This month Majalla is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The magazine was founded on February 16, 1980, by publishers Hisham and Muhammad Ali Hafez…

In the evolving world of journalism, newly appointed editors-in-chief like to take on the role of a revolutionary leader. After filtering the…

When I think back to when I began working with Majalla 33 years ago, I remember the hardships I faced while settling in and adjusting to life in…

The year 1990 was difficult for everyone in the field of journalism and politics. The Arab media was divided, war was declared on all levels, and…

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Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyhas staked his presidency on ending the war againstMoscow-backed insurgents in the Donbas region of…

In the coming decades, the developed world will face a daunting demographic challenge. As life expectancy goes up and fertility rates go down…

Late last week, the Taliban and the US signed a historic peace deal. This seemed like a landmark moment in the US’s almost two-decade presence in…

On March 2, 2020 Israel held its third election in almost 12 months, as a political deadlock that prevented both Netanyahu’s Likud Party and Benny…

When the Brexit fever was at its height, and the words ‘febrile’ and ‘torrid’ seemed to be on every pundit’s lips, along with ‘free movement,’ ‘cake…