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Ana Paula Maia: we are all, in some way, displaced

A new book by Brazilian writer and screenwriter has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. She spoke to Al Majalla about Brazil, slavery, and subjugation.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 20 April 2026
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics.

Khodr Al Agha 31 March 2026
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 29 March 2026
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The Arabic historical novel: between justification and inquiry

It grasps the logic of an earlier age from within, reveals how power works through language and conduct, and shows how justification enters common speech and obedience settles into habit

Bahaa Iy'ali 03 March 2026
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'The Palestinian writer is fortunate to have a never-ending cause'

Palestinian novelist Nader Rantisi has spent years tackling weightier themes, from history to identity, while also examining the mundane aspects of everyday life

Imad Eddine Moussa 23 February 2026
Al Majalla

Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 31 January 2026

The Arab novels redefining the thriller genre

Contemporary fiction writers across the Arab world have begun to use mystery to interrogate power, memory, and belief

Ibrahim Adel 19 January 2026

Egyptian novelist Salwa Bakr: literature is born of questions

The veteran writer is the first winner of the new BRICS Literature Award. She speaks to Al Majalla about societal changes, political Islam, and why she never re-reads her novels.

El-Sayed Hussein 17 January 2026
British author Andrew Millar holds his novel "The Land in Winter" during a photoshoot for the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP

Andrew Millar on why he falls back on silence

The acclaimed British author tells Al Majalla about how he recreated the most bitter winter in living memory, and the way it shaped modernity

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 12 November 2025
Canadian-British author David Szalay, during a photo shoot in London in 2016, after being nominated for the Man Booker Prize for his novel 'All That Man is'. Daniel LEAL / AFP

David Szalay on reinventing the traditional story arc

In an interview with Al Majalla, the renowned Canadian-Hungarian-British author talks about his latest Booker Prize-shortlisted book, 'Flesh', as well as his past works

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 November 2025
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Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
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Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

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Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

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Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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