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Ghalia Benali. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

In the Presence of Ghalia Benali

As the people flocked to the open air opera house, the opening of Ghalia Benali’s spiritual performance started with the name “Allah.” As she chanted…

Amira el Noshokaty 15 May , 2021
Saudis and expats perform "Al Fajr" prayers at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, on October 18, 2020, for the first time after easing months-long COVID-19 restrictions. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

In Spite of Covid-19, Rituals Are Getting Easier

When it comes to digitalizing life, Saudi Arabia has come a long way. Just a touch of a button is enough to renew your driving license using a smart…

Motasem Al Felou 15 May , 2021
Illustration by Ali Mandalawi
Culture & Social Affairs

Samir Ghanem – Legendary Egyptian Acclaimed Actor, Singer, and Comedian

Samir Youssef Ghanem is an Egyptian actor, comedian and singer whose name has dominated the seventies of the last century. Through a long artistic…

Majalla 15 May , 2021
A shot for the star Mona Zaki from the Newton's Cradle series. (Supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

Newton's Cradle: When Drama Dives into The Complex Human Psyche

Every action has a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite to it in direction. This is Newton's third law of motion that rules our life on Earth…

Salma Adham 15 May , 2021
Prince Joachim Murat
Culture & Social Affairs

On 200th Anniversary of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Death

The marriage of Joachim Murat, the great-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte (August 1769 - May 1821), to Algerian writer Yasmine Lorraine Briki after a…

Khaled Saad Zaghloul 14 May , 2021
A Syrian man fills up water from a water tank, provided by humanitarian organisations, during a water outage in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakah on August 22, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

Turkey Continues to Hold Euphrates from Flowing to Syria

Officials in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, in addition to advocacy groups such as “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights”,…

Jiwan Soz 14 May , 2021
People gather to protest attacks by Israeli police with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades on Palestinians at Masjid al-Aqsa and show solidarity with residents of Sheikh Jarrah who have been targeted by Israeli forces, in Washington D.C, United States on May 12, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

After Trump’s Carte Blanche to Israel

After four years of former President Trump's refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring…

Tracy Wilkinson 14 May , 2021
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Politics

What Does Iran Want from the U.S.?

As negotiations between Iran and the US enters its fourth round this week, it has become clear that there are multiple and serious discrepancies that…

Hanin Ghaddar 14 May , 2021
Mohammad Ramzan, a 60-year-old traditional goatskin water carrier also known as a mashki, fills a water trough for pigeons along a road on a hot and humid day during the fasting month of Ramadan.(Reuters)
Science & Technology

Pakistan's Water Bearers Quench Thirst in Ramadan, but Fear for Their Trade

Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying it down an alley and up several flights of stairs to deliver to a resident in…

Majalla 10 May , 2021

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May, 2021
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A woman makes her way to attend the first public concert after seven months of closure due to the Covid-19 restrictions at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy.(Getty)

World in Photos

Paolo Fresu of Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet performs for the re-opening of Blue Note after one year of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy. (Getty)

World in Photos

Relatives wearing protective gear prepare for the burial of a victim who died of the Covid-19 coronavirus during the funeral at a graveyard in Srinagar, India.(Getty)

World in Photos

A picture taken with a fisheye lense shows Palestinian worshippers gathered to pray outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.(AFP)

World in Photos

Mount Sinabung spews hot ash and smoke into the sky, seen from Karo, in North Sumatra, Indonesia.(Getty)

World in Photos

An asylum-seeking migrant child sleeps on his mother's shoulder while waiting to be escorted by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas.(AFP)

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Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

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Trump's tariffs are changing the global trade ecosystem

16, Oct 2026

Trade routes and composition have changed, but not the overall flow, with ASEAN countries playing a bigger role

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Student protests test France's Republican promise

18, Oct 2026

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

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Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
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The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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