![]() February 2010 issue | |
Editor-in-chief | Magdi Afifi |
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Categories | Literary magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Akhbar Al Yawm |
Founded | 1993 |
Country | Egypt |
Based in | Cairo |
Language | Arabic |
Akhbar Al Adab ( Arabic: أخبار الأدب; Cultural News in English) [1] is an Arabic weekly literary magazine which is published by state-run Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house.
Akhbar Al Adab was established by Gamal Al-Ghitani in 1993 as a platform for Egyptian and Arab literary production. [2] [3] Since then it has been published by Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house on Sundays. [4] [5] The company also publishes Al Akhbar newspaper. [6] The headquarters is in Cairo. [7]
The magazine features articles on literary work as well as interviews. [7]
From its creation in 1993 to January 2011 Gamal Al-Ghitani served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine and he was replaced by Mustafa Abdullah in the post. [8] [9] However, the journalists of the magazine demanded his removal as the editor-in-chief. [9] In May 2011, Abla al-Roweiny was chosen by the journalists as the editor-in-chief of the weekly. [2] [9] In August 2013 Magdi Afifi was appointed editor-in-chief. [4] [10]
Editor-in-chief Tarek el-Taher and author Ahmed Naji were acquitted on 2 January 2016 on charges they had published indecent material in Naji's novel, The Use of Life, which Akhbar Al-Adab published in August 2014. [11]
Yasser Abdel Hafez and Hassan Abdel Mawgoud are among the contributors. [7] Palestinian author Fadwa Al Qasem published her short stories in the magazine. [12]
![]() February 2010 issue | |
Editor-in-chief | Magdi Afifi |
---|---|
Categories | Literary magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Akhbar Al Yawm |
Founded | 1993 |
Country | Egypt |
Based in | Cairo |
Language | Arabic |
Akhbar Al Adab ( Arabic: أخبار الأدب; Cultural News in English) [1] is an Arabic weekly literary magazine which is published by state-run Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house.
Akhbar Al Adab was established by Gamal Al-Ghitani in 1993 as a platform for Egyptian and Arab literary production. [2] [3] Since then it has been published by Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house on Sundays. [4] [5] The company also publishes Al Akhbar newspaper. [6] The headquarters is in Cairo. [7]
The magazine features articles on literary work as well as interviews. [7]
From its creation in 1993 to January 2011 Gamal Al-Ghitani served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine and he was replaced by Mustafa Abdullah in the post. [8] [9] However, the journalists of the magazine demanded his removal as the editor-in-chief. [9] In May 2011, Abla al-Roweiny was chosen by the journalists as the editor-in-chief of the weekly. [2] [9] In August 2013 Magdi Afifi was appointed editor-in-chief. [4] [10]
Editor-in-chief Tarek el-Taher and author Ahmed Naji were acquitted on 2 January 2016 on charges they had published indecent material in Naji's novel, The Use of Life, which Akhbar Al-Adab published in August 2014. [11]
Yasser Abdel Hafez and Hassan Abdel Mawgoud are among the contributors. [7] Palestinian author Fadwa Al Qasem published her short stories in the magazine. [12]