Hilal, al-
HILAL, AL-
Monthly magazine founded in 1892 in Cairo by Jurji Zaydan.
Probably the oldest magazine in Arabic, until World War I al-Hilal was the most important journalistic forum of the Arab Nahda (Renaissance) in all its aspects. Later it became a platform for progressive Egyptian literature; after nationalization under Gamal Abdel Nasser, it adapted, increasingly, the Reader's Digest model in format and content.
See also literature: arabic; nahda, al-; nasser, gamal abdel; zaydan, jurji.
Bibliography
Philipp, Thomas. Gurgi Zaidan: His Life and Thought. Wies-baden, Germany: Steiner, 1979.
Philipp, Thomas. The Syrians in Egypt, 1725–1975. Stuttgart, Germany: Steiner, 1985.
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