Al Nida (newspaper)

Al Nida was established by Kazem Al Solh in Beirut in 1930.^[1] He also owned and edited the paper which ceased publication in 1940.^[1] It was published daily in Arabic,^[2] but also had a French edition.^[1] The paper was consisted of eight pages.^[2]

Al Nida had an Arab nationalist political stance.^[3][4] Although the daily was based in Beirut, most of its readers were in Damascus, Palestine, Transjordan and Iraq.^[2] From January 1934 Arabic translations of Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf were published in Al Nida.^[3] It was translated into Arabic by Kamel Mrowa, an editor of the paper.^[5] The publication of these texts led to criticisms in the country.^[3] In response Kazem Al Solh published an editorial to explain his position in regard to the Hitler's ideology stating that he did not support Hitler's race-based theories.^[3] On the other hand, Al Solh was a supporter of Hitler’s strategy to revitalize and preserve his nation and national identity.^[3][6] The paper also covered other anti-Semitic materials.^[7] During its existence Al Nida was banned several times.^[2]