From the lives of explorers to the intimacies of the human condition, Morgado looks for the imperfect and the relatable, whether in historical figures or in ourselves.

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

The award-winning playwright and theatre director Helena Tornero talks poetry, politics, and writing in the space between two worlds

Vincent van Gogh painted sunflowers and starry nights from Arles, Paul Gauguin painted landscapes and Polynesian women from Tahiti, while in Tangier, Henri Matisse enhanced his palette.

This Japanese art form reveals 'a bitter awareness of the frailty of human existence and the impermanence of nature,' one of its most perceptive proponents tells Al Majalla.

At an earlier age, boys and girls both attend school, but males increasingly drop out in their mid-teens, and now seven out of every ten Tunisian university students are women. Why is this?

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

The renowned German-American philosopher's analyses showed how governments deploy deceit for political gain and blur the lines between truth and lies

The Syrian artist's works on display in Beirut consider the hopes and dreams of migrants, the walls they face, and their eventual arrival in a safe harbour

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics