Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel

Moroccan novelist Zineb Mekouar discusses her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin”

Daniel Yergin explains how the Ukraine war and the Middle East are impacting The New Map in global politics

Turkey’s first Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk discusses his new novel that delves into the psychology of a pandemic and paying attention to the daily “beauties of life”

Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Jean Nouvel speaks about incorporating Arabian elements in Parisian buildings

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses the risks to independent media and dealing with Abu Sayyaf, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in southeast Asia

Prince Turki Al Faisal discusses his role in ’The Afghanistan File,’ chronicling Saudi Arabia’s involvement with Afgha

Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city

Martin Indyk discusses his book, Master of the Game, and reflects on Kissinger’s diplomatic legacy in the Middle East

"The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany

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