Every project of ours is a journey and a conversation

Kitaba is a sanctuary for the stories that continue to shape a great civilisation

Kitaba's Journey

Kitaba is an open, not-for-profit publishing platform dedicated to celebrate the classical and modern Arab culture.

We translate, curate and produce beautiful editions of landmark texts in its literature, thought, art, music, and architecture.

Our interest is cultural, not doctrinal. We work with works that shaped language, cities, imagination and the inner life of a civilisation.

Each book's journey begins with a patron. Projects are funded in advance and produced in carefully crafted limited editions. Many will be shared freely with libraries, institutions and readers. The site offers sample translations from three volumes we love as well as a list of books we wish to produce with your help.

Kitaba is led by Joshua Newton, a reputed author-editor-publisher based in Kochi, Kerala and edited by Ahmed Jalaluddin, an Arabic scholar based in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.

This is a slow publishing initiative.
One text at a time. One bridge at a time.
Support a book. Enable a legacy.

Joshua Newton

Architecture, at its best, is a dialogue between light, material, and human experience. I believe buildings should emerge naturally from their context, responding to the land, the climate, and the rhythms of daily life.

My design process begins with listening—to the site, to my clients' aspirations, and to the quiet requirements of function. Only then do forms begin to take shape, guided by principles of simplicity, honesty, and restraint.

I favor natural materials that age gracefully, daylight that changes with the hours, and spaces that encourage contemplation. The goal is never to impose, but to reveal what a place wants to become.

Ahmed Jalaluddin

Architecture, at its best, is a dialogue between light, material, and human experience. I believe buildings should emerge naturally from their context, responding to the land, the climate, and the rhythms of daily life.

My design process begins with listening—to the site, to my clients' aspirations, and to the quiet requirements of function. Only then do forms begin to take shape, guided by principles of simplicity, honesty, and restraint.

I favor natural materials that age gracefully, daylight that changes with the hours, and spaces that encourage contemplation. The goal is never to impose, but to reveal what a place wants to become.