Al-Fukaha (magazine)
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| Categories | Satire |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Dar al-Hilal |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Final issue | 1933 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
| Website | nbn-resolving |
The Arabic-language satirical weekly al-Fukaha (Arabic: الفكاهة; DMG: al-Fukāha; English: "Humour" or "Joke") was published in Cairo between 1926 and 1933.[1] The famous publishing house Dar al-Hilal edited seven volumes with a total of 369 issues.[2][3] The 48-page periodical largely started with a caricatural cover picture.[4][5] A large range of caricatures, comics and illustrations supplemented the satirical texts whereby the style was reminiscent of the New Yorker art and Pin-Up-Art of that time.[6] On the one hand the journals satire targeted the Cairo daily life, on the other hand the international social scene.[7] In 1933 Dar al-Hilal combined both journals al-Fukaha and al-Kawakib to the satire magazine Al-Ithnayn (meaning "The Two" in English).[8]
