South Korean writer Han Kang has just won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The judges praised her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical…

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This year, around half the world’s population went to the ballot box, with around 50 elections in countries such as Russia, Taiwan, India, Iran, the…

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. At Al Majalla, we highlight some of our favourite weekly picks—from philosophy and history to…

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Over the past four decades, Iran has steadily expanded its influence by cementing its control over several Arab capitals through its network of proxy…

This article was co-authored by Geneviève Darrieussecq (Minister of Social Affairs and Health, France), Karl Lauterbach (Federal Minister for Health,…