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?
The first instalment of a two-part investigation into the unprecedented looting of Syria's archaeological sites, Al Majalla uncovers the destruction of a rich archaeological landscape
A new team called the Palestine Regeneration Team unveils an installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale that prompts a radical rethink of what 'home' now means for Gazans.
An exhibition is Cairo shows how the artist's work is evolving, with the more prominent inclusion of animals. Her works are soothing yet still filled with sadness and grief, reflecting her own journey
Analysing Franz Kafka's The Trial, Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer, and Ernest Hemingway's debut story collection In Our Time
With the publication of his contemplative new book, the Moroccan has focused on photography and the art of the image, which can both conceal and reveal.
Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards
Naguib Mahfouz's 'The Thief and the Dogs' has been adapted into a graphic novel, in a compelling version that does justice to it and may take it to a younger audience
There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.
Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security
What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries
When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it
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.