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
Palestinian novelist Nader Rantisi has spent years tackling weightier themes, from history to identity, while also examining the mundane aspects of everyday life
The Australian physician-turned-novelist of Chinese descent talks about her latest critically-acclaimed novel, 'The Burrow' and why she regrets not speaking Cantonese
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
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.
The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.
PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground
Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints
A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons