Al-Hilal (magazine)
Egyptian cultural and literature magazine
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Al-Hilal (Arabic: الهلال, lit. 'the crescent') is a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine founded in 1892.[1] It is among the oldest magazines dealing with arts in the Arab world.[2][3]
- Cultural magazine
- Literary magazine
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| Editor-in-chief | Mohamed Al Shafei |
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| Former editors | Helmy Al Namnam |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Dar Al Hilal Publishing House |
| Founder | Jurji Zaydan |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
| OCLC | 1639361 |
History and profile
Al-Hilal was founded in 1892 by Jurji Zaydan,[4][5] a journalist and historical novelist from Beirut who had come to Egypt in the 1880s.[6][7] The first issue of the monthly was published in September 1892.[8] After Jurji Zaydan's death the journal was edited by his sons, Emile and Shukri Zaydan.[9] Shortly after its start Al-Hilal managed to be a popular literary magazine along with the popular science magazine Al Muqtataf.[10]
The magazine, published in Arabic, is based in Cairo.[11] It is one of the state-owned publications in the country.[12] State-run Dar Al Hilal Publishing House is the publisher of the magazine.[13][14]
Past issues of Al-Hilal were digitized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.[2] In addition, the publisher also archived the past issues of the magazine and of other publications.[15] South Korean news agency the AsiaN and the magazine initiated a cultural partnership to support the cooperation in the fields of culture and media.[16]
Al Hilal has inspired many Arabic magazines, including Al Nafais Al Asriyyah launched in Jerusalem in 1908.[17]
Editors and contributors
On 30 March 2011 Helmy Al Namnam became the editor-in-chief of Al Hilal.[18] The next editor-in-chief of the magazine was Mohamed Al Shafei.[16]
One of the earliest contributors was May Ziadeh, a Palestinian feminist writer.[19] Another contributor was Aisha Abel Rahman, an author and professor of literature.[20] She published articles under the pseudonym Bint al Shati.[20] Her articles and others in Al Hilal were supportive of the United Arab Republic.[20] Mansur Fahmi and Salama Moussa also contributed to the magazine.[21] Ahmad Amin regularly contributed to Al Hilal from 1933 to his death in 1954.[22]
