Saqi Books

Saqi Books A leading independent publisher of trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa. Saqi Books has two additional imprints.

‘Anyone interested in Arab culture is aware of the invaluable role Saqi plays in making available pioneering, specialist and often controversial books that large publishers refuse to go near.’ The Times

Saqi Books is a leading independent publisher of trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa. For over three decades, we have offered an independent platform for writers and artis

ts from around the world, releasing cutting-edge, ground-breaking works including The Crusades through Arab Eyes by Amin Maalouf, Beyond the Veil by Fatema Mernissi, Black Britain: A Photographic History by Paul Gilroy and The White Family by Maggie Gee. We are also proud to bring out in English translation the best in new and classic Arabic literature, including works by Naguib Mahfouz, Mahmoud Darwish, Adonis and Nawal El Saadawi. The Westbourne Press is committed to releasing engaging works that offer an alternative, progressive perspective on the leading issues of our time, and Telegram publishes new and classic international writing. Saqi was awarded the IPG Diversity Award in 2013, the Arab British Culture and Society award in 2008 and the British Book Industry Award for Diversity in Literature in 2009.

Don't miss out on our first reading group with Robin Yassin-Kassab, author of The Blood Between Us. When: Tuesday 16 Jun...
11/06/2026

Don't miss out on our first reading group with Robin Yassin-Kassab, author of The Blood Between Us.

When: Tuesday 16 June, 7pm BST
Where: Online

Join Robin Yassin-Kassab – writer, commentator and author of The Blood Between Us: Syria After the Fall of Assad – for an exclusive online conversation and live Q&A on the Middle East, authoritarianism, transitional justice, identity politics, sectarianism, regional conflict and the long afterlife of Western intervention.

In light of ongoing developments in Iran and escalating tensions across the region, Robin will discuss the wider political landscape of the Middle East, including Syria, Iran, Israel and Palestine.

There are just 30 places available for this online event.

Participants will receive:
• access to the live Q&A
• the opportunity to ask Robin questions directly
• a 10% discount code for the book ahead of the discussion

To reserve your place, email:
[email protected]

We can’t wait to welcome you.

Join us at the to welcome celebrated Iraqi poet, novelist, translator and scholar in conversation with .aldu on 29 Jun...
09/06/2026

Join us at the to welcome celebrated Iraqi poet, novelist, translator and scholar in conversation with .aldu on 29 June 2026 - ticket link in bio!

Sinan will be discussing his latest book, – a breathtaking portrait of lives rebuilt in the shadow of loss. The novel follows two Iraqi men in exile – a retired doctor slipping into dementia, and a deserter marked by war – as they navigate life in America after the 2003 Gulf War. Both carry wounds that won’t heal: one lost in the past, the other desperate to erase it.

When: Monday 29 June, 6 - 8pm
Where: Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square EC4A 3DE

Tickets available now!

Now available: The Blood Between Us by Robin Yassin-Kassab. Six decades of Assad rule, dismantled in just eleven days.Th...
04/06/2026

Now available: The Blood Between Us by Robin Yassin-Kassab.

Six decades of Assad rule, dismantled in just eleven days.

The culmination of a revolution years in the making, the regime's collapse marked a liberation not seen for generations. Yet as Syria confronts the legacy of dictatorship, the country's future remains uncertain. Can justice be rebuilt from the rubble or will rival visions and foreign intervention once again pull Syria into conflict?

Drawing on frontline reporting, first-hand testimony and sharp historical insight, The Blood Between Us, by critically acclaimed author Robin Yassin-Kassab, is a timely and deeply human portrait of a nation poised between devastation and possibility.

For readers of political science, Middle Eastern history and international relations.​


Want to be part of our first online reading group? Join Robin Yassin-Kassab – writer, commentator and author of The Blo...
01/06/2026

Want to be part of our first online reading group?

Join Robin Yassin-Kassab – writer, commentator and author of The Blood Between Us: Syria After the Fall of Assad – for an exclusive online conversation and live Q&A on the Middle East, authoritarianism, transitional justice, identity politics, sectarianism, regional conflict and the long afterlife of Western intervention.

In light of ongoing developments in Iran and escalating tensions across the region, Robin will discuss the wider political landscape of the Middle East, including Syria, Iran, Israel and Palestine.

There are just 30 places available for this online event.

Participants will receive:
• access to the live Q&A
• the opportunity to ask Robin questions directly
• a 10% discount code for the book ahead of the discussion

To reserve your place, email:
[email protected]

We can’t wait to welcome you.

29/05/2026

Another wonderful event at for .n.alyan I’LL TELL YOU WHEN I’M HOME tour!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for such a special evening.

28/05/2026

What a night!

Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier in the week to celebrate the paperback release of .n.alyan Pulitzer Finalist memoir, I’LL TELL YOU WHEN I’M HOME

Hala was in conversation with the incredible .sudjic at where they discussed the process of memoir writing, motherhood, identity, exile and more.

A huge thank you to the team at Bard for keeping us cool in the heatwave, and to everyone who came along to make the night so special.

24/05/2026

‘Required reading for all those keen to root out corruption’ Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister

A hidden fugitive, a trail of stolen billions and the secret machinery of global power laid bare. THE CHINA CONTRACT is available to pre-order now.

This explosive sequel to The Sarawak Report follows billions laundered through China and Kuwait, crooked infrastructure deals, and the CCP’s use of corruption and influence to subvert foreign governments. From Hollywood excesses to corruption at the heart of Washington DC, and from Kuwaiti political upheaval to anti-SLAPP campaigns defending investigative journalism, Rewcastle Brown exposes the machinery of global kleptocracy and China’s shadow empire.

Pre-order via link in bio.

Available NOW: From acclaimed historian Rahul Markovits, is a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of t...
21/05/2026

Available NOW: From acclaimed historian Rahul Markovits, is a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.

Constantinople 1796: Sultan Selim III is struck by the sight of a fellow Muslim travelling in a French cortège. When questioned, the traveller recounts an extraordinary tale. It begins in 1772 with the East India Company's annexation of Broach in Gujarat, and traces the journey of Indian prince Ahmad Khan across Revolutionary France and the Ottoman Empire to London – where he seeks redress, only to be judged not to be the man he claims to be. Returned to Bombay, he is arrested, imprisoned and vanishes without trace.

Drawing on an elusive paper trail, Markovits asks not just why Ahmad Khan travelled, but what made such a journey possible: the political, diplomatic and intellectual frameworks that connected India, Europe and the Ottoman world in an age of upheaval.

For readers of global early modern history, empire and the Revolutionary era.



Available NOW: From acclaimed historian Rahul Markovits, is a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of t...
21/05/2026

Available NOW: From acclaimed historian Rahul Markovits, is a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.

Constantinople 1796: Sultan Selim III is struck by the sight of a fellow Muslim travelling in a French cortège. When questioned, the traveller recounts an extraordinary tale.

It begins in 1772 with the East India Company's annexation of Broach in Gujarat, and traces the journey of Indian prince Ahmad Khan across Revolutionary France and the Ottoman Empire to London – where he seeks redress, only to be judged not to be the man he claims to be. Returned to Bombay, he is arrested, imprisoned and vanishes without trace.

Drawing on an elusive paper trail, Markovits asks not just why Ahmad Khan travelled, but what made such a journey possible: the political, diplomatic and intellectual frameworks that connected India, Europe and the Ottoman world in an age of upheaval.

For readers of global early modern history, empire and the Revolutionary era.
Order now via link in bio!


18/05/2026

From acclaimed historian Rahul Markovits, ‘A Passage to Europe’ is a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.

Constantinople 1796: Sultan Selim III is struck by the sight of a fellow Muslim travelling in a French cortège. When questioned, the traveller recounts an extraordinary tale.

Drawing on an elusive paper trail, Markovits asks not just why Ahmad Khan travelled, but what made such a journey possible: the political, diplomatic and intellectual frameworks that connected India, Europe and the Ottoman world in an age of upheaval.

For readers of global early modern history, empire and the Revolutionary era.

Pre-order now and save 10% with code READ10.


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