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Al Majalla's Book Watch

We review the latest releases from Arab publishing houses

Khodr Al Agha 03 September 2026

Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books

The beautiful game cuts across class and conflict, changing relationships and communities. Al Majalla looks at its depiction in Arab literature

Ibrahim Adel 07 July 2026
Moroccan scholar Mustapha Rajwan

Mustapha Rajwan: the greatest service to a text is to interpret it

The Moroccan scholar has just won another award for his latest book. He spoke to Al Majalla about plots, characters, and the rhetoric of narrative.

Abeer Younis 01 June 2026
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 31 January 2026
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 15 January 2026
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Habib Abdulrab Sarori: the imperative of progress mirrors religious duty

The Yemeni novelist and computer science professor speaks to Al Majalla about science, uncertainty, and the role of fiction in questioning inherited narratives of progress

Ali Almuqri 13 January 2026
Syrian novelist Khalil al-Neimi Supplied

Khalil al-Neimi: All I can do is expose what I see

After 54 years in exile, a prominent Syrian novelist returns to a Damascus he no longer recognises 

Khalil Sweileh 04 November 2025
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

El-Sayed Hussein 14 September 2025
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Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present

The Egyptian novelist—one of the Arab world's renowned writers of epic fiction—reveals the details of his craft to Al Majalla as the fourth book in his 'River' series captures a key moment

El-Sayed Hussein 11 September 2025

Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics.

Khodr Al Agha 29 April 2025
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The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

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Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
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Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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