Al Amal (Lebanon)

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Al Amal
Type
Media of Lebanon
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    • Al Amal (

    Arabic: العمل, lit. 'The Work') is a long-running Arabic Lebanese newspaper affiliated with the Kataeb Party.[1] It is published in Arabic and in French on a weekly basis in Beirut
    , Lebanon.

    History and profile

    Al Amal was founded in 1939.[2][3] The paper is headquartered in Beirut,[4] and had Arabic and French editions.[3][5] It is the official publication of the Kataeb Party, also known as Phalangist Party, and has a right-wing approach.[6] In the early period the publisher of the paper was Pierre Gemayel, leader of the Kataeb Party.[7] Until 1946 Al Amal was distributed with another Kataeb paper entitled Action which was published in French.[8] From 21 November 1946 Al Amal became an Arabic daily newspaper, and Action was made a separate French-language weekly newspaper on 3 October 1948.[8]

    Its major function is to convey the party's views and ideas.[2] In the 1940s Al Amal frequently published anti-Israeli news and articles.[9] From 1945 it also frequently criticized the Lebanese government.[8] The membership of the Kataeb Party significantly increased following the crisis in 1958 which also increased the significance of the paper.[10] However, during this turmoil Fuad Haddad, editor-in-chief of Al Amal, was kidnapped on 23 September.[11] Subscription to the newspaper became compulsory for all Kataeb Party members in 1966.[2]

    The paper had an oppositional stance against the Palestinian refugees in the country in 1980.[11] In the 1980s Al Amal was published daily,[12] but later its frequency was switched to weekly. In October 1985 Elie Hobeika, a militia commander, unsuccessfully attempted to suspend the publication of Al Amal.[13] However, he seized the headquarters of Le Reveil, a French-language daily founded by Amine Gemayel.[13] Following the control of the party by the Lebanese Forces, namely Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea, Al Amal was for a time temporarily controlled by the group in 1986,[14] but now reflects solely the points of view of the Phalange which is its license holder.[15]

    The circulation of Al Amal was 35,000 copies in the beginning of the 2000s.[16]

    Editors and contributors

    The long-term editors-in-chief of the paper were Elias Rababi[2] and Joseph Abu Khalil.[17] Both were also the leading figures of the Phalangist Party in the 1940s.[9] Another editor-in-chief of Al Amal was Fuad Haddad who was abducted while serving in the post on 23 September 1958.[11] Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek contributed to the newspaper.[17]

    References

    1. ISBN 978-3-86596-168-6
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      ISBN 978-90-04-03911-7
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    3. ^ a b "Media Landscape". Menassat. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    4. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2
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    5. ^ "Phalange Party". Country Studies. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    6. ISBN 978-0-3132-8535-6
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    7. ProQuest 304273708
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      ProQuest 2320987156
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      JSTOR 4283765
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    10. ProQuest 1977906991
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      JSTOR j.ctt183p4f5
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    12. ISBN 978-0-8133-0764-0
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    13. ^ a b Ed Blanche (30 October 1985). "Christian militia leader closes president's newspaper". Associated Press. Beirut. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
    14. ^ "Rift in Militia Perils Lebanon Accord". Chicago Tribune. Beirut. UPI. 5 January 1986. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    15. ^ "Law and Practice". Reporters Without Borders. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
    16. ^ "Lebanon Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    17. ^ a b Elie Hajj (26 April 2013). "Lebanon Loses Pierre Sadek, Prominent Political Cartoonist". Al Monitor. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

    External links

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