The Cairo-born writer has reshaped Eastern memory through a Western tongue, blending the precision of a historian with the passion of a novelist

Contemporary fiction writers across the Arab world have begun to use mystery to interrogate power, memory, and belief

The veteran writer is the first winner of the new BRICS Literature Award. She speaks to Al Majalla about societal changes, political Islam, and why she never re-reads her novels.

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

The Yemeni novelist and computer science professor speaks to Al Majalla about science, uncertainty, and the role of fiction in questioning inherited narratives of progress

A clever comedy and a US-inspired musical were among the performances to enchant and entrance audiences in the Saudi capital in recent weeks

More than 160 years after the first tram was inaugurated in the Egyptian city, the pace of life has forced change, replacing the much-loved old carriages holding memories of a bygone age

The Cameroonian journalist discusses his debut novel, 'Le Testament de Charles', and how post-independence generations still bear the scars of colonialism

Places that pulsed with daily life are now reduced to rubble, and the effects are much greater than simply a loss of trade. The power of the old markets went far beyond stalls and sales.

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes