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Life Through a Kaleidoscope: Iran’s Queen of Arts
Culture & Social Affairs

Life Through a Kaleidoscope: Iran’s Queen of Arts

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Amy Assad 11 November , 2011
A Lesson in Undemocratic Institution Building
Culture & Social Affairs

A Lesson in Undemocratic Institution Building

Failing Oversight: Iraq’s Unchecked Government International Crisis Group Middle East Report N°113, 26 September 2011 Since 2008, the Iraqi…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 11 November , 2011
The Algerian Paradox
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The Algerian Paradox

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Nabila Ramdani 09 November , 2011
Syria’s Economic Woes
Business & Economy

Syria’s Economic Woes

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Thomas Alberts 08 November , 2011
Military Solutions

Military Solutions

[inset_right]State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire Stephen Glain Crown Trade 2011[/inset_right]Stephen Glain is an American…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 04 November , 2011
Lebanon's War and a Mother’s Secret

Lebanon's War and a Mother’s Secret

[caption id="attachment_55227356" align="aligncenter" width="704" caption="Lubna Azabal as Nawal Marwan "][/caption] Addressing the issues of…

Noam Schimmel 04 November , 2011
A Sting in the Tale
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A Sting in the Tale

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Alastair Beach 02 November , 2011
Political Islam and the US
Politics

Political Islam and the US

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Joyce Karam 02 November , 2011
The Brothers Assad
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The Brothers Assad

[caption id="attachment_55227282" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Maher Al-Assad with his brother President Bashar, attending their father’s…

Political Editor: Majalla 02 November , 2011
A Transformation

A Transformation

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Nima Khorrami Assl 31 October , 2011
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Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

29 April 2026

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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