Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited
[caption id="attachment_55249489" align="alignnone" width="620"] A giant Algerian flag hangs on the wall behind supporters of Algerian former premier and candidate for the presidential election Ali…
[caption id="attachment_55249485" align="alignnone" width="620"] Syrian refugees in Antakya look towards home. (Hannah Lucinda Smith)[/caption]It is 11:30 pm on a Tuesday night, and Café Latakia is…
[caption id="attachment_55249425" align="alignnone" width="620"] An armored vehicle is parked outside the Interior Ministry in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, on July 31, 2012. (GAMAL NOMAN/AFP…
[caption id="attachment_55249446" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iraqi schoolgirls return home in Baghdad on February 28, 2012. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
A proposed law in Iraq…
[caption id="attachment_55249411" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L) and then-Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül talk during a parliament session held…
[caption id="attachment_55249398" align="alignnone" width="620"] A protester holds a sign reading "Freedom and justice for women and men" during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment in…
[caption id="attachment_55249385" align="alignnone" width="620"] Company employees picket outside the Oasis Libyan Oil company headquarters after the company rejected the events at the Sidra oil…
[caption id="attachment_55249381" align="alignnone" width="620"] Posters are prepared of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranians stage a mass rally to mark the 35th anniversary of…
[caption id="attachment_55249377" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni soldiers man checkpoint at a road leading a warring area between Shiite Houthi militias and armed tribal groups in north of…
[caption id="attachment_55249357" align="alignnone" width="620"] Algerian police stand guard during a demonstration in Algiers on March 27, 2014, by supporters of a movement called Barakat ("That's…
In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive
Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited
As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids
From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival