''Al-Machriq'' ( 'The East') was a journal founded in 1898 by the

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and

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priest Louis Cheikho, and published by

fathers of Saint Joseph University in

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(modern-day Lebanon). The subtitle was ''Revue Catholique Orientale. Sciences, Lettres, Arts''. Cheikho edited '' Al-Bashir'' in addition to ''Al-Machriq''. ''Al-Machriq'' played a significant role in reviving

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. It extensively dealt with the rapport between the

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and the Marada, two Christian groups living in the region. In the initial phase the magazine also featured literary work. It had run through 72 volumes by 1998.

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* R.B. Campbell: ''The Arabic Journal `al-Machriq'... under the editorship of Père L. Cheikho'', University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972. 1898 establishments in Ottoman Syria 1998 disestablishments in Lebanon Defunct Arabic-language magazines Catholicism in Beirut Defunct Catholic magazines Defunct magazines published in Lebanon Jesuit publications Lebanese Jesuits Magazines established in 1898 Magazines disestablished in 1998 Magazines published in Beirut Saint Joseph University {{Catholic-Church-journal-stub