[escenic_image id="5547447"] Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Published by Wheeler 2008 Long before the Coalition of Allied Forces invaded Afghanistan a very unlikely…

[escenic_image id="5541312"] Combatting Terrorism: Saudi Arabia’s Role in the War on Terror Ali S. Awadh Asseri - Oxford 2009 Following September 11 Saudi Arabia faced a serious crisis. With the…

[escenic_image id="5533409"]Imagine yourself in 1945 looking into the future. Who would have bet that Germany, Italy, and Japan would eventually forge a military, economic, and social alliance with…

[escenic_image id="5533404"]Coverage of Yemen tends to focus on the country’s ongoing conflicts—from the separatist movement in the South, to the civil war in the North. Good news is difficult to…

[escenic_image id="5533305"] The Majalla : Could you shed light on the history of Arab News and the idea behind its beginning? The idea behind Arab News was thought of long before the publication…

[escenic_image id="5520975"]Professor Eugene Rogan is a University Lecturer in the modern history of the Middle East and a fellow at St. Antony’s College at Oxford, where he is the director of the…

[escenic_image id="5516681"]In ‘Next to Normal,’ a dark musical currently running on Broadway, a family is torn apart by the strain of coping with the mental breakdown of a family member.  Near the…

[escenic_image id="5515422"]In an exclusive interview with The Majalla, Akram al-Kaabi, the leader of the Iraqi organization "Asaeb Ahlulhaq", discussed the group’s origins, links with other groups,…

[escenic_image id="5514411"]As a non-Muslim resident of Saudi Arabia, I am always touched when a Saudi friend wishes me ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy New Year.’ And this year, my email box collected…

[escenic_image id="5513848"]When authors of successful non-fiction books toy with the idea of writing a sequel to a multi-million selling title, they are usually gambling against very unfavourable…