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''Jasad'' (, "body") is an
Arabic-language Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
cultural magazine based in
Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
, specializing in the literature, art and science of the body. It was founded by
Joumana Haddad Joumana Haddad (; Salloum; born December 6, 1970, in Beirut) is a Lebanon, Lebanese author, public speaker, journalist and human rights activist. She has been selected as one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women by Arabian Business, Arab ...
.


History and profile

Founded in 2008, the first issue of ''Jasad'' appeared in December of that same year, and it has raised a great deal of controversy ever since, because it tackles subjects that are taboo in the Arabic language and societies. For instance, in the March 2009 issue the magazine included articles about sexuality in the Arab world. ''Jasad'' is published by "Al Joumana". It is mainly in print, but small excerpts from each new issue are made available on its website. The founder, editor and publisher of the magazine is Lebanese poet and journalist
Joumana Haddad Joumana Haddad (; Salloum; born December 6, 1970, in Beirut) is a Lebanon, Lebanese author, public speaker, journalist and human rights activist. She has been selected as one of the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women by Arabian Business, Arab ...
who is also culture editor of '' An Nahar'' daily. ''Jasad'' is distributed to readers worldwide through bookshops and/or by rapid courier via a yearly subscription system. It is a glossy magazine, 200 pages, sized 22 x 28 cm, and consists of different sections and columns, ranging from reportages, testimonies and articles, to essays, translations and creative writings, all covering the fields of cinema, literature, arts, theater, philosophy, science, revolving around the axis of the body. Saseen Kawzally regarded the magazine on 2 February 2009 as "very confusing" and as covering varied material that is not "entirely coherent".


See also

List of magazines in Lebanon In Lebanon the first Arabic journal was an annual review, ''Majmu fawaid li nukhbat afadil'' which was first published in 1851. The first political, literary, and scientific magazine, the first children's magazine, and the women's magazine in the ...


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