Middle East

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Iran’s revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the revolutionary movement gain such strength? And...

You’ve seen the pyramids. You’ve heard of Anubis and mummies. But do you know the epic myths that gave them meaning? Whether you’re new to mythology or curious to go deeper, this guide invites you into a rich, symbolic world shaped by creation, death, resurrection, and cosmic order, a world that influenced over three thousand years of civilization.

History Wasn't Boring. Your History Books Were. If you've ever fallen asleep reading about ancient civilizations, it wasn't your fault. Most history books bury the best parts under dry dates, dusty names, and academic jargon. But the real stories of Egypt, Greece, and Rome? They're bloody, messy, and deeply human. This 3-in-1 book brings ancient history to life the way it deserves—with the drama, the chaos, and the larger-than-life characters that made these civilizations legendary.

A forensic examination of how antisemitism, moral evasion, and institutional failure culminated in the Bondi massacre—and what that moment reveals about the choices now facing Australia and the democratic West. A call to action from a soldier who refused to look away as hatred came home. For years, the warning signs were visible. Antisemitism moved from history and the Middle East into mainstream discourse, institutions, and public life across Western democracies.

Il grande Maometto il Conquistatore, nelle stanze del palazzo reale di Costantinopoli appena sottomessa, andava recitando una triste poesia persiana. Trovandosi di fronte all'immensità della sua conquista, il vincitore dell'ultimo basileus non poteva evitare di provare la malinconia della decadenza. Tra il Trecento e il Novecento gli ottomani edificarono un enorme impero incastrato tra Occidente e Oriente, con il chiaro proposito di unire l'Asia e l'Europa.

On February 28, 2026, bombs fell on Tehran. The Supreme Leader was killed. Within hours, oil surged past $170 a barrel, global markets plunged, and the world stood on the edge of a wider war. This was not a sudden crisis. It was the detonation of a fuse lit decades earlier. Most people believe this conflict began in 1979 — with the Iranian hostage crisis, the birth of the Islamic Republic, and chants of “Death to America.” They are wrong.

The riveting story of the most audacious diplomatic enterprise of the last century—creating and securing the Jewish state—as seen through the eyes of the foremost Israeli diplomat of our generation. Zionist Diplomacy tells the untold story of how the Jewish people used diplomacy to restore...

Discover the remarkable history of the Arab Spring... The Arab Spring began unexpectedly on December 17, 2010, when Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old fruit seller in the city of Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia, committed suicide in a horrifying and public way. He doused himself in flammable liquid and then set himself on fire. Bouazizi had been driven to this act of despair, it was said, by constant harassment from local representatives of the regime of President Ben Ali, who had been the autocratic ruler of Tunisia for more than twenty years.

Are we doomed to endless conflict, or is there a revolutionary path to lasting peace in the Middle East? For decades, Western peace plans have failed, leaving the region caught in a cycle of bloodshed with consequences for the entire world. But what if the true solution was never about separation, but about rediscovering a shared heritage? Forged in the fire of the regional war that began on October 7, 2023, a new movement has emerged from unprecedented discussions among leaders representing the region's diverse peoples and faiths.

5 de junho de 1967. O Estado de Israel está cercado por inimigos que desejam sua completa extinção. O resto do mundo vira as costas para a jovem nação diante do perigo iminente.10 de junho de 1967. Os exércitos árabes são rechaçados, suas divisões em solo, eliminadas, suas forças aéreas, destruídas. O ministro da Defesa Moshe Dayan adentra a Cidade Velha de Jerusalém pela Porta dos Leões, para juntar-se aos paraquedistas que libertaram o local mais sagrado do judaísmo: o Muro das Lamentações.

Арабские революции 2011 года застали мировое сообщество врасплох. После десятилетий стабильности под властью автократических режимов арабский мир, казалось бы, неожиданно оказался в вихре стремительных и радикальных перемен. Между тем нет более верного способа предсказать будущее, чем вглядеться в прошлое. Именно по этому пути пошел выдающийся британский историк Юджин Роган. Он описывает историю арабских государств Северной Африки, Плодородного полумесяца и Аравийского полуострова начиная с XVI века.

7 октября 2023 г. и последовавшие за этим события стали потрясением. Трагедия, боль, разрушения, страдания тысяч людей—все это заставило и евреев, и арабов, и представителей других стран по-новому взглянуть на палестино-израильское противостояние. Вопрос о скорейшем его завершении опять вышел чуть ли не на первое место в мировой политической повестке, но до этого пока по-прежнему далеко. Востоковед Дмитрий Марьясис представляет свою попытку разобраться в хитросплетениях многолетнего конфликта, рассказывает о его истории и основных болевых точках.

Bloomsbury presents The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, read by Nezar Alerazi. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy, and violent conflict. Meanwhile...

Весной 1936 года Святую землю охватило восстание, направленное против местной еврейской общины и британских властей мандата. Объединив враждующие семейства, горожан и жителей сел, богатых и бедных, оно стало горнилом, в котором сформировалась палестинская идентичность, но в итоге обернулось против самих повстанцев. Именно тогда палестинцы оказались ближе всего к победе; но они так никогда и не оправились от поражения.

As the last rays of a fading empire fall across the Anatolian highlands, one figure walks among the ruins—seeking truth, vengeance, and the buried heartbeat of a civilization in collapse. From the embattled satrapies of the Royal Road to the firelit temples of forgotten gods, Persian Dusk: Echoes over Anatolia is a sweeping historical epic that weaves together the final days of Persian rule with the fractured hopes of those caught between East and West.