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.

Iran’s Wish List in the Gulf

[escenic_image id="556868"]What exactly is Iran after in the Gulf? Some of its neighbors fear the Islamic Republic wants to impose its hegemony on…

The Illegitimate Party Versus Succession

[escenic_image id="554833"]Head of the Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary bloc, Dr. Mohamed Saad Al- Katatini, looks at the Egyptian State Security…

Prime Minister-in-Waiting?

[escenic_image id="554842"]Since 2005 David Cameron has been perceived, in the media and amongst prominent politicians, as Britain’s Prime Minister…

The Recession’s Exit

[escenic_image id="556077"]The theory of decoupling was discredited last fall when China followed the rest of the world into the recession’s abyss…

Religious Police in Islam

By Michael Cook,  2009The leading orientalist, Michael Cook was greatly influenced by Imam Abou Hamid Al-Ghazali's book The Revival of Religious…

Women’s Education in Saudi

[escenic_image id="556154"] Dr. Abdullah Saleh Al-Washemi, 2009Published by the Arab Cultural Center The writer relies on an extensive number of…

Democracy: The Kuwaiti Flavour

[escenic_image id="556432"]Kuwait will never cease to be on top of Mideast news headlines. This small country has become a newsworthy subject-matter…

The Shiite Political Islam

[escenic_image id="556139"] Iran is “Dangerous” Even to Itself.  We should not allow any Iranian banner to be raised in our countries. El-Musawi…

The Modern Tsar and the Ambiguous Liberal

[escenic_image id="554835"]After the end the Cold War and in the early 1990s, Western misunderstanding of Russia’s political culture placed high…