''Al Kalima'' ( ar, الكلمة, ''The Word'') 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 ...
daily newspaper published in Libya. It is one of the newspapers established during or following the
Libyan revolution which toppled
Muammar Ghaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spelling ...
in 2011.
History and profile
''Al Kalima'' was launched by Mohamed Elmozogi in May 2011.
The paper is headquartered in
Benghazi
Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη ('' Berenice'') and '' Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Gha ...
. It has 16 pages and is published in broadsheet format.
[ In June 2011, the circulation of the daily was about 4,000 copies.][
''Al Kalima'' is one of the independent papers in Libya in that it does not represent and have affiliation with any political interest groups and parties. The paper covers news and features and is much more professionally run in contrast to others in the country.] Amal Omar Shennib is among the frequent contributors.[
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2011 establishments in Libya
Arabic-language newspapers
Mass media in Benghazi
Newspapers published in Libya
Publications established in 2011