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Luis Mateo Díez and the preoccupation with human morality

Luis Mateo Díez, 81, won the 2023 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world. Díez's commitment to Castille and León paved the way for his epic texts.

Najeeb Mubarak 17 November 2023
Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist and playwright, writing in his study in Yasnaia Polyana in 1909. AFP

Tolstoy's cross-cultural kinships with Gandhi and Imam Abduh

Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, an advocate of peace, love, tolerance, and non-violence, deeply admired Islam. His message resonated with major figures, from Mahatma Gandhi to the Grand Mufti of Egypt.

Paul Chaoul 15 November 2023
French-Moroccan author Rachid Benzine.

“The Silence of the Fathers”: Rachid Benzine explores Morocco’s stoic immigrants in France

The French-Moroccan writer explores the painful tendency of first-generation immigrants to go silent, putting an unbridgeable distance between themselves and their children.

Samir Qasimi 01 November 2023
'The Light at the End of the Stadium' AFP / Al Majalla

Why are Arab football fans so devoted to their clubs? A new book might offer the answer

"The Light at the End of the Stadium" is the first Arabic book that explores what football means to the region's youth, and the tradition of inherited football affiliations that runs through families.

Nawwar Jabbour 22 October 2023
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
Jose Eduardo Agualusa, author of 'A General Theory of Oblivion'. AFP

Novelist José Eduardo Agualusa: Xenophobia is a universal problem

Al Majalla spoke to the Angolan author about his rich body of work, Annemarie Jacir's Palestinian film adaptation of his book 'A General Theory of Oblivion' and what he currently has in the works.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 29 September 2023
Professor Antoine Compagnon AFP

Has social media killed the literary star?

"What is Literature For?", a transcript of a lecture by Professor Antoine Compagnon recently translated into Arabic, fiercely defends literature in the modern age, even as many deny its importance.

Yousef Bin Abdul-Hamid 22 September 2023
Gibran Kahlil Gibran. Getty Images

Did the Baha'i faith inspire Kahlil Gibran to write 'The Prophet'?

As readers celebrate 100 years of Gibran's seminal work, 'The Prophet', we revisit a lesser-known theory that Gibran's close companion, Abdu'l-Baha, was the inspiration behind the book.

Taissier Khalaf 21 September 2023
Writer Lídia Jorge is well-known for her distinct Portuguese style of storytelling. PAULO SPRANGER/Global Images/Sipa USA/Alamy

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge on honouring her mother's final wish and how war gave her writer's block

From finding a way to fulfil her mother's last request to a writer's block brought on by the war in Europe, the latest chapter of Jorge's illustrious career has been filled with starts and stops.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 16 September 2023
Novels in Arabic do not feel as authentically Algerian as those in French, which some see as the language of colonialism, Algerian author Samir Qasimi tells Al Majalla. Getty Images, AFP, Majalla

Why Algerian novels in French stir controversy about national identity

In an article for Al Majalla, Algerian author Samir Qasimi explains how novels in Arabic do not feel as authentically Algerian as those in French, which some see as the language of colonialism

Samir Qasimi 28 August 2023
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
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Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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