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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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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

Ibrahim Hamidi
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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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