Dr Prof Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Arabist, Historian, Translator, Novelist, and Author
NYU, Abu Dhabi
Dr Tim Mackintosh-Smith is an Arabist, historian, translator, novelist, and author of genre-bending books that explore time, place, and culture through travel. He has lived in the Arab world for over forty years.
Some of his books include a trilogy of travels with Ibn Battutah, Bloodstone a historical thriller set in the Alhambra, and his monumental Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires (2019) has been translated into a dozen languages. Tim's film and TV work include a major BBC television series on Ibn Battutah.
Tim is a Visiting Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYU Abu Dhabi). He is working on a new edition and first complete translation of Ibn Khaldun’s autobiography.
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Travelling through Stories with Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Tim Mackintosh-Smith takes us on a journey across the sands of time through stories from the Arab world.
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