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In his novel 'Haha... Cough Cough... I Miraculously Survived', Sudanese novelist Mustafa Khalid Mustafa portrays war as a complex human experience.

Mustafa Khalid's latest novel distills the chaos of war

In his award-winning novel 'Haha... Cough Cough... I Miraculously Survived,' six narrators give different yet intersecting accounts of Sudan's nightmarish conflict

Mansour Al-Souaim 03 June 2026
Palestinian novelist Basem Khandakji

Basem Khandakji on exile, imprisonment, and purpose

The Palestinian novelist who won the Arabic Booker Prize in 2023 from behind Israeli prison walls speaks to Al Majalla about his extraordinary life and literary journey

El-Sayed Hussein 28 November 2025
Paul Lynch, author of "Prophet Song", accepts the 2023 Booker Prize at the Winner Ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Britain, 26 November 2023. EPA

Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch: Feminine power is the social glue that holds us all together

Paul Lynch's novel Prophet Song is a terrifying masterpiece about the ascent of modern-day fascism. Al Majalla interviews the author about his award-winning novel and his writing process.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 28 November 2023
The award-winning writer tells Al Majalla how he chronicles urban life with an eye on the country's unique heritage as well as the violent overlap between politics and crime in the present day. Julien Pacaud

How Mexico’s Juan Villoro chronicles his homeland with an eye on social justice

The award-winning writer tells Al Majalla how he chronicles urban life with an eye on the country's unique heritage as well as the violent overlap between politics and crime in the present day.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 24 June 2023
AUC Professor of Applied Linguistics Reem Bassiouney. (Courtesy: Reem Bassiouney)

Naguib Mahfouz Award-Winning Reem Bassiouney Speaks to Majalla

Egypt holds among its folds a unique elite of writers and novelists who have composed great works that are immortalized in history. These works will inspire a generation that has recently begun an…

Sarah Gamal 18 March 2022
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Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

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Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
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Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
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Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

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