Al-Hilal (magazine)

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Al Hilal
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1639361

Al-Hilal (

Arabic: الهلال, lit. 'the crescent') is a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine founded in 1892.[1] It is among the oldest magazines dealing with arts in the Arab world.[2][3]

History and profile

Al-Hilal was founded in 1892 by Jurji Zaydan,[4][5] a journalist from Beirut who had come to Egypt in the 1880s.[6][7] The first issue of the monthly was published in September 1892.[8] After Jurji Zaydan's death the journal was edited by his sons, Emile and Shukri Zaydan.[9] Shortly after its start Al-Hilal managed to be a popular magazine along with another magazine Al Muqtataf.[10]

The magazine, published in Arabic, is based in Cairo.[11] It is one of the state-owned publications in the country.[12] State-run Dar Al Hilal Publishing House is the publisher of the magazine.[13][14]

Past issues of Al-Hilal were digitized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.[2] In addition, the publisher also archived the past issues of the magazine and of other publications.[15] South Korean news agency the AsiaN and the magazine initiated a cultural partnership to support the cooperation in the fields of culture and media.[16]

Al Hilal has inspired many Arabic magazines, including Al Nafais Al Asriyyah launched in Jerusalem in 1908.[17]

Editors and contributors

On 30 March 2011 Helmy Al Namnam became the editor-in-chief of Al Hilal.[18] The next editor-in-chief of the magazine was Mohamed Al Shafei.[16]

One of the earliest contributors was May Ziadeh, a Palestinian feminist writer.[19] Another contributor was Aisha Abel Rahman, an author and professor of literature.[20] She published articles under the pseudonym Bint al Shati.[20] Her articles and others in Al Hilal were supportive of the United Arab Republic.[20] Mansur Fahmi and Salama Moussa also contributed to the magazine.[21] Ahmad Amin regularly contributed to Al Hilal from 1933 to his death in 1954.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ Magda Abu Fadil (3 February 2014). "Jurji Zaidan: Renaissance Man for All Seasons". HuffPost. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Al Hilal Archive". International School of Information Science. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Clare Davies. "Archive Map: Egypt" (PDF). Speak Memory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ISBN 978-1-137-23530-5
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  5. ISBN 978-605-4233-21-2
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  6. ISBN 978-0-19-535857-5
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  7. ^ "First fifty years of Al Hilal". Zaidan Foundation. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. S2CID 143522744
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  9. ISBN 978-0-8047-6344-8
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  10. JSTOR 27933831
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  11. ^ Jenifer Evans (21 January 2013). "An artist plays with the legacy of Al-Hilal cultural magazine". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ISBN 978-0-87586-992-6
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  13. ^ "Books and magazines". Al Ahram Weekly. 464. 13–19 January 2000. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  14. ISBN 978-1-85109-449-3
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  15. ^ Clare Davies. "Archive Map: Egypt" (PDF). Speak Memory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  16. ^ a b "'Al Hilal' Magazine and 'The AsiaN' sign a cultural partnership agreement". AJA. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  17. hdl:2027.42/96110
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  18. ^ "Who's Who". Connected in Cairo. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  19. S2CID 158818848
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  20. ^ a b c Mai Taha; Sara Salem (Spring 2019). "Social reproduction and empire in an Egyptian century". Radical Philosophy: 49.
  21. JSTOR 1569007
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  22. doi:10.1080/00263208008700436
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External links

  • Media related to Al-Hilāl at Wikimedia Commons
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