Zubair’s Bookshelf
Non-fiction treasures for the seeking soul —largely from the radiant realms of the East. Let the illumination begin!
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Julius Evola: An Adventurous Life - A Biography
What happens when a man rejects the modern world so completely that he attempts to remake his entire life into a spiritual, philosophical, and political revolt against modernity itself?
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Coming May 2026, Julius Evola: An Adve...
Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power
What happens when a lobby becomes so powerful that critics argue it can shape not only foreign policy, but the boundaries of public debate itself?
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Coming August 2026, Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power by...
Cannabis in Arabic Verse and Prose
What happens when a forbidden plant becomes the subject of poetry, theology, satire, law, and mystical debate across the medieval Islamic world?
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Coming 2027, Cannabis in Arabic Verse and Prose, edited and translated by Adam...
A Sufi Ethics of Technology
What if the greatest challenge posed by technology is not technical at all —but spiritual?
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Coming November 2026, A Sufi Ethics of Technology by Ehsan Arzroomchilar offers a bold and original rethinking of technology through...
The City of Balkh: The History, Archaeology, and Culture of a Great Islamicate Capital in Afghanistan, 7th to 13th Century CE
What if one of the greatest cities of the medieval world—once a crossroads of empires, religions, and ideas—has been almost forgotten by global history?
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Coming September 2026, The City of Balkh: The History, Archaeology, and...
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