arab literature

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.