In an interview with Al Majalla, the renowned Bosnian playwright discusses the relationship between art and memory and the role of the intellectual in the public sphere
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A new tide of people power is rising inAfrica. OnApril 2, a nonviolent resistance movement inAlgeriasucceeded in pressuringAbdelaziz Bouteflikato resign after 20 years as president. Nine days…
The series of suicide bombings at Christian churches and hotels in Sri Lanka’s capital,Colombo, on Easter Sunday threatened to rip apart the country’s complex ethno-religious fabric. The…
After over a year of consideration, the Trump administration appears poised to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. Though there is widespread political support for such a move…
Although immigration dominates the headlines, public beliefs about immigrants, as recorded in polls, often differ wildly from the facts. This timely and informative book…
Hebrew Language Professor at Cairo University: synagogues are associated with a certain period of time in Egypt’s history, stressing that renovating these…
Situated in the tropical and sunny Red Sea, Jeddah serves as a great travel destination for those looking to escape the concrete jungles of the city and travel into a historic port city that has both…
Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.
Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge
Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities
The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'