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Medusa as our ambivalent self: Racha Mounaged’s new poetics

In her debut work, 'The Metamorphoses of Medusa', Belgian-Lebanese poet Racha Mounaged reworks Greek myth through marine science, translation, and political reflection

Alfred J. Naddaff 19 February 2026

Israel's military targets

Fares Garabet 31 October 2024

Syrian children, on a hill above a refugee camp in Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon.

Better planning and funding can help Lebanon cope with its Syrian refugee problem

Beirut feels that there is a way to manage the country's 1.5 million new Syrian guests, but that this will require support, as the World Bank says it will cost $1.5bn just to meet their basic needs

Salwa Baalbaki 11 July 2024

George Wassouf: Sultan of Arab Music

Syrian singer George Wassouf made a remarkable appearance on New Year’s Eve at the Trio Arabic Night which was organized by the Saudi Entertainment Authority in Riyadh. An exceptional evening was…

Majalla 06 January 2023

1- Energean working in the Karish oil field, offshore Israel, in 2020. (Screen capture/YouTube)

“Karish Gas Rig Is Non-Negotiable”

The Karish gas rig is a strategic asset that the Israeli government will fight for, Israeli ministers said amid threats from Lebanese and Hezbollah officials. Ruth Wasserman Lande, an Israeli…

Suzan Quitaz 24 June 2022

Nadine Labaki: Beacon For Change

Nadine Labaki , first Arab female filmmaker to ever be nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category is still continuing her quest to reinvent the film industry and transform the…

Majalla 02 July 2021

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