Al Majalla talks to the team at Umam, who are working to uncover truths about Shiite history and heritage in Lebanon and expose Hezbollah's political agenda of dominance
After the US invasion in 2003 toppled Saddam, Shiite clerics in Najaf helped the country get back on its feet. Its views are still sought, shaping the direction of Iraq today.
This is Lebanon! A nation with historical identity of cultural heritage, but a past filled with battles. A country well described by its sectarian diversity and at the same time stereotyped by its…
Political Shiism – or what the Iranian regime refers to as “the axis of resistance,” have been establishing itself in the region, and spreading its roots. Its main rhetoric is resisting Israel and…
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.
One of the biggest names in the stricken financial sector calls for 'hope' amid the crisis that has reduced millions to poverty and ruined the country's reputation. There is now a detailed plan.
Over 6,000 people have been sheltering in woodland in Olala in Amhara for two months having already fled from civil war. The international community is not doing enough to help.
No stranger to rivalries, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya is technocrat who has had to develop his political wiles, most recently clashing with the prime minister. Is this the next Gaddafi?