Iraq at risk of fragmentation

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

Al Majalla - London

The Farsi1 Effect

[caption id="attachment_55227905" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Farsi1 programs like El Clon are drawing attention for their Christian messages (Photo: www.farsi1.tv)"][/caption] Last…

Nima Khorrami Assl

The Arab Storm

[caption id="attachment_2646" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Protesters hold (L-R) Yemeni, Syrian and Egyptian flags in support of anti-regime uprisings as tens of thousands of Egyptians…

Andrew Bowen

A Storm Before the Calm

[caption id="attachment_55227880" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Water is sprayed at protestors as they clash with police in Cairo on January 25, 2011 (Photo © Reuters/Amr Dalsh)"][/caption…

Alastair Beach

Democracy in Action

[caption id="attachment_55226046" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Demonstrators shout slogans on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis as they take part in a protest for a secular state "][…

Jacqueline Shoen

One of the People

[caption id="attachment_55227769" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Hamdeen Sabahi"][/caption] Gamal Abdel Nasser, was a unique politician. Although it has been more than four decades since…

Safaa Azab

Syria Sans Assad

[caption id="attachment_55227709" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A pro-government rally in Damascus"][/caption] Less than a year ago, when the first tremulous shoots of the Arab Spring…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Shifting Energy Landscapes

[caption id="attachment_55227694" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Daniel Yergin"][/caption] Daniel Yergin is a leading energy analyst and his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Prize, is highly…

Andrew Bowen

Freedom and Justice

[caption id="attachment_55227653" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Dr. Mohammed Morsy"][/caption] The office of Professor Mohammed Morsy does not look like the lair of a man who will soon…

Alastair Beach