The contributors to this wide-ranging work of scholarship and analysis include mentors, colleagues, friends, and students of the late Magda al-Nowaihi, an outst

A skillful translation of six classical odes of pre-Islamic Arabia.

This volume makes available and accessible the writings of the crucial early period of Islamic mysticism during which Sufism developed as one of the world's maj

Explains the prohibition of alcohol in Islam using a wide range of materials from the early Islamic period.

For centuries, poets have turned to translation for creative inspiration. Through and in translation, poets have introduced new poetic styles, languages, and fo