ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Tag
  • Immigration

The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board. AFP

75 years after Windrush, Britain’s mixed record on immigration examined

The Windrush anniversary comes at a time when the British government appears increasingly opposed to immigration in general.

Christopher Phillips 30 June 2023
Yalimar Chirinos, a 19-year-old migrant from Venezuela, displays a sign near the border between the United States and Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 7, 2023. The sign says "Hello friends, we are from Venezuela, support us with what comes out of your heart". REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Biden Heads To Mexican Border in Bid To Show Progress On Immigration

President Joe Biden is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office nearly two years ago, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he…

08 January 2023
A man throws an object out of a car window next to the Border Force centre after a firebomb attack in Dover, Britain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

British Police Say Immigration Centre Attack Was Terrorist Incident

British police said on Saturday evidence showed an extreme right-wing terrorist ideology had motivated a petrol bomb attack on an immigration centre in the southern English port town of Dover on Oct…

05 November 2022
A portrait photo of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who has been detained in Myanmar after filming a protest that took place on July 30, 2022, is displayed during a news conference by his friends including a radio personality Nikki Tsukamoto Kininmonth to call for his release at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japanese Filmmaker Held in Myanmar Gets Three More Years in Prison

A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Japanese government said,…

12 October 2022

Suha El-Gendy: Egypt’s New Immigration Minister

This week, Ambassador Suha El-Gendy assumed the portfolio of the Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, succeeding former Minister Nabila Makram, as part of a new cabinet reshuffle…

Majalla 19 August 2022
No Dogs or Italians from the cartoon “Dogs and Italians are not Allowed.”

Arab Cinema is Participant in The Phenomenon

Since the first centuries of life, there have been no definitive statistics on who migrated to where. However, the act of emigration did not cease, either individually or collectively, either in…

Mohammed Rouda 13 August 2022
A migrant holds his passport and train ticket in Freilassing, Germany September 15, 2015. Credit: Reuters

Syrian Regime Earns Money by Selling Syrian Passports Through Brokers

Syrians suffer from a new problem, namely, the difficulty of obtaining passports, whether inside or outside their country, as it takes a long time and costs a lot of money. Its cost has become the…

Jiwan Soz 25 June 2022
Thousands of Russians demonstrate against the war against Ukraine in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on February 24, 2022 (AFP)

Exodus of Celebrities From Russia: From Past to Present

The current individual immigration cases coming from Russia, whether they were for cultural, political, or sports-related reasons, do not fall under any of the scientific or academic concepts for…

Samy Amara 22 April 2022

Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement

Although immigration dominates the headlines, public beliefs about immigrants, as recorded in polls, often differ wildly from the facts. This timely and informative book…

Richard N. Cooper 30 April 2019

How Europe Can Reform Its Migration Policy

Three years since the start of the European refugee crisis, the continent’s politics are still convulsed by disagreements over migration. This is despite the sharp decline in the number of people…

Alexander Bett and Paul Collier 12 October 2018
  • Popular
  • Editor's Pick
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

OPINIONS

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips

The dangers of placing Sudan under the Board of Peace's remit

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Amgad Fareid Eltayeb

'The Palestinian writer is fortunate to have a never-ending cause'

Imad Eddine Moussa
Imad Eddine Moussa

Iran may learn the hard way that the days of Obama are gone

Ibrahim Hamidi
Ibrahim Hamidi
MORE FROM OPINIONS
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00