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''Al-Fatat'' ( / , ) was a
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published in
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, Egypt. The magazine was the first Arab women's magazine and was one of the earliest publications in the country. It was published from 1892 to 1894. ''Al-Fatat'' is the forerunner of the women's magazines in the Arab countries.


History and profile

''Al-Fatat'' was launched by
Hind Nawfal Hind Nawfal (, 1860–1920) was a Lebanese Antiochian Greek Orthodox journalist and feminist writer. She was the first woman in the Arab world and the broader MENA area to publish a women's magazine and an early promoter of feminism. Family ...
, a Lebanese
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woman, in Alexandria in 1892. Nawfal's father and sister also contributed to the establishment of the magazine of which the first issue appeared on 30 November 1892.
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stated that Nawfal's magazine had achieved a "fiery fusion of the political and literary". ''Al-Fatat'' was published by Nawfal for two years. She also wrote editorials for the magazine, which was published monthly in its initial stage. Later ''Al-Fatat'' began to be published twice a month due to its growing popularity. Being the first women's magazine in the country as well as in the other
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, ''Al-Fatat'' initiated the tradition of the women's press in Egypt. One of the major contributors was
Esther Moyal Esther Moyal (née Lazari or al-Azharī; 1874, Beirut – 1948, Jaffa) was a History of the Jews in Lebanon, Lebanese Jewish journalist, writer and Women's rights, women's rights activist. She has been described as a key intellectual in the 20th c ...
, a Beirut-born Jewish journalist. The magazine covered biographies of notable figures in addition to news concerning women. It also included book reviews, poems and fashion articles. ''Al-Fatat'' encouraged the participation of women in public life and debates and advocated modern ideals for women. Therefore, it provided
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content and was a truly
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magazine. On the other hand, politics and religion were not the focus of the magazine. ''Al-Fatat'' ceased publication in 1894 when the founder and publisher Nawfal married and stopped dealing with the magazine. The complete archive of the magazine was republished by the Women and Memory Forum in Egypt.


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 language, Turkish from 1828 to 1947. In 1919 there were nearly more than thirty women's ma ...


References

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