Beware the Lides of March
March is the month which proverbially ‘comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb’. That proverb, which
The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi
I have always maintained that my reviews are not personal, and for over 10 years, I kept to that. I
Measuring the Shape of the Earth
In 1726 Voltaire faced a not very difficult choice: imprisonment without trial in the Bastille, or exile in England. After
EidTale: An Eid al-Fitr Adventure by Aaliya Jaleel
This is the thickest board book I think I have ever seen, and that it is about Eid, filled with
‘Rites of Passage’ by Judith Flanders review
Alfred, Lord Tennyson died a poet’s death. His son Hallam wrote that, after listening to a prayer taken from his
Insha’Allah, No, Maybe So by Rhonda Roumani, Nadia Roumani illustrated by Olivia Aserr
Not every funny thing a child says can be copied and pasted into a children’s book. And while I have
The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
‘In my day, the kingdom was as good and as full as an egg.’ So the late-14th-century knight Philippe de
Can Muslims Eat Beef, and What Can’t Muslims Eat?
Can Muslims eat beef in Islam? is it Hala to eat or is it Haram? And what meat can Muslims
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
‘The “Byzantines” were no less Roman than Caesar or Hadrian’ Anthony Kaldellis is author of The New Roman Empire: A
Tipu’s Roar: A Freedom Fighter’s Tale by Subia J. Ali illustrated by Gabriel Sorondo
This large (9×11) hardback book is for the most part gorgeously illustrated in sepia tones, but the story is only
