''Al-Musawar'' (; ''the Illustrated'') is an Egyptian weekly current events
magazine
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. The weekly is a state-owned publication, and its headquarters is in Cairo. It has been in circulation since 1925.
History and profile
''Al Musawar'' was launched as a weekly in 1925.
The founder of the weekly was George Bey Zidan. Emil and Shukri Zidan are also the founders of the weekly which is published on Saturdays.
[ The publisher is Dar Al Hilal Publishing House.][ On 17 December 1932 the magazine began to publish a sports supplement, ''Al Abtal'' (meaning ''Champions'' in English).
The weekly has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960]editors-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 editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
and head of the publishing house are appointed by the state.[ As of 2011 ''Al Musawar'' was cited as a liberal magazine.
One of its longest-serving editors was journalist ]Fekry Abaza
Fekry Pasha Abaza (1895 – 9 February 1979) was an Egyptian journalist and democratic political activist.
Early life and education
Abaza was born in 1895 in the village of Kafr Abu Shehata in the East, Egypt. He was a member of the Abaza Fa ...
. He held the post between 1926 and 1961 when he was fired due to his article published on 17 August 1961. Female writer Amīnah al-Saʿīd
Amīnah al-Saʿīd also known as Amīnah Saʻīd (1914–1995; ) was an Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist. She founded Egypt's first women's magazine and was the first woman magazine editor in the Middle East.
Biography
Saʿīd was ...
and Hamdy Rizq are among the former editors-in-chief of ''Al Musawar''.[ Makram Mohammed Ahmed served as editor-in-chief of the weekly from the mid-1980s to 2005.][ On 28 June 2014 Fatema Sayed became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.
The weekly published interviews with major figures including one with Saudi King Faisal in August 1972]President
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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Arts and entertainment Film and television
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Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011 and the 41st Prime Minister of Egypt, prime minister from 1981 to ...
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See also
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 language, Turkish from 1828 to 1947. In 1919 there were nearly more than thirty women's ma ...
References
External links
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Archives of Al-Musawwar
from 1924 to 1966 by the American University of Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; ) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. ...
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1925 establishments in Egypt
Arabic-language magazines
Magazines established in 1925
Magazines published in Cairo
News magazines published in Africa
Political magazines published in Egypt
Weekly magazines published in Egypt
State media