Middle East Books and More is a project of the American Educational Trust, a non-profit, non-partisan organization incorporated in 1982 in Washington, DC by retired U.S. Foreign Service Officers.

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For more than 30 years, the American Educational Trust (AET) has been promoting U.S.-Middle East understanding with an emphasis on informed debate on the Arab-Israeli peace process. Early in AET's development, its founders established the AET Book Club to meet the recognized need for quality books about the region and U.S. policies there.

To provide these books, the American Educational Trust began importing thousands of titles about the Middle East from Europe. Four times a year, shipments crossed the Atlantic in sea containers to be sold by the newly-formed AET Book Club. Years later, American publishers began to recognize the market for quality, objective books about the Middle East, and began printing thousands of titles in the United States.

In August of 2003, AET partnered with Celebrate Presence, a project in Hereford, MD selling Palestinian arts and crafts, to create International Marketing for Middle Eastern Artisans (IMMEA). In 2005, AET assumed responsibility for a large portion of the project, and these products were officially incorporated into the organization as the Palestinian Arts & Crafts Trust (PACT). The AET Book Club and PACT are now under the banner of Middle East books and More. 

Middle East Books and More is advertised in and supported by AET's primary project, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, a magazine published eight times per year in Washington, DC. The Washington Report began in 1982 as a bi-weekly eight-page newsletter. Today, it is a 76-page full-color magazine recognized worldwide as a leader in its field. The Washington Report publishes a wide variety of views from and about the Middle East by Muslim, Jewish, and Christian writers, many of whom live or have lived in the region.

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Culture of Terrorism

Culture of Terrorism

$ 15.00
Who Rules the World?

Who Rules the World?

$ 15.00
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

$ 17.00
Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

$ 18.00
Acts of Aggression: Policing Rogue States by Noam Chomsky and Edward W. Said

Acts of Aggression: Policing Rogue States by Noam Chomsky and Edward W. Said

$ 9.00
Writings of Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet, The Madman, The Wanderer, and Others

Writings of Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet, The Madman, The Wanderer, and Others

$ 13.00
Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition

Open to Reason: Muslim Philosophers in Conversation with the Western Tradition

$ 27.00
To Save an Empire: A Novel of Ottoman History

To Save an Empire: A Novel of Ottoman History

$ 15.00
Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
Ancient Assyria: A Very Short Introduction

Ancient Assyria: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction

The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines--and Future

On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines--and Future

$ 15.00
Arabs Without God

Arabs Without God

$ 15.00
Secularism Confronts Islam

Secularism Confronts Islam

$ 19.00
Hebrew Vocabulary Chart

Hebrew Vocabulary Chart

$ 9.00
Hebrew Grammar Chart

Hebrew Grammar Chart

$ 9.00
The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
Islam: A Very Short Introduction

Islam: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

$ 10.00
Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder

Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder

$ 30.00
Crude Strategy: Rethinking the US Military Commitment to Defend Persian Gulf Oil

Crude Strategy: Rethinking the US Military Commitment to Defend Persian Gulf Oil

$ 33.00
Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

$ 18.00
Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State

Qatar: Securing the Global Ambitions of a City-State

$ 29.00
Dubai, the City as Corporation

Dubai, the City as Corporation

$ 0.00
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East

Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East

$ 25.00
Inside the Brotherhood

Inside the Brotherhood

$ 15.00
Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect

Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect

$ 16.00
Women and the Egyptian Revolution: Engagement and Activism during the 2011 Arab Uprisings

Women and the Egyptian Revolution: Engagement and Activism during the 2011 Arab Uprisings

$ 25.00
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East

$ 22.00
The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

$ 15.00
A Persian Cookbook: The Manual

A Persian Cookbook: The Manual

$ 22.00
Bethlehem: Beautiful Resistance Recipes

Bethlehem: Beautiful Resistance Recipes

$ 25.00 Sold out
The Jewelled Table: Cooking, Eating & Entertaining the Middle Eastern Way

The Jewelled Table: Cooking, Eating & Entertaining the Middle Eastern Way

$ 32.00
Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories

Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories

$ 32.00
Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple

Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple

$ 25.00
The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Beloved Persian Food Favorites

The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Beloved Persian Food Favorites

$ 15.00
From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen

From the Land of Nightingales and Roses: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen

$ 30.00
Embroideries

Embroideries

$ 13.00
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

$ 12.00
The Conference of the Birds (Illustrated by Demi)

The Conference of the Birds (Illustrated by Demi)

$ 17.00
The Conference of the Birds: The Selected Sufi Poetry of Farid Ud-Din Attar by Farid Al-Din Attar

The Conference of the Birds: The Selected Sufi Poetry of Farid Ud-Din Attar by Farid Al-Din Attar

$ 17.00
Sufism and Surrealism

Sufism and Surrealism

$ 18.00
Baghdad Noir

Baghdad Noir

$ 15.00
Marrakech Noir

Marrakech Noir

$ 15.00
The Dreams

The Dreams

$ 15.00
The Harafish

The Harafish

$ 17.00
The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End

$ 15.00
Palace of Desire: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 2

Palace of Desire: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 2

$ 16.00
Morning and Evening Talk: A Novel

Morning and Evening Talk: A Novel

$ 13.00