More than any other activity, food brings people, cultures, and communities together. Eating, whether sharing a meal or dining alone, goes well beyond the mere necessity of sustenance. It nurtures us physically, mentally and emotionally. Yet food has also helped to expand people’s perspectives and encourage new experiences.<\/p>\n
A Seat at the Table: Food and Feasting in the Islamic World<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>explores culinary traditions from the emergence of Islam to today, highlighting key historical developments, contemporary challenges and the impact of trade on food. It also examines how feasting and dining etiquette shaped courtly culture. This volume speaks to the power of similar practices united under a common faith, highlighting similarities and differences whether found locally or across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Explores culinary traditions from the emergence of Islam to today, highlighting key historical developments, contemporary challenges and the impact of trade on food. It also examines how feasting and dining etiquette shaped courtly culture. Accompanies an exhibition at Doha, Museum of Islamic Art, 22 May – 8 November 2025.
8 Foreword
\nHer Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
\n8 Director’s Foreword
\nShaika Nasser Al Nassr
\n11 Introduction
\nTara Desjardins
\n15 Knead, Heat, Repeat: The Dough of Life
\nNicoletta Fazio
\n23 Paradise’s Menu: Understanding the Food and Drinks of Jannah
\nTeslim Sanni
\n27 Cooking Across Empires: The Culinary Traditions of Medieval Islam
\nDaniel Newman
\n35 Setting the Table: Deluxe Glazed Ceramics and the Art of Fine Dining
\nLinda Komaroff
\n43 Itinerant Ingredients: The Global Trade in Foodstuffs
\nTara Desjardins
\n51 Maryam Mohammed Abdulla: Crafting a Culinary Legacy in Qatar
\nReem Aboughazala
\n55 Cultivating Resilience: Qatar’s Agricultural Innovations and the Future of Food Security
\nTeslim Sanni
\n61 Exhibition Album
\n147 Bibliography
\n151 Exhibited Works
\n157 About the Contributors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":66159,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5752],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66158","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-food-drink","7":"author-edited-by-silvana-editoriale","8":"publisher-silvana","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n