and weather, still holds its allure and attracts people's souls, captivating them with its enchanting...

A novel about Isabel Archer, a vibrant young American woman who tries to "defy her fate" but is overcome by it. She inherits wealth that makes her one of the...

A book that delves into a rare topic many shy away from due to the extensive knowledge required in the history and science of monotheistic religions and their roots. Mandaeanism...

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Chaos and anxiety spread through the Oblonsky household after the wife discovered her husband's infidelity with...

A simulation of foreign policy decision-making patterns at the global level, representing a useful contemporary gateway to understanding for followers, researchers, and diplomats in the context of discovering today's world...

These papers depict ten vivid portraits of ten masters of eloquence. We undertook to describe their eras in politics and civilization, attempted to allude to the important factors in their...

Known and Unknown reviews George W. Bush's memoirs and many previously undisclosed details about his service with four American presidents. We follow his ascent from a middle-class childhood to the...