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A child stands in queue in al-Hol camp which houses relatives of Islamic State (IS) group members, in al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria on March 28, 2019. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Unwanted Children of Al-Hol

While images of child soldiers bearing weapons and carrying out armed operations for militias can be shocking to the public eye, it is not a new…

Ali El Shamy 17 May , 2019
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Summer at Cambridge

England isn’t known for its good weather; however, summers tend to offer a different flavor for the damp country. While rain and grey clouds are…

Ali El Shamy 10 May , 2019
Donald Tusk: How the Son of a Polish Carpenter Became an EU Statesman
Profiles

Donald Tusk: How the Son of a Polish Carpenter Became an EU Statesman

Caption A Modest Upbringing …

Al Majalla - London 10 May , 2019
The Chinese Enlightenment at 100
Politics

The Chinese Enlightenment at 100

One hundred years ago, on the evening ofMay 3, 1919, a group of Chinese students met inside an empty lecture hall inBeijing. World War I had…

Dan Xin Huang 10 May , 2019
What It Means to Be Iranian in America
Culture & Social Affairs

What It Means to Be Iranian in America

I was an immigrant before my first birthday. We leftIranin 1975 forPeoria, Illinois, home ofCaterpillar; my father transferred there from the…

Shervin Malekzadeh 10 May , 2019
After Bashir
Politics

After Bashir

Since the movement that has come to be known as the “Sudan Uprising” ignited inDecember 2018, little has been heard or seen ofOmar al-Bashir, the…

Zachariah Mampilly 10 May , 2019
Under US Pressure, Iran Threatens to Reduce Commitments to JCPOA
Politics

Under US Pressure, Iran Threatens to Reduce Commitments to JCPOA

President Rouhani reportedly plans to announce that Iran is reducing its commitments under the JCPOA, in response to the U.S. withdrawal last year…

Joseph Braude 09 May , 2019
Will Iran Retaliate to the US’s Extreme Pressure? 
Politics

Will Iran Retaliate to the US’s Extreme Pressure? 

It is no longer debatable that Iran is hurting from the extreme pressure policy that the Trump administration launched…

Hanin Ghaddar 10 May , 2019
Trump’s Secret Middle East Peace Plan
Politics

Trump’s Secret Middle East Peace Plan

Developed in secrecy for the past two years, the Trump administrations’ long-awaited peace plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is…

Yasmine El Geressi 10 May , 2019
Arab-Israeli Peace Initiatives Through the Years 
Politics

Arab-Israeli Peace Initiatives Through the Years 

The Arab-Israeli conflict is arguably one of, if not the most, complicated conflicts of the modern age. It is also quite a unique…

Ali El Shamy 10 May , 2019
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Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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