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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 15 November 2025

Al Majalla’s Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 15 October 2025
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

Our bi-monthly look at the Arab world's publishing scene includes the reckless death of a literary great, a sharp analysis of populism, and pre-Platonic thought

Khodr Al Agha 30 September 2024

Al Majalla’s Book Watch: A tour of the latest releases from the Arab publishing world

In the first of new series, we look at works in Arabic and translation about Islam, capitalism, the inspiring life of a humanitarian doctor and one eventful and tragic night

Khodr Al Agha 31 August 2024
The Czech writer Franz Kafka posing with his fiancee Felicita Bauer. 1917. Mondadori via Getty Images

Franz Kafka’s ‘Letters to Felice’: Seven months and 800 pages of torment

Now available in a new Arabic translation, Franz Kafka's 'Letters to Felice' spans over 800 pages, making it the most extensive composition in his literary repertoire.

Mustafa Dhikri 05 October 2023
Al Majalla caught up with the award-winning Mexican author to get a glimpse into his latest novel, which revolves around a husband and wife who embody a host of characters from famous Russian novels. Albane Simon

Mexican novelist David Toscana: We must write for future generations

Al Majalla caught up with the award-winning author who attributes the decline in literary standards to publishers and readers rather than the authors themselves

Osama Esber 19 August 2023
Hamra Street, Beirut. June 23, 2023. JOSEPH EID / AFP

A Tunisian's journey in Beirut gifts the Arab literary world an extraordinary neoclassical novel

In his recent novel "Waiting for the Predicate of Inna," Tunisian scholar Al Taher Labib employs an eloquent and neoclassical style of written Arabic that celebrates the art of storytelling

Mohamed abi Samra 18 August 2023
How a bid to clean up Roald Dahl’s language backfired Nicola Ferrarese

The kid gloves are off

A huge controversy has arisen over whether it is correct to handle kids' psyches with kid (i.e., very soft) gloves

Bryn Haworth 28 March 2023
New Parisian bouquiniste, traditional street bookseller, Rachid Bouanou places books on shelves along the banks of the River Seine in Paris, France, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

'It's Wonderful,' Say Riverside Booksellers As Tourists Return to Paris

At the very heart of Paris, former sailor Rachid Bouanou opens a large green wooden crate mounted on a wall overlooking the Seine, and carefully sets out the old second-hand books he keeps in there…

19 August 2022
Algerian intellectual and historian Samira Benturki Saïdi

“Muslims Discovered America Before Columbus” - Algerian Historian

Samira Benturki Saïdi is a prodigious Algerian intellectual, filmmaker, camerawoman, journalist, writer, and independent researcher in the field of history. She is also the founder and managing…

Khaled Saad Zaghloul 12 November 2021
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