The Qarmatians, from Concept to State: Volume 1 Tapa dura -

Mai Mohammed Al Khalifa, historian and founder of the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Center for Culture and Research, is the Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and the Minister of Culture of Bahrain. Her published works include: 'Abdullah bin Ahmad: Indefatigable Warrior (2012); Muhammad bin Khalifa: the Legend and the History (1996, 2000); Charles Belgrave, Biography and Memoirs (2000); From the Sawad of al-Kufah to Bahrain: the Qarmatians, from Concept to State (1999); One-hundred Years of Formal Education in Bahrain, the Early Years of the Establishment (1999); Sabzabad and the Men of the Bahiyah State (1998); and, Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al Khalifa, Sheikh of the Literati of Bahrain (1993).Abdullah Richard Lux, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, is former Director of Translation at the Centre for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS) in Beirut and previous Executive Editor of Contemporary Arab Affairs (Routledge, UK).