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''Al Muqattam'' was first published on 18 April 1888.<ref name=ahram>{{cite news|title=133 عامًا على صدور جريدة المقطم.. صوت الاحتلال الإنجليزي في مصر|url=https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2695392.aspx|access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Ahram Online|date=18 April 2021|archive-date=16 May 2021|language=Arabic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172355/https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2695392.aspx}}</ref> It produced only three issues until 14 February 1889 when it became a daily newspaper.<ref name=ahram/> The founders were three Christians: Fares Nimr, Khalil Thabet and Anton Najib Matar.<ref name=rich>{{cite journal|page=22, 30|author=Richard Hattemer|title=Ataturk and the reforms in Turkey as reflected in the Egyptian press|journal=Journal of Islamic Studies|date=January 2000|volume=11|issue=1|doi=10.1093/jis/11.1.21|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/jis/11.1.21}}</ref><ref name=ahram/> The paper was affiliated with the Al Muqtafa Foundation.<ref name=ahram/> The publishers were Syrian-origin Christians, Faris Nimr, Yaqub Sarruf and Shahin Makaryus.<ref name=marb/> Fares Nimr also served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper from its start to his death in 1951.<ref name=ahram/> |
''Al Muqattam'' was first published on 18 April 1888.<ref name=ahram>{{cite news|title=133 عامًا على صدور جريدة المقطم.. صوت الاحتلال الإنجليزي في مصر|url=https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2695392.aspx|access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Ahram Online|date=18 April 2021|archive-date=16 May 2021|language=Arabic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172355/https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/2695392.aspx}}</ref> It produced only three issues until 14 February 1889 when it became a daily newspaper.<ref name=ahram/> The founders were three Christians: Fares Nimr, Khalil Thabet and Anton Najib Matar.<ref name=rich>{{cite journal|page=22, 30|author=Richard Hattemer|title=Ataturk and the reforms in Turkey as reflected in the Egyptian press|journal=Journal of Islamic Studies|date=January 2000|volume=11|issue=1|doi=10.1093/jis/11.1.21|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/jis/11.1.21}}</ref><ref name=ahram/> The paper was affiliated with the Al Muqtafa Foundation.<ref name=ahram/> The publishers were Syrian-origin Christians, Faris Nimr, Yaqub Sarruf and Shahin Makaryus.<ref name=marb/> Fares Nimr also served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper from its start to his death in 1951.<ref name=ahram/> The paper initially produced news based on the translations of the telegraph messages sent by the major news agencies such as [[Reuters]] and [[Havas]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Stephen Sheehi|title=Arabic Literary-Scientific Journals: Precedence for Globalization and the Creation of Modernity|journal=Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East |
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During the British occupation of Egypt, namely between 1892 and 1914, ''Al Muqattam'' held a pro-British political stance.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Robert L. Tignor|title=Book review|journal=The Middle East Journal|date=Autumn 2020 |volume=74|issue=3|page=466|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773161}}</ref> Therefore, the paper was subject to frequent criticisms and allegations that it was financed by the British authorities.<ref name=marb>{{cite book |
During the British occupation of Egypt, namely between 1892 and 1914, ''Al Muqattam'' held a pro-British political stance.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Robert L. Tignor|title=Book review|journal=The Middle East Journal|date=Autumn 2020 |volume=74|issue=3|page=466|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773161}}</ref> Therefore, the paper was subject to frequent criticisms and allegations that it was financed by the British authorities.<ref name=marb>{{cite book |
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Revision as of 12:14, 13 February 2022
| Founder(s) | Fares Nimr Khalil Thabet Anton Najib Matar |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief | Fares Nimr |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ceased publication | 11 November 1952 (last issue) 26 May 1954 (ban) |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Country | Egypt |
Al Muqattam (Arabic: المقطم) was an Arabic newspaper which was published in Cairo, Egypt, between 1888 and 1952. It was one of the leading papers until its closure by the Egyptian government in 1954. The title of the paper was a reference to a range of hills outside Cairo.[1]
History and profile
Al Muqattam was first published on 18 April 1888.[2] It produced only three issues until 14 February 1889 when it became a daily newspaper.[2] The founders were three Christians: Fares Nimr, Khalil Thabet and Anton Najib Matar.[1][2] The paper was affiliated with the Al Muqtafa Foundation.[2] The publishers were Syrian-origin Christians, Faris Nimr, Yaqub Sarruf and Shahin Makaryus.[3] Fares Nimr also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper from its start to his death in 1951.[2] The paper initially produced news based on the translations of the telegraph messages sent by the major news agencies such as Reuters and Havas.[4]
During the British occupation of Egypt, namely between 1892 and 1914, Al Muqattam held a pro-British political stance.[5] Therefore, the paper was subject to frequent criticisms and allegations that it was financed by the British authorities.[3] Due to such beliefs the publishers of the paper were frequently mocked by the political satire magazine Al Siyassa Al Musawwara.[3] As of 1897 Al Muqattam had nearly six thousands subscribers together with Al-Ahram and Al Mu'ayyad.[6] Following the end of the British rule in Egypt in 1914 Al Muqattam became known for its high-quality journalism and reformist stance.[1] Towards the end of its lifetime the paper had mostly an independent editorial approach.[7]
The last issue of Al Muqattam was published on 11 November 1952.[2] The paper was banned by the Minister of National Guidance led by Salah Salem on 26 May 1954.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Richard Hattemer (January 2000). "Ataturk and the reforms in Turkey as reflected in the Egyptian press". Journal of Islamic Studies. 11 (1): 22, 30. doi:10.1093/jis/11.1.21.
- ^ a b c d e f g "133 عامًا على صدور جريدة المقطم.. صوت الاحتلال الإنجليزي في مصر". Ahram Online (in Arabic). 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 18 April 2021 suggested (help) - ^ a b c Marilyn Booth (2013). "What's in a Name? Branding Punch in Cairo, 1908". In Hans Harder; Barbara Mittler (eds.). Asian Punches. Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 271–275. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28607-0_12. ISBN 978-3-642-28606-3.
- ^ Stephen Sheehi (2005). "Arabic Literary-Scientific Journals: Precedence for Globalization and the Creation of Modernity". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 25 (2): 443. doi:10.1215/1089201X-25-2-439.
- ^ Robert L. Tignor (Autumn 2020). "Book review". The Middle East Journal. 74 (3): 466.
- ^ Stephen Sheehi (2005). "Arabic Literary-Scientific Journals: Precedence for Globalization and the Creation of Modernity". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 25 (2): 442. doi:10.1215/1089201X-25-2-439.
- ^ Helen A. Kitchen (April 1950). ""Al-Ahram": The "Times" of the Arab World". Middle East Journal. 4 (2): 168. JSTOR 4322163.