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Before the Nakba erased Palestinian cities, women were present in modern society, culture and politics. A new book proves this, refuting the false claim that Palestine is 'a land without a people'. Aliaa Abou Khaddour

How the Nakba erased great Palestinian cities, and their women, from our collective memory

Before the Nakba erased Palestinian cities, women were present in modern society, culture and politics. A new book proves this, refuting the false claim that Palestine is 'a land without a people'.

Ahmad Ezzeddin Assaad 04 October 2023
An Iranian woman holds a portrait of the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, in a pro-government demonstration in front of the United Nation's office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. The demonstrators condemned calls for the Islamic Republic to be expelled from the UN Commission on the Status of Women by other member countries, following Iranian security forces' continued crackdown on anti-government protests sparked by the death of a women after she was arrested by the country's morality police in September. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

UN Council Ousts Iran From UN Commission Backing Women

The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its systematic violation of the rights of…

AP 14 December 2022
“The Real Housewives of Dubai” cast members, from left, Sara Al Medani, Caroline Brooks, Caroline Stanbury, Chanel Ayan, Lesa Milan and Nina Ali. (Chris Haston / Bravo)

Real Housewives of Dubai

“Real Housewives of Dubai” has just finished its first month on Bravo Television as the latest entry in Bravo’s Real Housewives series. The program that started about 20 years ago with “Real…

Mohammad Ali Salih - Washington 13 August 2022
Laila (Faten Hamama) and Hussain (Saleh Selim) in ‘The Open Door.’

'The Open Door': An Iconic Egyptian Movie About Women's Liberation

Confronting societal reactionary traditions that humiliate women parallel with the fight against occupation is the core of the story. Although many years have passed since its release and all the…

Salma Adham 29 January 2022
Tarek Heggy

Women Facing Injustice throughout History

Women are responsible for their inhumane situation in the societies of our Arabic-speaking region. This is one of the recurring “unscholarly” statements. Historical, anthropological and…

Tarek Heggy 19 December 2021
File Photo of MB’s Women gathering in support of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi near the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (Reuters)

Muslim Sisters: From Childbearing to Violent Jihad

The Muslim Brotherhood is, currently, struggling through one of the most shaking existential crises in its history. The fight between the elders over the ailing body of the group, which has not…

Dalia Ziada 29 October 2021

Najla Bouden: The Independent Geologist; Arab World's First Female PM

'Gendering' ministries and women ministering are not surprising for Tunisia, a democratic country, but the position of head of government is the distinguishing mark today in Tunisia and is subsequent…

Majalla 09 October 2021
More than 50% of female faculty and staff experienced sexually harassing behavior in academic science and medicine, according to a 2018 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. (TNS)

For Women in Science, ‘Visibility’ Isn’t Always a Good Thing

One of my mentees, a young doctor, laughed when I recently told her how two of my adult daughters crawled across the bedroom floor to take a photo of my computer screen because Golden State Warriors…

Margaret Handley 04 July 2021
A woman looks at a child as residents inspect a burned house after an overnight fire that engulfed over 100 houses in Mandalay on April 1, 2021, as the country continues to be in turmoil after the February military coup.(Getty)

Women are Key to the Humanitarian Response in Myanmar

In the midst of Myanmar’s current political and humanitarian crisis, never has the resilience and response of women’s organizations been more tested than at present. The country’s women have a…

Maggi Quadrini 03 July 2021
An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) health worker checks the body temperature of a woman before collecting a sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Bangalore, India, on May 31, 2021. (Getty Images)

Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19

India’s history contains several examples of women rising in unison not just to advocate for gender issues but also to spearhead some of the most significant socioeconomic movements within the…

Akanksha Khullar 04 June 2021
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US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Politics

Trump-Putin meeting already seen as a win for the Kremlin

14 August 2025

Putin heads to Alaska, marking his first visit to the US in a decade and his first meeting with a US president since June 2021, when he shook hands with Biden in Geneva

Con Coughlin
Laura Salafia
Profiles

Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

08 August 2025

Donald Trump's ambassador to Türkiye and envoy to Syria has been having some critical conversations in regional capitals since April, from disarming Hezbollah to preventing another war with Israel

Omer Onhon
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Instead of respite, Gaza's war-torn brace for full Israeli occupation

16 August 2025

After nearly two years of bombing, death, and displacement, a further mass evacuation order from the north to the south is pending, with the Israeli endgame being the settlement of the Strip

Salem Al Rayyes
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How Vision 2030 diversified the Saudi economy

16 August 2025

In the second instalment of a two-part series, Al Majalla looks at how Saudi Arabia moved from a horizontal to a vertical development model, powered by an ambitious package of reforms

Hussein al-Sharaa
Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler hold up an MOU on security cooperation in Ankara on August 13, 2025. Syrian Foreign Ministry
Politics

The implications of expanded Syria-Türkiye military ties

15 August 2025

Israel has made clear its objection to Turkish military bases in Syria. Could a recently signed MOU between Ankara and Damascus to boost security cooperation threaten Türkiye's good ties with the US?

Omer Onhon

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