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.

My Master, My Friend

[escenic_image id="55100877"] In Jail with Nazim Hikmet Orhan Kemal Saqi Books 2010 £10.99 “Your master’s coming.” “No,” Orhan said, “I don…

Extreme Pop Culture

[escenic_image id="5599780"]How do extremist organizations recruit their members? Relying on disenchanted youth is never as easy as when unemployment…

Dead on Arrival?

[escenic_image id="5595448"]For decades since its establishment, the Muslim Brotherhood has had an ambivalent position on political participation…

Behind the Ummah

[escenic_image id="5595442"]Professor Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, a Turkish science historian, is currently the secretary general of the Organisation of…

The Public Intelligence Chief

[escenic_image id="5591720"]When the prime minister requests not a retired and respected head of state, but the intelligence chief to defuse tense…

Tehran’s Mystery Man

[escenic_image id="5594956"]In recent weeks the media have been overrun with bizarre tales of secret agents and Russian moles reminiscent of Cold War…

Where the Sun Rises

[escenic_image id="5587715"] ANKARA: When the Kocatepe mosque first opened in 1987, it came as a shock to Turkey’s political system. Above ground,…

Not So Quiet on the Eastern Front

[escenic_image id="5587211"]On 29 June 2010 Taiwan and mainland China signed a historic bilateral agreement that paves the way for closer economic…

Tea Time

[escenic_image id="5580676"]The Tea Party began to grow and spread across the nation with protest rallies in various states and in Washington, DC in…

Agreeing to Remain Poorer

[escenic_image id="5579402"]The year is 1988. The Soviet Union lives on and the Berlin Wall has not yet fallen. Two years before, the great historian…