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Tunisian writer Amira Ghenim Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Amira Ghenim on reimagining Tunisian history through fiction

The Tunisian novelist speaks to Al Majalla about her critically-acclaimed novel that blends imagined scandal with real political memory and why fiction is her chosen form of truth

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 17 May 2025
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First-time Arab novelists on their debut works

Breaking into a literary sphere dominated by established names is difficult. Al Majalla speaks to several new authors from the Arab world about their experiences.

Joudy El-Asmar 01 April 2025
Algerian author Sara Al-Nams.

Algerian writer Sara Al-Nams: From childhood journals to IPAF-nominated novels

Algerian author Sara Al-Nams delves deep into the downside of literary awards, the place of women in literature, and why a thousand words can't measure up to a loaf of bread in times of war.

Lorca Sbeity 22 December 2023
Best known to the Arab world for a novel translated from French, Algerian visionary playwright Kateb Yacine (seen here in 1961) thought that true poetry came from chaos. Getty

Remembering Algerian novelist Kateb Yacine: An eternal captive to his idea of life

Best known to the Arab world for a novel translated from French, this Algerian visionary playwright thought that true poetry came from chaos

Samir Qasimi 11 December 2023
Palestinian author Liana Badr.

Land of the Turtle: Liana Badr's Orwellian account of 2048 Palestine

In her novel "Land of the Turtle," Palestinian author Liana Badr envisions a different future for the Arab-Israeli conflict through the recollections of her fictional character in the year 2048.

Ali Almuqri 01 December 2023
People visit the Baghdad International Book Fair, in Baghdad, Iraq, 18 September 2023. EPA

"Youth literature" in Iraq: A kiss of death to any author

Artists like Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Arthur Rimbaud and Imru' al-Qais made a long-lasting impact in their youth. Why, then, does the Arab world shun new voices?

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 31 October 2023
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Saudi literary critic Moajab Al-Zahrani leaves indelible mark on the Arab cultural landscape

In an interview with Al Majalla, Al-Zahrani discusses his prestigious appointment as director of the Arab World Institute in Paris and why he chose to quit while at the zenith of his career

Abeer Ali 21 July 2023
Fatima Abdulhamid with the other shortlisted candidates

Saudi novelist Fatima Abdul Hamid on how everyone can be an IPAF winner

International Prize for Arabic Fiction puts the spotlight on shortlisted books as well as the winner, raising profiles and sales, as the writer of The Farthest Horizon tells Al Majalla.

Abeer Ali 26 June 2023
In an interview with Iraqi writer, poet, and translator Younis Tawfik, he talks about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works. Oriana Fenwick

Iraqi writer Younis Tawfik: Italian is my language and my homeland

A discussion about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works

Youssouf Waqqas 27 May 2023
Does the chance of acclaim change the motivation of writers? Can stories win awards without conforming to the requirements of prize-givers, or does the ceremony just distract from the creative process? Shutterstock

How literary prizes can twist the plot for writers

Does the chance of acclaim change the motivation of writers? Can stories win awards without conforming to the requirements of prizegivers, or does the ceremony just distract from the creative process?

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 01 May 2023
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Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade

22 October 2025

US and Chinese leaders have locked themselves into a downward spiral that goes far beyond tariffs, exports, and rare earths. This is about the future and who controls it.

Shirley Ze Yu
Andy Potts
Business & Economy

Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power

21 October 2025

Strategic investments aim to stimulate the economy, attract tourists, and elevate culture and the arts in Saudi Arabia as part of the country's Vision 2030 goals

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
Documents & Memoirs

Syria mulls expanding PKK deal with Türkiye

21 October 2025

The Adana Agreement defused a crisis in 1998 on the brink of a military confrontation. As revision talks are underway, Al Majalla reexamines the agreement.

Ibrahim Hamidi
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael parades with the Israeli flag during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 16, 2025. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Culture & Social Affairs

Cultural boycotts: the double standards that expose Western hypocrisy

16 October 2025

The international community's contradictory responses to Ukraine and Gaza lay bare the farce of a supposed rules-based global order

Sawsan Jamil Hasan
LDP President Sanae Takaichi receives applause after she was selected as Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. Philip FONG / AFP
Profiles

Sanae Takaichi: Japan's first female prime minister

21 October 2025

Her task will be to balance the country's security imperatives with American expectations regarding burden-sharing, defence spending, and economic cooperation

Futoshi Matsumoto

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