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.

Making Jihad Pay

[caption id="attachment_55254681" align="aligncenter" width="3808"] A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of ISIS in a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training centre…

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While the World Sleeps, Myanmar Burns

[caption id="attachment_55254632" align="aligncenter" width="900"] This photo taken on September 28, 2017 shows a man covering the bodies of Rohingya Muslim refugee children, lined up near the shore…

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After the Kurdish Independence Referendum

[caption id="attachment_55254639" align="aligncenter" width="6370"] Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag, in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on September 27, 2017, during a gathering in…

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The Price of Sustaining Assad

[caption id="attachment_55254583" align="aligncenter" width="1848"] Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets with Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, 08 August 2005. (Getty)[/caption] by…

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Iran and the Kurds

[caption id="attachment_55254587" align="aligncenter" width="5352"] Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Erbil, the capital…

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Will Former ISIS Fighters Head to Myanmar?

[caption id="attachment_55254590" align="aligncenter" width="3840"] Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmars Rakhine state, make their way through muddy water after…

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How ISIS Is Transforming

[caption id="attachment_55254594" align="aligncenter" width="4116"] A member of the Syrian pro-government forces carries an ISIS flag as he stands on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March…

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