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Arabic writers are finally discovering a genre that has been well-loved for centuries

How Arab writers are finally embracing the crime fiction genre

Once sniffed at as suitable only for children's theatre, authors in the Arab world are now discovering how a murder can help set the scene. Al Majalla looks at four great recent examples.

Ibrahim Adel 26 July 2024

Netflix docuseries enters the "Dark Minds" of the Arab world

Produced by Al-Sharq TV and SRMG, the first-of-its-kind Arabic documentary series explores the opaque world of serial killers in the Middle East

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Security workers and Pennsylvania State Agents stand guard at the entrance of a private community after Pennsylvania State Police took into custody Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of four University of Idaho students, in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Criminal-justice Postgrad Charged with Murdering Four Idaho University Students

A grad student seeking a criminal justice degree from Washington State University has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students…

31 December 2022

Think of the Internet as a huge iceberg. These hidden parts of the Internet are known as the Deep Web. Dado Ruvic / Reuters

Inside the Dark Web!

When most people think of the Dark Net, they think of crime, fraud, illegal online activities and terrorism. But what really is the Dark Net? Why is it appealing to internet-savvy terrorists? How can…

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