A familiar presence at Cannes, the French actress and filmmaker stars in the new film Roma Elastica. She spoke to Al Majalla in the south of France about freedom, ageing, and Marion Cotillard
The established political cartoonist, who hails from Mexico City, has been putting pen to paper to illustrate the ongoing war in Palestine. He tells Al Majalla why freedom of expression is at risk.
The relationship between nutrition – or more generally, the body – and the mind has long been a topic of interest for philosophers. Kant and Nietzsche offer two differing perspectives.
Luis Mateo Díez, 81, won the 2023 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world. Díez's commitment to Castille and León paved the way for his epic texts.
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, an advocate of peace, love, tolerance, and non-violence, deeply admired Islam. His message resonated with major figures, from Mahatma Gandhi to the Grand Mufti of Egypt.
Zoli, among Saudi Arabia's most prominent poets for nearly twenty-five years, is finishing two new poetry works. He lets Al Majalla in on one of his most important lessons – when to put down the pen.
For over 30 years, Hassib has spent his days in his studio near Damascus, creating art without fuss, noise or pretence. He speaks to Al Majalla about using the light of colours to fight the darkness.
Born in Aleppo to a father who was both a voracious reader and passionate polyglot, Khalid Al Joubaily made a career out of the 'nearly impossible task' of translation.
A look inside the eight-episode docuseries 'Spy Ops' on Netflix explores some of the most high-profile covert intelligence operations that rocked the world.
The French-Moroccan writer explores the painful tendency of first-generation immigrants to go silent, putting an unbridgeable distance between themselves and their children.
Artists like Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Arthur Rimbaud and Imru' al-Qais made a long-lasting impact in their youth. Why, then, does the Arab world shun new voices?
A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?
Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent