Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.
As sexual harassment rates rise in the Middle East, governments, civil society organizations and social entrepreneurs have started to develop apps aimed at combating the crime, offering psychological…
Protests turned into violent riots last week in Lebanon’s Tripoli when clashes erupted between security forces and protesters, leading to more than 400 wounded and one dead. Protesters hurled Molotov…
“Prisoners of History: What Monuments to World II Tell Us About our History and Ourselves” by Keith Lowe; William Collins
A pedestal is a risky place to take a stand.
In America, official…
“When television is good, nothing—not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse.”
Nearly 60 years ago, the FCC chairNewton…
Mayar Sherif made history in September by becoming the first-ever Egyptian female tennis player to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.Sherif, who was making her Grand Slam main draw debut…
ISIS is quietly "rising from the ashes" in parts ofIraqandSyria, but this is not the first time that it has recovered from a near-death experience. Its predecessor,al QaedainIraq, also reconstituted…
ISIS is quietly "rising from the ashes" in parts ofIraqandSyria, but this is not the first time that it has recovered from a near-death experience. Its predecessor,al QaedainIraq, also reconstituted…
Mayar Sherif made history in September by becoming the first-ever Egyptian female tennis player to reach the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.Sherif, who was making her…
Before Sandra Saad was a superhero in a major Marvel property, the actress found herself in an unfortunate, potentially career-killing position for a young performer. She had to turn down acting…
A Kurdish man, standing beneath the Kurdish flag, raises his hand as several thousand sing the Kurdish national anthem while they celebrate Kurdish New Year March 20, 2005 in Lake…
In one of the first major economic forecasts since the US president waged his tariff war, the IMF has downgraded growth forecasts, much to the chagrin of countries still reeling from past crises
After the euphoria of liberation has worn off, Syrians are now confronted with the daunting task of rebuilding a country ripped apart by a decade-long war. It will be a long road, but there is hope.
Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.