The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

Art After Tahrir

[caption id="attachment_55226460" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Work by Hossam Hassan. Exhibition: To Egypt with Love"][/caption] The youthful energy that brought about the revolution and…

Ati Metwaly

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