Type | Bi-weekly |
---|---|
Founder(s) | Maulvi Majeed Hasan |
Editor | Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi |
Founded | 1912 |
Language | Urdu |
Ceased publication | 1975 |
Headquarters | Bijnor |
Circulation | 12,500 (1922) |
Akhbar-e-Madina ( Urdu: اخبار مدینه), or Madina for short, was an Urdu-language biweekly newspaper published in Bijnor, India [1] [2] between 1912 and 1975.
The newspaper first appeared in 1912. [1] [3] It was founded by Maulvi Majeed Hasan, [4] and its first editor was Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi. [5] [6] It had its own printing press, Madina Press. [3] [7]
It was one of the most prominent Muslim newspapers in the United Provinces. [8] It won acceptance from the readers through its systematic arrangement of news items and high-quality calligraphy. [6] Read across the Indian subcontinent, it played a significant role in shaping Muslim public opinion. [5] [4] Politically it was supportive of the Indian National Congress. [9] It opposed the continuation of princely states, particularly the Bhopal State. [10]
Madina's circulation in 1922 was 12,500. By 1927, it had dropped to 6,500; and by 1931, it was 6,000. [2] The newspaper was published on the 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 25th and 28th of each month. [7]
In the fall of 1942 Madina asked its readers to send letters on the Pakistan movement, and published these community views. [8]
In the early 1960s, Saeed Akhtar became Madina's editor. [7]
Type | Bi-weekly |
---|---|
Founder(s) | Maulvi Majeed Hasan |
Editor | Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi |
Founded | 1912 |
Language | Urdu |
Ceased publication | 1975 |
Headquarters | Bijnor |
Circulation | 12,500 (1922) |
Akhbar-e-Madina ( Urdu: اخبار مدینه), or Madina for short, was an Urdu-language biweekly newspaper published in Bijnor, India [1] [2] between 1912 and 1975.
The newspaper first appeared in 1912. [1] [3] It was founded by Maulvi Majeed Hasan, [4] and its first editor was Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi. [5] [6] It had its own printing press, Madina Press. [3] [7]
It was one of the most prominent Muslim newspapers in the United Provinces. [8] It won acceptance from the readers through its systematic arrangement of news items and high-quality calligraphy. [6] Read across the Indian subcontinent, it played a significant role in shaping Muslim public opinion. [5] [4] Politically it was supportive of the Indian National Congress. [9] It opposed the continuation of princely states, particularly the Bhopal State. [10]
Madina's circulation in 1922 was 12,500. By 1927, it had dropped to 6,500; and by 1931, it was 6,000. [2] The newspaper was published on the 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 25th and 28th of each month. [7]
In the fall of 1942 Madina asked its readers to send letters on the Pakistan movement, and published these community views. [8]
In the early 1960s, Saeed Akhtar became Madina's editor. [7]