Since it was first published in 1980 from its head office in London, <em>Majalla</em> has been considered one of the leading political affairs magazines in the Arab world. We offer a wide array of articles addressing the most significant political, economic and social issues facing the Middle East today, as well as the evolving cultural scene in the region. <em>Majalla</em> prides itself in being an ideas-driven publication that goes beyond reporting and headlines to provide original analysis.

A Reluctant Leader

[caption id="attachment_55229050" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Abd Rabbu Mansour Al-Hadi"][/caption] After months of reneged promises…

A Question of Interpretation

[caption id="attachment_55229390" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption=" Shirin Ebadi"][/caption] “In the last 23 years, from the day I was…

Against Cynicism

[caption id="attachment_55229554" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Anthony Shadid"][/caption] The veteran American reporter Anthony Shadid…

Navigating the Winds of Change

[caption id="attachment_55231479" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal meet in Cairo, Egypt in 2011."][/caption] …

The Compromise Candidate

[caption id="attachment_55231186" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Amr Moussa"][/caption] The competition to be president of Egypt now looks…

Bin Laden in the Crosshairs

Osama: The Making of a Terrorist Jonathan Randal I.B Tauris 2012 (revised edition) Strangely, for a book named after its subject, the new,…

Assad’s Enforcer

[caption id="attachment_55229671" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="Asef Shawkat (center) attends the funeral of Hafez Al-Assad"][/caption] …

Threat to Sanctions

[escenic_image id="55158781"]A lot has been written over the past several months about Iran's trade relations with the BRICs, referring to Brazil,…

Mapping Perspectives

[escenic_image id="55145238"]Consider the map: an object created to represent some aspect of the physical world, purporting to be objective but…

Like Father, Like Son

[escenic_image id="55143821"]The Haqqani network, an independent insurgent group based in Afghanistan and Pakistan with ties to both the Taliban and…