A new book on Syria zeroes in on the impact of absence

In a world weighed down by oppression and injustice, Fawwaz Haddad's rich new character-driven novel chronicles the fate of a homeland ensnared by the corrupt Ba'athist regime

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush

A Lockdown Diary

DECEMBER 2019 – PREHISTORY In days of yore, when no one knew the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic – apart from epidemiologists, whose job title nobody could yet…

Bryn Haworth

Michael Jordan’s Last Dance

Basketball fans around the world were given a special treat recently, as Netflix released a 10 part documentary series centred on basketball legend, Michael Jordan, and his achievements with the…

Elie Fawaz

Fairuz: The Charming Voice of Lebanon 

Lebanese singer and actress Fairuz is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated Arab singers of the 20th century. Fairuzwas born Nuhad al-Haddad,in 1935, the eldest child of…

Al Majalla - London

Revenge of the Pangolin?

Asked for her opinion regarding the coronavirus which had just appeared in China, Dame Jane Goodall, the conservationist and expert on chimpanzees, said it was nature’s way of ‘fighting back’. Can we…

Bryn Haworth