Al-Balagh al-Usbuʿi (magazine)
| Al-balagh al-usbui Vol 1 Issue 8 | |
| Categories | Politics, Literature |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Abd al-Qadir Hamzah |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Final issue Number | 1930 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Website | al-Balāġ al-Usbūʿī |
The Arabic-language journal al-Balagh al-Usbuʿi (Arabic: البلاغ الاسبوعی; DMG: al-Balāġ al-Usbūʿī; English: "The Weekly News") was published weekly in Egypt between 1926 and 1930. Four volumes with a total of 150 editions were published. Abbas Mahmud al-Aqqad (1889-1964), the founder, was a well-known Egyptian writer, poet, philosopher and historian who appointed Abd al-Qadir Hamzah as editor of the journal.[1] In addition to critical political articles, numerous poems and Egyptian prose were published.[2] Among well-known authors Mohammed Abd al-Mu'ti al-Hamshari (1908-1938) gained popularity through his poetry. Nabawiyya Mousa Badawia (1886-1951), a teacher and pioneer among Egyptian women's rights activists of the 20th century, designed a special page for women with feminist themes and discourses of Egypt from that time.[3]
Al-Balagh al-Usbuʿi was also regarded as a supporter of the Wafd Party, therefore its publication was probably discontinued in 1930.[4]
References
- ^ Talhami, Ghada Hashem: Palestine in the Egyptian Press: From Al-Ahram to Al-Ahali. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham/Boulder 2007, pp. 94; 181.
- ^ Gershoni, Israel: The Evolution of National Culture in Modern Egypt: Intellectual Formation and Social Diffusion, 1892-1945. In: Poetics Today. Vol. 13, issue 2, 1992, pp. 325–350.
- ^ Badran, Margot: The Feminist Vision in the Writings of Three Turn-of-the-Century Egyptian Women. In: Bulletin (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies). Vol. 15, issue 1/2, 1988, pp. 11–20, here: 13.
- ^ Talhami, Ghada Hashem: Palestine in the Egyptian Press: From Al-Ahram to Al-Ahali. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham/Boulder 2007, pp. 94; 181.
