Political, intellectual and social trends have influenced the country's popular literary rhythms from its earliest and deepest roots. This is their story.
"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.
The award-winning Saudi poet says the renaissance of his country's poetry scene is a continuation of the Arab poetic renaissance of Mahmoud Darwish, Nizar Qabbani, and other great Arab poets.
On the centenary of his birth, Al Majalla takes a look at his immense contribution as the world he belonged to, and helped shape, no longer seems to exist
Poets such as Badr Shakir al-Sayyab, Salah Abd al-Sabour, Khalil Hawi, and Mahmoud Darwish were said to have been influenced by Eliot; we examine the depth of this inspiration.
The young acclaimed writer who has published several poetry collections, written plays and musicals, and translated literary masterpieces weighs in on his experiences
In his latest book of poetry, titled “Ma ba dalak, “ (As you wish) renowned Egyptian poet Amin Haddad does exactly that.
Published in December 2020 by Dar Al-Shorouk publishing house, due to…
Prominent Egyptian poet Ahmed Haddad performed his latest work entitled 'A Gun of Roses' this week. Haddad took a step away from his usual operetta style poetry evenings, choosing instead to embrace…
In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, Michael Mainelli discusses Saudi-UK ties, investments in AI and renewable energy and describes Saudi Vision 2030 as 'amazing and ambitious'
While Western aid in Ukraine might help the Ukrainians better defend themselves, the prospect of achieving victory over Russia grows less likely by the day.
Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases
After a devastating fire in 2019, this 1,000-year-old symbol of French pride and identity is nearing its reopening, yet few know its connection to Syria's Qalb Lozeh and Middle Eastern architecture