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Wild, Wild West

[escenic_image id="55198164"]Since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq there have been numerous ethical debates concerning the nature…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 November , 2010
Politics

The Leading Lady of Afghanistan

[escenic_image id="55192751"]In the early 1980s, Dr. Sima Samar made her debut on the feminist stage, becoming the first Hazara woman to receive a…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 19 November , 2010
Business & Economy

Egyptian Wheat, Global Worries

[escenic_image id="55193060"]Back in 2007, before terms like subprime mortgages and credit default swaps entered our vernacular, the world’s…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 18 November , 2010
Politics

Between Elections and TV Drama

[escenic_image id="55194060"]A controversial Egyptian television series, Al-Gama’a, was broadcast daily at prime viewing time during Ramadan this…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 18 November , 2010
Politics

A Marriage of Convenience

[escenic_image id="55193031"]In a speech this October at the national conference on “soft war” in Tehran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad emphasized…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 17 November , 2010
Culture & Social Affairs

Wide Field of Vision

[escenic_image id="55192723"]Within the major artistic developments in the Arab world during the past decade, the genre of experimental video…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 16 November , 2010
Politics

Christians in the Holy Land

[escenic_image id="55193977"]In a Middle Eastern region beset by cross border and internal conflicts, and a growing sense—explored by radicals—of…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 12 November , 2010
Culture & Social Affairs

The Life and Times of Hezbollah

[escenic_image id="55183403"] Hezbollah: The Story from Within Naim Qassem, translated by Dalia Khalil Saqi 2010 £9.99 Lebanon’s decline…

Amy Assad 12 November , 2010
Politics

The Counter Narrative

[escenic_image id="55183455"]As the war in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, doubts increase in the US and abroad as to whether American military…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 11 November , 2010
Politics

Au Revoir Roma, Au Revoir Sarkozy

[escenic_image id="55183388"]Most people know that the Roma exist, but few know much about them. Who belong to this mysterious community, which…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 09 November , 2010
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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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