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 and its editors-in-chief 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. 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 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. Abdul Qadir Shuheib was appointed editor-in-chief in July 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 and several others with the formerSee also
List of magazines in EgyptReferences
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musawar 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