American Educational Trust

Established in 1992, 10 years after the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Middle East Books and More is now a non-profit hub for books and culture pertaining to the region. In the beginning, the store was a unique place for customers to access hard-to-find books on the Middle East that were not available in major bookstores, as well as to encourage better understanding of the U.S-Middle East policy and informed debate around Palestine. In 2004 we expanded our mission to help Palestinian businesses survive by promoting the sale of Palestinian pottery, embroidery, olive oil and other traditional crafts. Since that time, we have continued to expand due to increasing demand, adding sections on Arabic Language, used books and more. In 2024, we launched our largest change yet–an expansion and complete renovation of our space to provide more products, as well as a vibrant community space for author talks, films screeningss, reading groups and more. We hope to have this completed by the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025,

We are located in a storefront in Adams Morgan, Washington, DC, below the Washington Report magazine’s offices and next to the Museum of the Palestinian People. Shoppers strolling along the busy 18th Street restaurant corridor are discovering our shop full of Palestinian pottery, olive oil, embroidery, soap and solidarity items. They stay to browse bookshelves brimming with the latest books focusing on contemporary politics, history, culture and literature on the Middle East and North Africa, as well as a robust collection of cookbooks, children’s books and more.

Our Website, www.middleeastbooks.com, is a vital part of Middle East Books and More. On it you’ll find a wide selection of products, which we ship to visitors and supporters from around the world.