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Katrina Poladian delivers a speech after winning the Leipzig Book Fair Prize for her novel "The Golden Beach" in 2025. Hendrik Schmidt / Getty

Katrina Poladjan on unpacking the past to know the present

The acclaimed German novelist of Russian and Armenian descent talks to Al Majalla about her creative process and her search for belonging

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 30 June 2026

Umberto Eco's 'Inventing the Enemy' as relevant as ever

A forgotten lecture by the renowned Italian writer at the University of Bologna in 2008 traced the history of hatred through language, myth, and imagination, all of which still apply today

Antoine Jockey 28 June 2026
In his novel 'Haha... Cough Cough... I Miraculously Survived', Sudanese novelist Mustafa Khalid Mustafa portrays war as a complex human experience.

Mustafa Khalid's latest novel distills the chaos of war

In his award-winning novel 'Haha... Cough Cough... I Miraculously Survived,' six narrators give different yet intersecting accounts of Sudan's nightmarish conflict

Mansour Al-Souaim 03 June 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
Swedish author Ia Genberg poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the 2024 International Booker Prize 2024 award announcement ceremony, at Tate Modern in central London, on 21 May 2024. BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP

From fever dreams to fiction: the unscripted world of Ia Genberg

The critically acclaimed Swedish author Ia Genberg talks memory, money, and the quiet craft of storytelling

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 14 April 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 March 2026
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 29 March 2026

Ruchir Joshi on the long shadow of history

Indian author Ruchir Joshi discusses his 920-page reimagining of 1940s Calcutta, its mosaic structure, and the enduring roots of violence and division that continue to shape the present

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 01 March 2026
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'The Palestinian writer is fortunate to have a never-ending cause'

Palestinian novelist Nader Rantisi has spent years tackling weightier themes, from history to identity, while also examining the mundane aspects of everyday life

Imad Eddine Moussa 23 February 2026
Australian novelist Melanie Cheng

Melanie Cheng on grief, identity, and belonging

The Australian physician-turned-novelist of Chinese descent talks about her latest critically-acclaimed novel, 'The Burrow' and why she regrets not speaking Cantonese

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 11 February 2026
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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