'It Was Just An Accident' takes on the morality of revenge

Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands

Maram Abou Hawach

Road to Recovery

[caption id="attachment_55226381" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Tourists from Chile ride camels as they visit the great pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo on March 3, 2011"][/caption] …

Alastair Beach

A Religious Spring

[caption id="attachment_55226175" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Professor Malika Zeghal of Harvard University"][/caption] Malika Zeghal is the Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Professor in…

Noam Schimmel

Reconciling with Religion

[caption id="attachment_55226161" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Abdel Mon’im Abdul Fotouh"][/caption] There has been noted tension in relations between Abdul Fotouh and his Brotherhood…

Safaa Azab

A Loyal Liability

[escenic_image id="55220237"]“Without Iran, Islam would be lost.” Iranian Chief of Staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei spoke these words in August of this year, inciting a gush of criticism from Shi’ite…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Building Bridges

[escenic_image id="55212458"]Interfaith relations in the United States have come to a crossroads, particularly concerning American perceptions of Islam. While instances of blatant xenophobia and…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Brushstrokes in Motion

[escenic_image id="55211072"] Distinctive within Iranian artist Golnaz Fathi’s second solo UK exhibition, entitled Liminal Subliminal, are three red, black and white painted manuscripts draped from…

Amy Assad