Al Ahrar (weekly)

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Al Ahrar
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    • Al Ahrar (

    Arabic: الأحرار, lit. 'the Free or the Liberal') was a weekly newspaper published in Cairo, Egypt, from 1977 to 2013. The paper was the official media outlet of the Liberal Party.[1][2]

    History and profile

    Al Ahrar was established during the

    Sadat era in 1977 and was based in Cairo.[3][4] The first issue appeared in November that year.[5]

    It was one of the highest circulation papers in the country owned by a political party.

    Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's liberal and capitalist economy policies and also, fast harmony with the Western countries.[10] On the other hand, Al Ahrar was one of the major critics of Baháʼí Egyptians.[11]

    As of 1996 the editor-in-chief of the paper was

    Free Officers movement fired Bakri.[12] Bakri attempted to continue his editorship, but was forced to resign from the post through the intervention of Egyptian security forces.[12] Al Ahrar sold 5,000 copies in 2005.[3] In 2013, the paper ceased publication.[13]

    Incidents

    In September 1997 when the pro-Islamic biweekly

    Egyptian government.[15]

    See also

    References

    1. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6
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    2. ISBN 978-0-415-81116-3
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      ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6
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    4. ISBN 978-0-275-99393-1
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    5. JSTOR 218411
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    6. ^ Hany Ghoraba (9 October 2012). "Egyptian press and online media quagmire". House of Dialog. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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    8. ISBN 978-977-416-054-7
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    9. doi:10.1080/01436598808420075
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    10. doi:10.1215/01636545-2009-003
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    11. ^ "Egyptian Press and the Industry of Bigotry" (PDF). Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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      S2CID 145021477
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    13. ^ "Media Situation in Egypt: Tenth report for the period January and February 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
    14. ^ "Rival Helps Suspended Egyptian Newspaper Publish". The Spokesman Review. Associated Press. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
    15. ^ "Egypt's online media shows solidarity with newspaper strike". Ahram Online. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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