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 Marwan Kaabour · 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 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 (Hardcover Book) (2016)

Return to the Shadows (2016)

Alison Pargeter

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

Things I Would Tell You: British... (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 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 (Paperback Book) (2017)

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

Cover for Ahmed Abodehman · The Belt: A Novel - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2002)

The Belt: A Novel - Saqi Bookshelf (2002)

Ahmed Abodehman

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

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

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)

Cover for Fred Halliday · Arabia Without Sultans (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2001)

Arabia Without Sultans (2001)

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 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 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 Asma Barlas · Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an (Paperback Book) (2019)

Believing Women in Islam: Unread... (2019)

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) (2012)

Self-Criticism After the Defeat (2012)

Sadik J. Al-Azm

Cover for Adonis · Victims of a Map: A Bilingual Anthology of Arabic Poetry (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2005)

Victims of a Map: A Bilingual An... (2005)

Cover for Fred Halliday · 100 Myths About the Middle East (Paperback Book) (2005)

100 Myths About the Middle East (2005)

Cover for Kaveh Basmenji · Tehran Blues: Youth Culture in Iran (Paperback Book) [Annotated edition] (2005)

Annotated edition

Tehran Blues: Youth Culture in Iran (2005)

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 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 Nawal El Saadawi · Two Women in One - Saqi Bookshelf (Paperback Book) (2020)

Two Women in One - Saqi Bookshelf (2020)

Nawal El Saadawi

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 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 Mahmoud Hussein · Understanding the Qur'an Today (Paperback Book) (2013)

Understanding the Qur'an Today (2013)

Mahmoud Hussein

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

Calligrapher's Garden (2012)

Hassan Massoudy

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 Mai Al-Nakib · An Unlasting Home (Paperback Book) (2023)

An Unlasting Home (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 Mohammad Sabaaneh · Palestine in Black and White (Paperback Book) (2018)

Palestine in Black and White (2018)

Mohammad Sabaaneh

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 The Dispossessed Generation: Youth in the Middle East and North Africa (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Dispossessed Generation: You... (2025)

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 Hamid Keshmirshekan · Contemporary Iranian Art: New Perspectives (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2025)

Contemporary Iranian Art: New Pe... (2025)

Hamid Keshmirshekan

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 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 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 Glanville, Jo (Ed) · Qissat: Short Stories by Palestinian Women (Paperback Book) (2006)

Qissat: Short Stories by Palesti... (2006)

Glanville, Jo (Ed)

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 Maggie Gee · Ice People (Paperback Book) (2008)

Ice People (2008)

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

In Tangier (2009)

Mohamed Choukri

Cover for Eduardo Mendoza · Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt (Paperback Book) (2008)

Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt (2008)

Eduardo Mendoza

Cover for Walter de la Mare · Memoirs of a Midget (Paperback Book) (2009)

Memoirs of a Midget (2009)

Walter de la Mare

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

The Waterproof Bible (2010)

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

Lady from Tel Aviv - Saqi Bookshelf (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 Maggie Gee · The White Family (Paperback Book) (2022)

The White Family (2022)

Cover for Selcuk Altun · Farewell Fountain Street (Paperback Book) (2022)

Farewell Fountain Street (2022)

Cover for Mahmoud Muna-Matthew Teller · Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture (Paperback Book) (2024)

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

Mahmoud Muna-Matthew Teller

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

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

A New Year (2025)

Cover for Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi · The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2025)

The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab A... (2025)

Nasir Al-Din Al-Tusi

Cover for Gilbert Achcar · The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab–Israeli War of Narratives (Paperback Book) [2 New edition] (2025)

The Arabs and the Holocaust: The... (2025)

Cover for Mai Al-Nakib · The Hidden Light of Objects (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2025)

The Hidden Light of Objects (2025)

Cover for Elias Jahshan · This Queer Arab Family: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers (Paperback Book) (2025)

This Queer Arab Family: An Antho... (2025)

Cover for Gilbert Achcar · The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective (Paperback Book) (2025)

The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genoci... (2025)

Cover for Laila El-Haddad · The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian ... (2026)

Laila El-Haddad

Release July 16, 2026

Cover for Rahul Markovits · A Passage to Europe: The Extraordinary Travels of an Indian Prince in the Age of Revolutions (Hardcover Book) (2026)

A Passage to Europe: The Extraor... (2026)

Rahul Markovits

Release May 21, 2026

Cover for Dina Matar-Venetia Porter · Archiving Gaza in the Present: Memory, Culture and Erasure (Paperback Book) (2025)

Archiving Gaza in the Present: M... (2025)

Dina Matar-Venetia Porter