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Politics

Oprah Winfrey: The US Media Mogul

Oprah Winfrey made headlines this week after her explosive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan that reverberated across the world and raised…

Majalla 12 March , 2021
The artist Randa Ismail at her exhibition “Those Days” in El Bab-Selim Gallery, Museum of Egyptian Modern Art, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt. March, 6, 2021. (By Salma Adham)
Culture & Social Affairs

When the Pandemic Becomes a Chance for Creating Art!

In Cairo Opera House in the heart of Cairo, the artist Randa Ismail held an exhibition that ran from 23 February to 6 March2021.She said that all of…

Salma Adham 12 March , 2021
A weaver sitting at a loom, working knot-by-knot to duplicate the pattern printed on the paper in front of him, in al-Kattan Factory in Cairo, Egypt. (Supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Egyptian Factory Throwing Down the Gauntlet to Persian Carpet Makers

The walls of this factory in the northeastern part of the Egyptian capital bespeak history as well as art. Sitting inside the rooms encompassed…

Amr Emam 12 March , 2021
Syrian Kurdish farmers harvest olives in a field in the Baadinli area, in the rebel-held northern sector of Syria's Aleppo province, near the border with Turkey, on November 10, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Ankara is Stealing Syrian Crops

As the current economic crisis mounts in Turkey, Syrian lands in the northern east and west territories controlled by Ankara are making up for the…

Jiwan Soz 12 March , 2021
In this photograph provided by Vatican Media, Pope Francis meets with Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Husayni Al-Sistani on March 06, 2021 in Najaf, Iraq. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Pope, the Shia, and Iran

Many have reported and commented on the significance of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq, mainly when Iran and the region is going through many shifts and…

Hanin Ghaddar 12 March , 2021
The Interreligious meeting in the Iraq city of Ur. (supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

Pope’s Visit Offers New Perspective on Iraq

The recent historic visit by Pope Francis to Iraq has brought the name of Mesopotamia to top Arab and international headlines, but this time in the…

Madi Karayem 12 March , 2021
Dareli Matamoros, a girl from Honduras, holds a sign asking President Biden to let her in during a migrant demonstration demanding clearer United States migration policies, at San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on March 2, 2021. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Will America Welcome Refugees and Asylum-seekers Once Again?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump presided over the most restrictive immigration and asylum regime in modern American history. In just four years,…

Sarah Pierce , Susan Fratzke 12 March , 2021
Protestors block roads with garbage containers and burning tyres during a demonstration due to the record depreciation of the local currency and the current economic crisis, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon on March 3, 2021. (Getty)
Science & Technology

The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many feared that the disease would hit the world’s poorest countries the hardest—that cases would overwhelm…

Tarek Ghani 12 March , 2021
Sudanese children gather in front of an armoured vehicle of the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in Kalma Camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, on December 30, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

Great-Power Competition Is Coming to Africa

Under President Donald Trump, the United States withdrew troops and resources from Africa as part of a broader national security shift from…

Marcus Hicks, Kyle Atwell, Dan Collini 12 March , 2021
Neoliberalism is a political and economical approach that favours free-market capitalism, deregulation, and government spending reduction.
Culture & Social Affairs

The New Religion in Town ‘Neoliberalism’

There is an awful similarity between religion and neoclassical economics. Whereby in religious studies, you learn the mysticism of spirituality. In…

Saif Al Abri 12 March , 2021
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Politics

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

Al Majalla - London
Turkish Navy's UH-60 Black Hawk (naval/S-70B variant) with T129 ATAK participate in a ceremonial parade during the Denizkurdu-I/2026 Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Aksaz, in Mugla, on 24 September 2026. ADEM ALTAN / AFP
Politics

Regional crises and tensions: the view from Ankara

20, Oct 2026

From its growing defensive support for Saudi Arabia to its escalating tensions with Israel and Azerbaijan, Türkiye has much to navigate

Omer Onhon
The Egyptian Air Force aerobatics team "Silver Stars" performs during the second international air show and aerospace expo at El Alamein International Airport in El Alamein, Egypt, on 9 September 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

Cairo pledges to back Riyadh in its fight with the Houthis

19, Oct 2026

Their defence ties date back decades, so it is no surprise Egypt is standing by Saudi Arabia at a critical time for both countries

Amr Emam
Sara Padovan
Politics

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

Elie Kossaifi
Helena Perez Garcia
Profiles

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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