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Writer João Morgado on switching from the epic to the intimate

From the lives of explorers to the intimacies of the human condition, Morgado looks for the imperfect and the relatable, whether in historical figures or in ourselves.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 18 December 2025
Palestinian novelist Basem Khandakji

Basem Khandakji on exile, imprisonment, and purpose

The Palestinian novelist who won the Arabic Booker Prize in 2023 from behind Israeli prison walls speaks to Al Majalla about his extraordinary life and literary journey

El-Sayed Hussein 28 November 2025
British author Andrew Millar holds his novel "The Land in Winter" during a photoshoot for the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist. CHRIS J RATCLIFFE / AFP

Andrew Millar on why he falls back on silence

The acclaimed British author tells Al Majalla about how he recreated the most bitter winter in living memory, and the way it shaped modernity

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 12 November 2025
Canadian-British author David Szalay, during a photo shoot in London in 2016, after being nominated for the Man Booker Prize for his novel 'All That Man is'. Daniel LEAL / AFP

David Szalay on reinventing the traditional story arc

In an interview with Al Majalla, the renowned Canadian-Hungarian-British author talks about his latest Booker Prize-shortlisted book, 'Flesh', as well as his past works

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 November 2025
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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 October 2025
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A new look at literary icon Jorge Luis Borges' life

The Argentine writer's life and works have been the source of study since his death in 1986, but a new book looks anew at the factors that made both the man and his texts

Najeeb Mubarak 27 October 2025
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Doina Ruști: in literature, everything is personal

The Romanian novelist of an acclaimed parable of communism, whose father was murdered during her childhood, explains the science behind her craft and her love for folklore

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 25 October 2025
Photos of American writer Edgar Allan Poe and his family at his home museum in Baltimore.
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The Poe Museum: honouring a legacy of literary greatness

The Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, preserves the memory of Edgar Allan Poe—a writer whose life was as haunted and complex as his fiction

Osama Esber 20 October 2025
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Issa Makhlouf on the cultural atrophy of the Arab world

Al Majalla interviews the Lebanese writer about his new award-winning novel on his life in Paris and how living in the French capital shaped his intellectual formation

Ashraf al-Hassani 18 October 2025
Saudi novelist Abdullah Al-Hawas

Abdullah Al-Hawas: writing is a cry against stagnation

The famous Saudi writer tells Al Majalla what drives him to write and how managing a library is not just a job but a cultural responsibility

Abeer Younis 03 October 2025
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This aerial view shows residents waving Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on 26 December 2025. Farhan Aleli / AFP
Politics

Israel scores strategic win with Somaliland deal, but it comes with risk

27 December 2025

An axis comprising Israel, Ethiopia, and Somaliland appears to be emerging, which has the potential to polarise the Horn of Africa and rapidly accelerate its militarisation

Omar Harkous
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Documents & Memoirs

What newly released Jordan-UK exchanges on the eve the Iraq war reveal

27 December 2025

They show that King Abdullah tried his best to blunt the blow of a US-led invasion by offering a diplomatic off-ramp to avert catastrophe

Malek Al Athamna
Sara Padovan
Culture & Social Affairs

From Palestine to AI: cultural trends that swept 2025

24 December 2025

For those who look closely, there were recurring cultural themes over the past 12 months, whether in cinema, music, art, or literature. There were also common threats and shared opportunities.

Shadi Alaa Aldin
People stand outside the Justice Palace after first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year, in Aleppo on 18 November 2025. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

Fresh UK sanctions on Syria send a message

26 December 2025

London is making it clear that it expects more than just symbolic gestures from Damascus when it comes to holding security forces accountable for atrocities

Haid Haid
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Global economic trends in the first quarter of the 21st century

25 December 2025

Since the start of the new millennium, the world's wealth has been radically reshaped, and that looks set to continue

Mohamed Sharki

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