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Culture & Social Affairs

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Campaigner Challenging World Leaders

This summer is witnessing many fires and floods that strike many countries around the globe, and the intense heatwave, which scientists describe as …

Majalla 06 August , 2021
Archive: Gulf War
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Archive: Gulf War

Majalla 06 August , 2021
An Afghan security personnel gestures as he stands guard at the site a day after a car bomb explosion in Kabul on August 4, 2021. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Resurgence of Terror

Terrorism, be it in South Asia, the Middle East, or West Africa, is regrettably enjoying a resurgence. The US decision to withdraw its troops from…

Hagar Elnahas 06 August , 2021
Tunisia's President Kais Saied, center, leads a security meeting with members of the army and police forces in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Photo by Hedi Azouz/AP)
Politics

Tunisia’s Challenge to Keep the Boat Afloat

Tunisia; the geographically small, historically ancient, and demographically young and vibrant North African country, which is located at one of the…

Dalia Ziada 06 August , 2021
USA gymnast Simone Biles performs in the Women's Balance Beam at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Culture & Social Affairs

How Simone Biles Helped Us Rediscover Humanity in the Olympics

Let’s not call it redemption or vindication. Those words imply a mistake was made. It’s not really a comeback either. That suggests her past success…

Peter Jensen 04 August , 2021
Scarlett Johansson stars in "Black Widow," a prequel exploring her origins. (Marvel Studios/TNS)
Politics

How the Streaming Wars are Changing What You Watch

Blockbusters are finally coming back to movie theaters. But the buzz is elsewhere in Hollywood. Streaming services are upending the film industry’s…

Peter Labuza 02 August , 2021

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August, 2021
World in Photos

The Olympic Stadium is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

World in Photos

Firefighters work in the smoke-engulfed Mazi area as wildfires rolled down the hill toward the seashore, forcing people to be evacuated, in Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. More than 100 wildfires have been brought under control in Turkey, according to officials. The forestry minister tweeted that five fires are continuing in the tourist destinations of Antalya and Mugla. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

World in Photos

Women work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Friday, July 30, 2021. Nearly 60% of the Indian population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

World in Photos

People sit under a submerged straw hut after the risen water levels in Ganges river flooded the area near the riverbanks, in Allahabad on August 1, 2021. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

World in Photos

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Triple Jump - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Liadagmis Povea of Cuba in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez.

World in Photos

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Women's Singles - Gold medal match - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Chen Yufei of China celebrates winning the match against Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Thousands of yellow vests (Gilets Jaunes) protests in Paris calling for lower fuel taxes, reintroduction of the solidarity tax on wealth, a minimum wage increase, and Emmanuel Macron's resignation as President of France, 09 February 2019. (Norbu Gyachung/Wikimedia commons)
Business & Economy

A Safety Net for the Green Economy

In a dramatic move for global efforts to combat climate change, the European Union couple of weeks ago laid out an ambitious proposal to transition…

Simone Tagliapietra 31 July , 2021
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Culture & Social Affairs

When China and Japan Fought Over Muslims

A few months ago, Kelly Hammond , Assistant Professor of East Asian history at the University of Arkansas, published a book, “China Muslims and Japan…

Mohammad Ali Salih 31 July , 2021
Zebiba (Asmaa Ramadan) participating in a weightlifting competition in a scene from “Lift Like a Girl”. (Supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

“Lift like a Girl”: Documenting the Journey of an Egyptian Weightlifter

When storytellers decide to document a story, they should have something to say through it. The rule also says: If you do not have something to tell,…

Salma Adham 31 July , 2021
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Politics

Iraq at risk of fragmentation

22, Oct 2026

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

Al Majalla - London
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Business & Economy

Energy security and resiliency in an uncertain world

24, Oct 2026

Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources writes for Al Majalla

Alparslan Bayraktar
Ukranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba listens to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General during the alliance's 75th anniversary at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 4 April 2024. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
Politics

Dmytro Kuleba on Trump’s drift towards Moscow

24, Oct 2026

Ukraine's former foreign minister is pragmatic about the war, peace talks, Kyiv's opponent, Washington, the Chinese, and the Gulf. His thoughts are a fascinating insight into Europe's biggest battle

Ahmed Maher
A supporter wears a T-shirt of opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro during a rally to launch his runoff campaign in Goiania, Brazil, on 6 October 2026. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
Profiles

Flávio Bolsonaro: Brazil's next president?

18, Oct 2026

Lula's challenger won 47% of the vote in first-round polls. Will he win the run-off, too?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
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Culture & Social Affairs

The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

Waddah Abu Jamea

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