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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf 26, May 2025
Spanish actor Lluís Marco

Taha in Barcelona: Spain learns of the life of a Palestinian poet

Taha Muhammad Ali felt the lifelong pain of displacement after Israeli forces took control of his beloved village in 1948. A pared-back one-man show of his life leaves the audience thinking of Gaza.

Samer Abou Hawwach 27, Apr 2025
Moroccan poet Mubarak Wassat

Mubarak Ouassat on the width of poetry and where in his work you can find him

Speaking to Al Majalla, the Moroccan artist explains why he is captivated by surrealism and how a coverless book and some magazines helped start his journey as a writer.

Hussein bin Hamza 21, Jul 2024
Saudi writer and poet Dr Fawziyya Abu Khalid

Fawziyya Abu Khalid on navigating through life using poetry

The Saudi pioneer of the prose poem reveals why her recent collections were linked by the theme of water and how the artform means she has lived many lives.

Abeer Younis 18, Jul 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, Jun 2024
Jalaluddin Rumi Museum, a Sufi philosopher and Islamic Sufi poet. Shutterstock

From the divan to the digital: A look at Turkey’s rich tradition of poetry

Political, intellectual and social trends have influenced the country's popular literary rhythms from its earliest and deepest roots. This is their story.

Mehmet Hakki Sucin 12, Mar 2024
Professor Antoine Compagnon AFP

Has social media killed the literary star?

"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.

Yousef Bin Abdul-Hamid 22, Sep 2023
The award-winning Saudi poet Hassan Al-Salhabi 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. Al Majalla

Hassan Al-Salhabi: Saudi poetry now stands tall on its own

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.

Abeer Ali 08, Aug 2023
Eduardo Ramon

Nizar Qabbani's poetic legacy garners greater appreciation in an increasingly superficial world

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

Shadi Alaa Aldin 30, Jul 2023
The American poet, who was recently awarded a Pulitzer Prize, has been described as an ever-changing, necessary voice in contemporary poetry. Supplied

Pulitzer winner Carl Phillips: Poetry should challenge our preconceived notions

The American poet, who was recently awarded a Pulitzer Prize, has been described as an ever-changing, necessary voice in contemporary poetry

Salah Awwad 21, Jun 2023
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Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

28 May 2025

The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks

Johaina Khaldieh
Opinion

The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

28 May 2025

Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

Anwar Al-Ansi
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

The history of tariffs is still being written

29 May 2025

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

Toufic Chanbour
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

26 May 2025

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

It’s time to build a regional climate fund

27 May 2025

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid

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