Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels

Mothers in literature have typically been saintly figures, yet the truth can be quite different. Finally, literature is catching up with reality in its portrayal of mothers, as seen in these books.

Ibrahim Adel

Latin America Is Facing a Refugee Crisis

Picture your salary and life’s savings depleted by hyperinflation. The local store is missing many basic food products, and the pharmacy has no stock of the medicines you need on a daily or weekly…

Dany Bahar

Crocheting the Stress Away

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. As for Hagar, she is a crochet artist who uses yarn as her medium. The 28…

Farah Hashem

Trump’s New Refugee Policy

Facing backlash over the decision to drastically limit the number of refugees who will be permitted to settle in the United States, State Department officials are attempting to defend the move and…

Tracy Wilkinson

Sophia Loren: The Italian Screen Queen

Majalla - London Italian actress Sofia Loren, original name Costanza Brigida Villani Seacolón, was born in Rome on September 20, 1934. She began her film career in 1951 and rose above her poverty…

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