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Poet, translator, and academic Huda J. Fakhreddine

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 14 June 2025
Italian scholar Yolanda Guardi Handout

Yolanda Guardi on the sophistication of Mu‘allaqat poetry

An Italian scholar notes that the Arab Mu'allaqat poets were profoundly aware and culturally sophisticated, unlike today's Italian publishers, who often use stereotypical images of migrants

Youssouf Waqqas 19 April 2025
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Al Majalla’s Book Watch

Our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books covering a wide range of topics, reflecting some of the trends and thinking in the Arab world

Khodr Al Agha 30 November 2024
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Mojeb Al Adwani: Art is the product of a collaborative society

One of Saudi Arabia's leading voices in literary criticism and theory thinks the discipline is 'rich and dynamic' in the Arab World—and that influence from the West has its benefits

Jaber Muhammad Madkhali 06 November 2024
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Al Majalla’s Book Watch

Our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books covering a wide range of topics, reflecting some of the trends and thinking in the Arab world

Khodr Al Agha 31 October 2024
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Al Majalla’s Book Watch

Our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books covering topics such as philosophy, science, history, politics, and culture, reflecting the latest trends and thinking in the Arab world

Khodr Al Agha 15 October 2024
Moroccan poet Mubarak Wassat

Mubarak Ouassat on the width of poetry and where in his work you can find him

Speaking to Al Majalla, the Moroccan artist explains why he is captivated by surrealism and how a coverless book and some magazines helped start his journey as a writer.

Hussein bin Hamza 21 July 2024
Works by Syrian born poet Nouri Al-Jarrah include The Boy (1982), Ode to a Voice (1990), Hamlet’s Gardens (2003), and Noah’s Despair (2014). Lina Jaradat

Nouri Al-Jarrah: The next Arabic poetic masterpiece is coming soon

The London-based Syrian author discusses the power of language, seeing things through a child's eyes, creating a world of odes, tales, and myths, and nursing the scars from 'the tyrant of Damascus'.

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 20 April 2024
Saudi poet and critic Mohammed Al Herz

Mohammed Al Herz: ‘I cannot tell where the poet in me ends and the critic begins’

The famed Saudi writer tells Al Majalla why being a poet and a critic complement each other, how he channels emotion onto the page and why Vision 2030 has been revolutionary in the Saudi arts scene.

Abeer Younis 12 December 2023
Saudi poet Ibrahim Zoli Peter Csuth

Saudi poet Ibrahim Zoli: ‘Without experimentation, the poet digs his own grave’

Zoli, among Saudi Arabia's most prominent poets for nearly twenty-five years, is finishing two new poetry works. He lets Al Majalla in on one of his most important lessons – when to put down the pen.

Abeer Younis 09 November 2023
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US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Politics

Putin rides high after Alaska

18 August 2025

Seven instances that showed the Russian leader had the upper hand during his meeting with Trump

Robert Ford
David Corenswet in 'Superman'
Culture & Social Affairs

The new 'Superman' is not as pro-Palestine as some think

20 August 2025

The depiction of a land-grabbing colonialist power turning on its weaker neighbour feels aimed at Israel, its advocates say. Yet supporters of Palestine should be up in arms, too.

Samer Abou Hawwach
US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack, also special envoy to Syria, fields questions from journalists after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Politics

Lebanon at a crossroads over Hezbollah arms

18 August 2025

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack used his latest visit to Beirut to deliver what was, in effect, an ultimatum to the Lebanese government, though he took care not to present it as such

Michael Harari
A Saudi Aramco rig in the HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. AFP
Business & Economy

The Arab Gulf’s gas moment

21 August 2025

The Arab Gulf is stepping into a pivotal role in global energy markets—not just as a swing oil supplier, but as a gas powerhouse

Neil Quilliam
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. Toby Melville / AFP
Politics

Performative politics: Palestine recognition pledges ring hollow

18 August 2025

The moves by France, the UK and other Western states appear to be more about appeasing domestic critics with symbolic gestures rather than a genuine attempt to change Israel's behaviour

Christopher Phillips

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