October (magazine)
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| Former editors | Anis Mansour, Ragab Elbanna, Ismail Montassar, Hassan Abu Taleb |
|---|---|
| Categories | Political magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Dar Al Maarif |
| Founded | 1976 |
| First issue | 31 October 1976 |
| Company | Dar Al Maarif |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
| Website | October |
| ISSN | 1110-8983 |
October (Arabic: اكتوبر) is a political magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the state-owned publications in the country.[1]
October was established by Dar Al Maarif group in 1976.[2][3] The first issue appeared on 31 October that year.[4] It is a political and social magazine published by Dar Al Maarif group weekly on Saturdays.[2][5] The company is owned by the Egyptian government[2] and is based in Cairo.[3]
Anis Mansour, an Egyptian writer, was the first editor-in-chief of the magazine[2][6] who held the post for a long period.[7][8] Ragab Elbanna (between 1994-2005) and Ismail Montassar have also served as editor-in-chief of the weekly.[9][10] On 28 June 2014, Hassan Abu Taleb became the editor-in-chief of October.[11] In September 2020, Muhammad Amin Ali Al Sayed was named as the editor-in-chief.[12]
During the editorship of Anis Mansour, the magazine published articles by Israeli writers between 1979 and 1981.[7][13]
October sold 120,000 copies in 2000.[14]
