During the 1990s a great deal of scholarly effort has been focused on the particular circumstances of Kuwait’s emergence as a state, and as a result much new material has been brought to light. This series of papers given at Peterhouse College, Cambridge on 19 May 1995 by five leading scholars (Ben J. Slot, Ulrich W. Harmann, Grigori Bondarevsky, Richard Schofield & Suhail Shuhaiber), explores the historical, political and social processes which governed the birth, survival,prosperity and ultimatesovereignty of this unique Arab maritime policy.

Kalila and Dimna or ‘The Fables of Bidpai’ is one of the treasures of world culture, and has been translated through the centuries from China to Spain. This text of moral tales was the most commonly illustrated medieval Islamic text. This book traces the history of the text thorough its many translations unveiling the exquisite paintings that accompanied them and was supported by Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah.

This book discusses the manufacture of tools and other artefacts as a focal point in antiquated writings on the lives of the workers, their industry, and their craft, be it mental or physical. We can therefore describe Islamic art as an open and emerging field of work.

This is the 3rd book in the Kheir Jalees (Best Companion) publications by GMCC. A summary of a time long gone, where the reader is enamoured with the glory of the arts of time and space. In addition to variations from the dawn of the Islamic era, followed by beads that connect to India in the east, Andalucía in the west, and a tight connection to the other: the beads of the rosary are varied, yet entwined.

This is the 2nd book in the Kheir Jalees (Best Companion) series by GMCC. Written first from memory by Abdullah EL-Tahib that was later added to with more details, this is a translation of folk tales from Northern Sudan that used to be told to children by their grandmothers, aunts & big sisters. These stories were amusing during the dark and long evenings and also part of the rural and traditional system of education.

This is the 1st book in a series of Khair Jalees (Best Companion) publications by GMCC. Written in Arabic, this is detailed description of tools and machines of the past interpreted from old manuscripts