Al-Rifaq
Al-Rifaq, Faisal Al-AsaadAl-Rifaq translates contemporary writing from Arab scholars, journalists, and organic intellectuals. Read their work, released fortnightly.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 31 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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The War on Iran and the Remaking of Gulf Political Order: Energy Chokepoints, Competing Sovereignties, and Shifting Alliances
This article was first published by AlSifr 16 April 2026. Source: https://alsifr.org/political-economy-alliances
Eternal Torment by Abdullah Al-Muharraqi. 1988.
The ongoing war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran can no lon...
An update from the team
Dear readers,
You might’ve noticed a delay from us in publishing translations recently, so we wanted to share a little bit about what’s been going on for the project.
As you know, we started publishing translations of contemporary politic...
"Together and United"
Dear readers,
This week we wanted to share a letter that was published in Dr George Habash’s 2009 autobiography, Al-Thawrīyūn La Yamūtūn Abadan (Revolutionaries Never Die).
Nearly twenty years ago, in what became known as the July War, th...
The war against Iran, sovereignty, and development in the Middle East
Dear readers,
For this week’s post, we wanted to share an essay written by a member of our collective, Faisal Al-Asaad, in collaboration with Mahdis Azarmandi. This essay was drafted before the start of the Ramadan War a month ago, when th...
America, Israel, and the New Era of Colonialism
This article was first published by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies on 30 October 2025. Source: https://caus.org.lb/أمريكا-وإسرائيل-والعصر-الاستعماري-ال/
‘The New Colonialism’ (circa 1990) 8 Book Cover Studies collection by Ismail Shammo...
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Al-Rifaq translates contemporary writing from Arab scholars, journalists, and organic intellectuals. Read their work, released fortnightly.
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