Home - New Lines Magazine

Yemen’s Unchecked War Could Become the Next Sectarian Jihad

Yemen’s Sectarian Threat

In India, Citizens Brace for a Democratic Unraveling

A Democracy Unraveling

How Manchester City’s Guilty Verdict Threatens Gulf Soccer Ownership

The Petrodollar Pitch

Manchester City pioneered two new models for soccer: Gulf state-backed ownership and the global multiclub network. The verdict against the club, coming as war with Iran squeezes Arab economies, may end both.

The Rising Cost of Keeping Egypt’s Vibrant Literary Culture Alive

Balancing Books

Eli Siegel-Bernstein

How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen

The Power of Geography

Mohammed Al-Qadhi

In Yemen, No One Wants To Be a Teacher Anymore

An Education System in Freefall

Saeed Al-Batati

Southern Separatist Fighters Are Driving Saudi Gains Against the Houthis

Who Gains From Houthi Losses?

A Rupture in the History of Consciousness

Phases of Consciousness

Mahmoud Habboush

The Betrayal of Tigray

The Betrayal of Tigray

Podcasts

How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East

How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East

The Forgotten Moment That Decided Palestine’s Fate

The Forgotten Moment That Decided Palestine’s Fate

Why Ethiopia Is at War Once Again

Why Ethiopia Is at War Once Again

Editors' Picks

How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen

How Geography Has Changed the War in Yemen

Mohammed Al-Qadhi

Life in Iran’s War-Torn South on the Strait of Hormuz

Life in Iran’s War-Torn South on the Strait of Hormuz

Kaveh Rostamkhani, Erfan Kouchari

The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War

The Seven-Day Lightning Offensive That Changed Yemen’s War

Mohammed Al-Qadhi

Videos

Is Bamako About To Fall?

Is Bamako About To Fall?

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Ground Control: How Pepper Spiced Up World Trade – With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

Pete Hegseth’s Tattoos and the Crusading Obsession of the Far Right- With Lydia Wilson

Issue 10 / Spring 2025

Issue 9/ Winter 2025

Issue 8/ Fall 2024

Issue 7/ Summer 2024

Issue 6/ Spring 2024

Issue 5/ Winter 2024

Issue 4/ Fall 2023

Issue 3/ Summer 2023

Issue 2/ Spring 2023 Cover

Issue 2 / Spring 2023

Issue 1/Winter 2023 Cover

Issue 1 / Winter 2023

Read the latest issue here Become a member here

Contributors

Lydia Wilson

Lydia Wilson

"Words have been shown as inadequate against the military might of Israel, buttressed by the most powerful countries in the world. We are all impotent witnesses, unable to prevent the atrocities we have been watching for almost 22 long and cruel months. What use are more words? And is it really my place to be the amanuensis of Palestinians?"

Paul Apostolidis

Paul Apostolidis

"People can start to think and feel differently about who bears which costs of our common life when they take the chance of telling and listening to stories of different immigrant groups — together. This makes it possible to sense the profound resonances between, for instance, Greek and Mexican immigrant experiences as well as the jarring ways that such experiences are 'really different.'"

Olivia Snaije

Olivia Snaije

"In literature, there is an unquestioned acceptance of a cultural dominance that is situated in the east, whether formerly in Baghdad or Damascus, or more currently in Cairo, Beirut and increasingly in the Gulf. While Arabic-language literature from the Maghreb does travel east, writers from sub-Saharan Africa feel they are overlooked in the Middle East."

Waleed Nasir

Waleed Nasir

"Pakistan must make a case for “constructive multi-alignment,” finding ways to be a strategic asset to both the U.S. and China, argued Yusuf and Akhtar. But it cannot do that while it continues to be mired in political instability, economic degradation, surging violence from nonstate actors and a hostile neighborhood."