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==History==
==History==
''Al Yamamah'' is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia which was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh [[Hamad Al-Jassir|Hamad Al Jassir]] in Riyadh in 1952. It was launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.<ref name=alyamapress>{{cite web|title=Information|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/en/p/info|work=Al Yamamah Press Establishment|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> In the mid-1950s Abdul Rahman Al Shamrani, a former military officer in the [[Saudi National Guard|National Guard]], anonymously published articles which criticized the [[Saudi royal family|Saudi royals]] due to corruption.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Rosie Bsheer|title=A Counter-Revolutionary State: Popular Movements and the Making of Saudi Arabia|journal=Past&Present|date=February 2018|volume=238|issue=1|pages=247-248|url=https://academic.oup.com/past/article/238/1/233/4791154?searchresult=1}}</ref>
''Al Yamamah'' is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia which was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh [[Hamad Al-Jassir|Hamad Al Jassir]] in Riyadh in 1952. It was launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.<ref name=alyamapress>{{cite web|title=Information|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/en/p/info|work=Al Yamamah Press Establishment|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> In the mid-1950s Abdul Rahman Al Shamrani, a former military officer in the [[Saudi National Guard|National Guard]], anonymously published articles which criticized the [[Saudi royal family|Saudi royals]] due to corruption.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Rosie Bsheer|title=A Counter-Revolutionary State: Popular Movements and the Making of Saudi Arabia|journal=Past&Present|date=February 2018|volume=238|issue=1|pages=247–248|url=https://academic.oup.com/past/article/238/1/233/4791154?searchresult=1}}</ref>


In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine on a weekly basis. It is, along with ''[[Sayidaty]]'' and ''[[The Majalla]]'', a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy|url=http://the-saudi.net/business-center/marketing_and_sales_strategy.htm|work=The Saudi Network|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> The company is also publisher of a newspaper, ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]''.<ref name=alyamapress/><ref>{{cite web|title=Assets |url=http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf|work=Dynagraph|accessdate=20 May 2012|date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060653/http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |archivedate=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Anthony Shoult|title=Doing Business with Saudi Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=or08gGGX_toC&pg=PA402|year=2006|publisher=GMB Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-905050-67-3|page=402}}</ref> Abdullah Al Jahlan served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia Press|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Saudi-Arabia.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who was the deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.<ref>{{cite news|title=Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981|accessdate=6 June 2012 |newspaper=Saudi Gazette|date=20 February 2010|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003020856/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981|archivedate=3 October 2013}}</ref>
In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine on a weekly basis. It is, along with ''[[Sayidaty]]'' and ''[[The Majalla]]'', a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy|url=http://the-saudi.net/business-center/marketing_and_sales_strategy.htm|work=The Saudi Network|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> The company is also publisher of a newspaper, ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]''.<ref name=alyamapress/><ref>{{cite web|title=Assets |url=http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf|work=Dynagraph|accessdate=20 May 2012|date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060653/http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |archivedate=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Anthony Shoult|title=Doing Business with Saudi Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=or08gGGX_toC&pg=PA402|year=2006|publisher=GMB Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-905050-67-3|page=402}}</ref> Abdullah Al Jahlan served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia Press|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Saudi-Arabia.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who was the deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.<ref>{{cite news|title=Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981|accessdate=6 June 2012 |newspaper=Saudi Gazette|date=20 February 2010|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003020856/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981|archivedate=3 October 2013}}</ref>

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Al Yamamah
Al Yamamah logo
Editor-in-chiefAbdullah Al Jahlan
CategoriesNewsmagazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherAl Yamamah Press Establishment
Founded1952; 73 years ago (1952)
CompanyAl Yamamah Press Establishment
CountrySaudi Arabia
Based inRiyadh
LanguageArabic
WebsiteAl Yamamah

Al Yamamah (meaning The Dove in English)[1] is a weekly Arabic magazine published in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As of 2012 the editor-in-chief of the magazine was Abdullah Al Jahlan.[2][3] Al Yamamah gives the readers information about the Arab nation's issues and contemporary concerns.[4]

History

Al Yamamah is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia which was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh Hamad Al Jassir in Riyadh in 1952. It was launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.[4] In the mid-1950s Abdul Rahman Al Shamrani, a former military officer in the National Guard, anonymously published articles which criticized the Saudi royals due to corruption.[5]

In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine on a weekly basis. It is, along with Sayidaty and The Majalla, a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.[6] The company is also publisher of a newspaper, Al Riyadh.[4][7][8] Abdullah Al Jahlan served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[9] Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who was the deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.[10]

The 1994 circulation of Al Yamamah was 35,000 copies.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Discover the enriching experience". Saudi Tourism. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Saudi academics praise GCC summit outcome". Saudi Gazette. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ Nasser Al Sarami (3 January 2012). "Where is the Journalists' Association heading?". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Information". Al Yamamah Press Establishment. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ Rosie Bsheer (February 2018). "A Counter-Revolutionary State: Popular Movements and the Making of Saudi Arabia". Past&Present. 238 (1): 247–248.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy". The Saudi Network. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Assets" (PDF). Dynagraph. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  8. ^ Anthony Shoult (2006). Doing Business with Saudi Arabia. GMB Publishing Ltd. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-905050-67-3.
  9. ^ "Saudi Arabia Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol". Saudi Gazette. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  11. ^ Kuldip R. Rampal (1994). "Saudi Arabia". In Yahya Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (eds.). Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 247. – via Questia (subscription required)
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