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Lina Jaradat

Why Gen Z is so mad

Economic displacement driven by AI has alienated an entire generation, and they are not going down quietly

Steve Hewitt 25 October 2025
Malagasy Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT military unit, reads out a statement in front of the presidential palace, where he announces the army is taking power in Antananarivo on October 14, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP

Madagascar's military coup is part of a wider African trend

A rapid chain of events led to the president fleeing for his life following deadly clashes with citizens. But what happened is not uncommon for Africa. Al Majalla explains why.

Sergey Eledinov 14 October 2025
Lina Jaradat

Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide?

For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.

Bryn Haworth 16 September 2025
A man holding a Bangladesh flag stands in front of a torched vehicle at the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2024. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Nation in turmoil: the economic roots of Bangladesh unrest

What began as protests about job quotas grew into a wider movement feeding on grievances relating to autocratic rule, rigged elections, economic inequalities, and corruption. The country can now reset

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 07 August 2024
 A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/AFP

Universities get tough on students after students get tough on Israel

A wave of student protests against Israel's war on Gaza was followed by vicious and unnecessary police crackdowns in the name of 'fighting antisemitism'. Al Majalla debunks this baseless smear.

Alfred J. Naddaff 09 June 2024
A protest encampment on the University of Chicago campus on May 4, 2024, against Israel's war on Gaza. Students are calling for the university to divest from companies complicit in the war. AFP

A campus at war over Gaza: Who sets right from wrong?

The current wave of student discord has captured the world's attention with images of hundreds of police smashing up encampments and making arrests.

Makram Rabah 06 May 2024
Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/AFP

The campus is coming for Joe Biden

As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war

The Economist 26 April 2024
People attend a concert on the opening night of the fourth Damascus Citadel Nights Festival in Damascus on August 2, 2023. AFP

From parties to poverty, Syria's drastically different worlds spark outrage

While the majority of Syrians grapple with a worsening economic crisis and can barely get by, a shrinking group of regime loyalists are profiting at the expense of others

Omer Onhon 30 August 2023
Members of exiled Komala Party inspect aftermath of bombing in the village of Zrgoiz, near Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, where the bases of several Iranian opposition groups are located, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed nd wounded dozens. (AP PhotoAla Hoshyar, Metrography)

Iran’s Biggest Fear: An Independent Kurdistan

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has frequently violated Iraqi sovereignty by firing missiles and drones at a number of targets in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region (KRG…

Suzan Quitaz 30 December 2022
FILE - In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of Basij paramilitary force in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26, 2022. The niece of Iran's supreme leader is calling for people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran. Farideh Moradkhani, whose uncle is Ali Khamenei, issued the call in a video statement circulated after her Nov. 23 arrest, reported by the U.S.-based rights monitor HRANA. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Iranian General Acknowledges Over 300 Dead in Unrest

An Iranian general on Monday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That…

AP 28 November 2022
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
Politics

Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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