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Israel is making Gaza uninhabitable which some believe to be an attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land, 75 years after the Nakba of 1948. Majalla

The Middle East's long history of displacement casts dark shadow on Gaza

The Middle East is no stranger to displacement. Al Majalla highlights case studies in Lebanon and Syria as a potential template for the future of Gaza.

Lina Khatib 03 February 2024
Since the Nakba, Palestinians have endured the agony of displacement. Refugee camps became makeshift homes for Palestinians uprooted by the relentless waves of aggression. Lina Jaradat

Refugee camps and the permanency of temporary refuge

Since the Nakba, Palestinians have endured the agony of displacement. Refugee camps became makeshift homes for Palestinians uprooted by the relentless waves of aggression.

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 06 December 2023
Ali Shaath and his fiancée Samiha al-Tanir in 1937

Digital archive to help reunite Palestinians in the diaspora

Palestinian Researcher Samar Dewidar is set to launch 'Palestinian Stories' — a digital archive to help bring together Palestinian diaspora families who were separated due to the Israeli occupation

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 07 June 2023

A group of Palestinian refugees walk along the road from Jerusalem to Lebanon on November 9, 1948. AFP

Palestinian intellectuals determined in their pursuit to accurately chronicle the Nakba

An analysis of the events and currents leading up to, during, and after the Nakba, together with an assessment of the available historical records

Mohamed abi Samra 17 May 2023
In this picture taken on April 19, 2023 a young Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, walks beneath flags of Fatah and posters along an alley at the Shatila camp for Palestinian refugees in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Palestinians in Lebanon: Fortress-camps and multiple identities

A look at the history of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon since the Nakba and the relationship between Lebanese and Palestinians both before and after the camps

Ahmad Al-Hajj Ali 17 May 2023
A Palestinian artist paints a mural at the Yarmuk refugee camp in the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on November 2, 2022. AFP

How Palestinian refugee camps became a gathering place for dreamers

Typically, refugees of war return home in peacetime. This didn't happen for the Palestinians who have been in exile since 1948. Their temporary shelter has become their seemingly permanent abode.

Sameer Al-zapen 13 May 2023
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Trump’s deal: repercussions in the Gulf, Iran, and Israel

18 June 2026

The MOU reached by the two warring nations forces a rethink of the Middle East's political, security, and economic landscape

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Hormuz may reopen, but the deal is strewn with mines

21 June 2026

Perhaps Lebanon, not the nuclear file, will become the real test of the agreement's ability to survive

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New laws will embed Israel in US security agencies

16 June 2026

Legislation to fund the American military and intelligence services will include requirements that Israeli defence firms be involved in sensitive projects and that classified information be shared

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Hormuz is open, but obstacles to trade still linger

22 June 2026

Even if diplomatic progress continues, the Strait could be closed again. As a result, the geopolitical risk premium attached to Gulf energy exports is unlikely to disappear entirely.

Neil Quilliam
A painting by the Egyptian artist George Bahgory from the series “Love and Football”.
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Football and art: fusing a popular sport with culture

22 June 2026

Artists use paintings, sculpture, murals, and digital designs to iconise, idolise, and mythologise football culture in a language understood by all

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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