You are here: Home Majalla Blogs

Majalla Blogs

Unconventional—and sometimes provocative—insight from our sister magazine, The Majalla.


Youssef Cherif
Written by :
on : Tuesday, 30 Jul, 2013

Tunisian Déjà-Vu

The same setting, same strategy, same weapon, same political inclination of the victim, and same tears from a now fatherless child: Last Thursday morning in Tunisia was, for many, a morbid reminder of Chokri Belaid’s assassination in February, less than six months ago. Mohamed Brahmi, the pan-Arabist, leftist leader of the Popular Front coalition, was rushing to join the National Constituent Assembly (ANC) for Republic Day celebrations. Two men on a motorcycle were waiting outside his house. A...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , ,
Majid Al-Amir
Written by :
on : Friday, 26 Jul, 2013

Stepping Stone

Jordanian female parliamentarians have come a long way in the ten years since the quota system was first introduced for the 2003 elections. Crucially, the quota system has succeeded in changing society’s attitudes, to the extent that women are now being directly elected to parliament without the help of a quota seat. The idea of a quota system came about after no women were elected in the 1997 elections. The political leadership in Jordan acknowledged the importance of women participating...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Andrés Cala
Written by :
on : Friday, 19 Jul, 2013

Returning Gifts

European governments are gearing up for heightened terrorist threats as Al-Qaeda cells increase their recruitment of European-born Maghreb descendants and immigrants to fight in Sy...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Nicholas Birch
Written by :
on : Monday, 15 Jul, 2013

Ankara’s Creationists

In mid-June, the Turkish state body responsible for promoting science and scientific research, TÜBİTAK, told a group of top scientists that it would not be providing financ...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Younes Hassar
Written by :
on : Friday, 12 Jul, 2013

Morocco and its Sun

There is a debate surrounding the origin of the name of Marrakesh, the former imperial capital of Morocco. Traditionally, historians and scholars have defended the thesis that the ...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,
Alex Walsh
Written by :
on : Thursday, 11 Jul, 2013

The Islamist Reaction

Mursi’s defiance until the very end of the military’s deadline may appear surprising, considering the completeness of the political forces arrayed against him—unless you ...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Abubakr Al-Shamahi
Written by :
on : Wednesday, 10 Jul, 2013

Yemen in the Eye of the Beholder

Scanning through the recent articles published on Yemen by the international media, we find the usual topics: terrorism, political instability, kidnappings and poverty. By itself, ...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Elizabeth Iskander Monier
Written by :
on : Tuesday, 9 Jul, 2013

A Conflict of Definitions

There are rising levels of frustration among Egyptians who supported the removal of Mursi from power over what they see as biased statements from “Western” media and leaders wh...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Ahmed Khadry
Written by :
on : Monday, 8 Jul, 2013

A Military Complex

On February 11, 2011, moments after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak was announced, a friend and I climbed on top of a tank stationed to the east of Tahrir Square. We were euph...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
David Patrikarakos
Written by :
on : Friday, 5 Jul, 2013

In the Shadow of Rafsanjani and Khamenei

Hassan Rouhani’s victory in Iran’s presidential elections last month has been greeted with euphoria among Iranians and cautious optimism from Western diplomats, with an overrid...

Read more »

Tagged with: , , , , ,

 

ad-rss-a-002

 

ad-rss-b-001

 

ad-rss-c-001
You are here: Home Majalla Blogs