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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses, with a focus this week on the topic of philosophy and ethics

Khodr Al Agha 05 June 2026
Simone Weil. Wikimedia commons

Simone Weil and the art of attention

Nearly eight decades after her death, the French philosopher's reflections on suffering, attention, work, and moral seriousness continue to resonate

Bahaa Iy'ali 21 May 2026
Imam Al-Ghazali. Wikicommons

Al-Ghazali and the myth of civilisational decline

Examining the idea that one man's critique caused the silencing of science and philosophy across the Arab world at a time of discovery and progress.

Abdullah Al-Rashid 12 April 2026
German philosopher Jürgen Habermas speaks from a podium at an event on philosophy and politics at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin, on 23 November 2007.
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Remembering Jürgen Habermas: the last guardian of the Enlightenment 

On 14 March, the world bid farewell to the German philosopher and sociologist who profoundly shaped 20th-century political and social thought

Abdullah F. Alrebh 16 March 2026
French philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky, during his participation in a workshop at HEC on 27 August 2003. MARTIN BUREAU / AFP

Lightness, emptiness, hyperpower: the evolution of Gilles Lipovetsky

From 'The Age of Emptiness' to 'The Odyssey of Hyperpower', this French philosopher has charted the seductive traps of hypermodernity

Dina Mandour 15 February 2026
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Ali Almuqri 03 September 2025
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A nosedive into philosophy’s forgotten sense

Smell has always been the poor cousin of the senses, overawed and diminished by the others. Hearing loss or blindness get all our attention, anosmia less so. What do the philosophers think?

Abdel Salam Ben Abdelali 20 February 2025

Just how 'French' is French Theory?

American universities adopted various philosophical, literary, and social theories that originated in France between 1960-80. But French Theory is not something that can be neatly labelled.

Abdel Salam Ben Abdelali 13 July 2024
Emirati poet Abdulaziz Jasim

Abdulaziz Jassim on the symbiotic relationship between poetry and prose

In an interview with Al Majalla, the acclaimed Emirati poet talks about the universality of poetry and tells aspiring poets to be their unique selves

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 15 June 2024
Palestinian philosopher Ahmed Nassim Barqawi

Palestinian philosopher Ahmed Barqawi on thought, the ego, and Zionism

The Palestinian thinker speaks to Al Majalla about his books, the complexities of the Arab world, thought itself, defining the nature of evil, and why 'racist Zionism' will not last.

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 08 April 2024
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In this image, taken from a video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on 21 May 2026, a Russian navy seaman takes part in drills of Russia's nuclear forces. Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP
Politics

Russia’s timely reminder of its vast nuclear arsenal

03 June 2026

Military exercises in Belarus at an unusual time of year seem designed in part to make Moscow's adversaries think twice

Khattar Abu Diab
Opinion

Has Trump's patience with Netanyahu run out?

04 June 2026

The Israeli leader's intransigence is proving deeply problematic for the White House, so much so that Trump swore at him on a recent phone call

Con Coughlin
Units of Moqtada Sadr's militia parade with his photo down a main street of the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City June 21, 2014, in Eastern Baghdad. Washington Post
Politics

Sadr once again dismantles his armed militia. Why now?

03 June 2026

The decision to dismantle the Peace Brigades may herald a new stage in the Iraqi state's trajectory, or it could just be a shrewd recalibration to disorient friend and foe alike

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
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Business & Economy

Why people flock to the dollar when local currencies collapse

05 June 2026

An estimated 60% of all US banknotes in circulation are held outside the United States. In many parts of the world, the dollar is effectively the unofficial local currency. Al Majalla explains why.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A Royal Caribbean cruise sails into the Havana harbour on 6 May 2019, after the activation of Chapter III of the Helms-Burton Act, which sought to intensify the US blockade against Cuba. YAMIL LAGE / AFP
Politics

Cuba, lawfare, and Trump’s Venezuela temptation

02 June 2026

A new American legal ruling turns the screw on the Caribbean island nation by increasing the risks companies face by continuing to make money there. This is all part of the plan.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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