September 15 marks the centenary of the death of the legendary Egyptian musician Sayed Darwish, who revolutionised Arab music. Al Majalla explores his time in Aleppo and how it shaped his music.
The Saudi film now screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, tells the anxiety-ridden story of Fahad, a delivery driver struggling to make ends meet. Al Majalla reviews the film.
The CEO of Telfaz11 talks to Al Majalla about how his media studio revolutionised content creation in Saudi Arabia. Two of its films are currently screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
A simple snapshot of a small grocery shop in Amsterdam reveals the power of human geography and how it can shape society. Without embracing diversity, European cities cannot re-invent themselves.
How to Become a Cult Leader is not really an instruction manual. It is a look at how some of the most disturbing figures of the 20th century cast their spell over people, seeking total control an
The Sursock family found wealth in war and marriage, but later generations squandered it. Yet one thing endures: the Sursock Museum, now re-open three years after it was hit by the Beirut port blast.
Through the story of a Palestinian couple who migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of better opportunities, Al Majalla explores the evolution of the Palestinian family.
With hit Saudi film streaming in our homes soon, we revisit "Sattar", a comedy about a disillusioned wrestler, to hear what Saudi critics have to say about its commercial success and artistic merit.
Assimilation is the key to staying afloat as you "wait" indefinitely, pretending everything is exactly as it should be – even as your soul erodes and the world around you rots.
The recent launch of the Asharq Documentary channel fills an important gap in Arab media. Al Majalla sheds light on the latest addition to SRMG's portfolio of leading regional media brands.
The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.
PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground
Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints
A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons