1. If You Could Be My Friend editedbyLitsa Boudalika
This is a collectionof letters writtenbetween a PalestinianandanIsraeli teenager after being introducedin
1988.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arabia by MaryBeardwood
This is encyclopedia that covers a varietyof topics inthe Arabian Peninsula. It hasmaps, photographs, and
covers geography, cultures, andfigures of the area.
Al-Khwarizmi:The Inventor of Algebra byCorona Brezina
This is part ofa series titled Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages. It highlights the
contribution ofthe Middle East to modernscience.
Muhammad and the Arab Empire byJohn Duckworth
This is a collectionof primarysources that follows the life of Muhammad andthe rise of Islam.
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees byDeborahEllis
This is a collectionof interviews of Iraqi children, mostlythose now living inJordan, but some in NorthAmerica
as well.
The Iranian Revolution by BrendanJanuary
This is part ofthe Pivotal Moments that Changed the World series. It covers the revolutionandprovides a
background for the growthof Islamic fundamentalism today.
Oil in the Middle East by John King
This book discusses the importance ofoil in the development of modern Middle Easternpolitics and relations,
especiallybetweenthe Middle East and America.
2. Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World by Natalie Maydelland SepRiahi
This book explores the lives andimpacts of 13 influential Muslim women. The proceeds to helpwomen and
children ofthe Sudan.
Science, Medicine, and Math in the Early Islamic World byTrudee Romanek.
This is part ofthe Life in the EarlyIslamic World series. It traces the developments inscience, medicine, and
math that have originatedfrom the Middle East andhave helped form manymodern-daypractices.
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews during the Holocaust byKaren GrayRuelle
and DeborahDurlandDeSaix
This is an illustrated account of how Jews in German-occupied France found refuge inthe mosque of Paris.
Alia’s Mission:Saving the Books of Iraq by Mark AlanStamaty
This is a graphic novel that tellsthe true storyof a woman’s attempt to save the books in the Bastra library
during the 2003 Iraq war.
