Abyad wa Aswad
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| Website | https://www.abyadwaaswad.com/ |
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Abyaḍ wa Aswad (
Arabic: أبيض وأسود, lit. 'Black and White') is an Arabic independent weekly political culture magazine published in Damascus
, Syria. The magazine is privately owned.
History and profile
Abyad wa Aswad was established in early 2001.[1] Publication license was granted in 2002, making the magazine the first independent political weekly in Syria.[2] The first issue appeared on 22 July 2002.[3] The magazine, headquartered in Damascus, is a privately owned publication.[4][5] Bilal Turkmani, former defense minister Hasan Turkmani's son, is the owner of Abyad wa Aswad.[6][7]
The magazine adopts a critical attitude towards the activities of the
sanctions against Iraq had been voted.[5] It further argued that both the foreign ministry and other governmental bodies had no dynamism and flexibility.[5]
References
- ^ a b Salam Kawakibi (2010). "The Private Media in Syria" (PDF). University of Amsterdam and Hivos. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Attacks on the Press 2002: Syria". CPJ. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Syria's 1st Private Magazine Arrives". Associated Press News. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Sami Moubayed (17 April 2007). "Syrian media". Foreign Policy Watch. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Two private Syrian publications criticize the information and foreign ministries". Arabic News. 14 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Nicholas Blandford (1 February 2005). "Syrian media liberalisation causes a stir". The Middle East.
- ^ "Ninth: The press, mass media, journalistic and mass media freedoms". Syrian Human Rights Committee. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Nicholas Blandford (28 December 2004). "Censors ease up on Syrian press". The Christian Science Monitor. Damascus. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Syria Country Report". BTI. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.