At the turn of the 20th century, New York's Syrian Quarter was a vibrant residential, cultural, and commercial hub for immigrants from Ottoman Syria. In 1945, most of it was rendered obsolete.
The family of the late German Nobel laureate turned his house into a residence for writers – a tradition to continue his literary legacy. Al Majalla visits the cottage and writes about the experience.
Al Majalla caught up with the award-winning author who attributes the decline in literary standards to publishers and readers rather than the authors themselves
In his recent novel "Waiting for the Predicate of Inna," Tunisian scholar Al Taher Labib employs an eloquent and neoclassical style of written Arabic that celebrates the art of storytelling
Expos date back to 1851 and have been responsible for some of the wonders of the world, including the Eiffel Tower. Al Majalla rounds up the best reading on these amazing events.
FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired.
Moroccan writer Mohamed Aslim is a prominent authority on artificial intelligence in the Arab world. He talks to Al Majalla about the promise and the threat of cutting-edge tech and what it may bring.
The acclaimed writer tells Al Majalla about the story of his father's murder at the hands of paramilitaries and the full gamut of his work, including a book to cheer spirits with unusual recipes
Tayma is linked to the renowned tales of the deeds of its ruler, Al-Samaw'al. But archaeological findings have revealed something much greater there – an ancient Eastern metropolis of great stature.
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