Former editors |
Amīnah al-Saʿīd Hamdy Rizq Makram Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Qadir Shuheib Fatema Sayed |
---|---|
Categories | News magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Dar Al Hilal Publishing House |
Founder | George Bey Zidan Emil Zidan Shukri Zidan |
Founded | 1925 |
Country | Egypt |
Based in | Cairo |
Language | Arabic |
Al-Musawar ( Arabic: المصور; the Illustrated) is an Egyptian weekly current events magazine. [1] The weekly is a state-owned publication, [2] and its headquarters is in Cairo. [3] It has been in circulation since 1925.
Al Musawar was launched as a weekly in 1925. [4] [5] The founder of the weekly was George Bey Zidan. [6] Emil and Shukri Zidan are also the founders of the weekly which is published on Saturdays. [4] The publisher is Dar Al Hilal Publishing House. [4] [7] On 17 December 1932 the magazine began to publish a sports supplement, Al Abtal (meaning Champions in English). [8]
The weekly has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960 [9] [10] and its editors-in-chief and head of the publishing house are appointed by the state. [7] [11] As of 2011 Al Musawar was cited as a liberal magazine. [12]
One of its longest-serving editors was journalist Fekry Abaza. [13] He held the post between 1926 and 1961 when he was fired due to his article published on 17 August 1961. [14] Female writer Amīnah al-Saʿīd and Hamdy Rizq are among the former editors-in-chief of Al Musawar. [9] [15] Makram Mohammed Ahmed served as editor-in-chief of the weekly from the mid-1980s to 2005. [7] [16] Abdul Qadir Shuheib was appointed editor-in-chief in July 2005. [7] On 28 June 2014 Fatema Sayed became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [17]
The weekly published interviews with major figures including one with Saudi King Faisal in August 1972 [18] and several others with the former President Hosni Mubarak. [4]
Former editors |
Amīnah al-Saʿīd Hamdy Rizq Makram Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Qadir Shuheib Fatema Sayed |
---|---|
Categories | News magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Dar Al Hilal Publishing House |
Founder | George Bey Zidan Emil Zidan Shukri Zidan |
Founded | 1925 |
Country | Egypt |
Based in | Cairo |
Language | Arabic |
Al-Musawar ( Arabic: المصور; the Illustrated) is an Egyptian weekly current events magazine. [1] The weekly is a state-owned publication, [2] and its headquarters is in Cairo. [3] It has been in circulation since 1925.
Al Musawar was launched as a weekly in 1925. [4] [5] The founder of the weekly was George Bey Zidan. [6] Emil and Shukri Zidan are also the founders of the weekly which is published on Saturdays. [4] The publisher is Dar Al Hilal Publishing House. [4] [7] On 17 December 1932 the magazine began to publish a sports supplement, Al Abtal (meaning Champions in English). [8]
The weekly has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960 [9] [10] and its editors-in-chief and head of the publishing house are appointed by the state. [7] [11] As of 2011 Al Musawar was cited as a liberal magazine. [12]
One of its longest-serving editors was journalist Fekry Abaza. [13] He held the post between 1926 and 1961 when he was fired due to his article published on 17 August 1961. [14] Female writer Amīnah al-Saʿīd and Hamdy Rizq are among the former editors-in-chief of Al Musawar. [9] [15] Makram Mohammed Ahmed served as editor-in-chief of the weekly from the mid-1980s to 2005. [7] [16] Abdul Qadir Shuheib was appointed editor-in-chief in July 2005. [7] On 28 June 2014 Fatema Sayed became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [17]
The weekly published interviews with major figures including one with Saudi King Faisal in August 1972 [18] and several others with the former President Hosni Mubarak. [4]