December 19, 2025

10 books to expand your knowledge of the Middle East - 2025 edition

Recommended readings selected by MEI’s book review editor from reviews published in this year’s issues of The Middle East Journal. Subscribe to MEJ to read full reviews of these and other new publications exploring the history, culture, and contemporary issues shaping the modern Middle East and North Africa region.

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Jul 1, 2024
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Monday Briefing: Gaza talks could resume as Israel-Hezbollah exchanges escalate

Jul 1, 2024
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Securing Lebanon to Prevent a Larger Hezbollah-Israel War and Wider Escalation

Jun 24, 2024
05 January 2024, Lebanon, Baalbek: Secretary General of pro-Iranian Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a televised speech in the city of Baalbeck. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa (Photo by Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Monday Briefing: Despite mediation efforts, the risk of an all-out Israel-Hezbollah war is rising rapidly