Huda Fakhreddine on why she prefers to write poetry in Arabic

A professor of Arabic literature in the US, Huda J. Fakhreddine has a good view of the cultural landscape. Speaking to Al Majalla, she ponders the continued worth of translating Arabic into English.

Ashraf al-Hassani

A World Safe for Capital

Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism.Quinn Slobodian.Harvard University Press, 2018. 400pp. The historianQuinn Slobodianhas written a book that is likely to upset enthusiasts…

Stephen Wertheim

Who is Britain’s New ‘First Girlfriend’?

Carrie Symonds, who has been dating Johnson for over a year and is 25 years his junior, is a former Director of Communications for the Conservative Party, works in PR and is the daughter of Matthew…

Al Majalla - London

Egypt Wants its Treasures Back

The trade of stolen treasures is booming around the world. Although like with most illegal activities, looting is hard to quantify; satellite imagery, police seizures, and witness reports from the…

Yasmine El Geressi