Choosing our November cover story was particularly challenging as it comes on the cusp of the US election, which is guaranteed to have global implications. But equally as consequential is the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon raging in the background.

Al Majalla’s cover story A new US president and a ‘New Middle East’ will combine these two important topics, featuring articles on this topic from a range of different perspectives.

The Women Who Escaped ISIS

[caption id="attachment_55255200" align="aligncenter" width="4112"] Iraqi women pose for a photo in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on December 10, 2017, during a gathering celebrating the end of the three…

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Iran’s Fourth Estate

[caption id="attachment_55255129" align="aligncenter" width="787"] Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres- RSF) activists take part in a protest in front of an Iran Air agency in Paris,…

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Hezbollah Will Not Yield Lebanon

[caption id="attachment_55255084" align="aligncenter" width="5724"] Young female supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah Shiite movement hold a giant symbolic key of Palestinian homes during a rally held…

Hanin Ghaddar

Will Iran be challenged in 2018?

[caption id="attachment_55255080" align="aligncenter" width="6432"] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani ( Getty Images)[/caption] by:Hanin Ghaddar As the New Year unfolds, the Middle East looks more…

Hanin Ghaddar

Europe's Authoritarian Equilibrium

by R. Daniel Kelemen* On Wednesday, December 20, the European Commission took a historic step to defend the rule of law in Poland. For the first time ever, the Commission triggered Article 7(1)…

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