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''Akhbar Al Adab'' ( ar, أخبار الأدب; ''Cultural News'' in English) is an
Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
weekly literary magazine which is published by state-run Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house.


History and profile

''Akhbar Al Adab'' was established by
Gamal Al-Ghitani Gamal al-Ghitani, ( ar, جمال الغيطانى, ; 9 May 1945 – 18 October 2015) was an Egyptian author of historical and political novels and cultural and political commentaries and was the editor-in-chief of the literary periodical '' Akh ...
in 1993 as a platform for Egyptian and
Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...
literary production. Since then it has been published by Akhbar Al Yawm publishing house on Sundays. The company also publishes '' Al Akhbar'' newspaper. The headquarters is in Cairo. The magazine features articles on literary work as well as interviews. From its creation in 1993 to January 2011 Gamal Al-Ghitani served as the
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the magazine and he was replaced by Mustafa Abdullah in the post. However, the journalists of the magazine demanded his removal as the editor-in-chief. In May 2011, Abla al-Roweiny was chosen by the journalists as the editor-in-chief of the weekly. In August 2013
Magdi Afifi Majdy and Majdi or Mejdi or Egyptian variants Magdi or Magdy (in Arabic مجدي) are given names and a surnames. Notable people with the name include: Given name Majdi *Majdi Allawi (born 1970), lebanese Maronite priest *Majdi Halabi (1985-2005), ...
was appointed editor-in-chief. 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. Abdel Hafez and Abdel Mawgoud are among the contributors.
Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
author Fadwa Al Qasem published her
short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...
in the magazine.


See also

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List of magazines in Egypt The history of magazines in Egypt is long, dating back to the 1890s. The earliest magazines included women's magazines as well as those published in Turkish from 1828 to 1947. In 1919 there were nearly more than thirty women's magazines in the co ...


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