al-Hilāl (magazine)
al-Hilāl ( Arabic الهلال 'Die Mondsichel') is a monthly Egyptian cultural magazine that was originally founded in 1892 by Dschurdschī Zaidān and has survived to this day in a significantly changed form and less broadly oriented. Originally, according to its subtitle, it dealt with "scientific, historical and literary" topics. The journal focused on ethics, sociology, world events, history, geography and the cultural heritage , literature and language of the Arabs. In addition, Dschurdschī Zaidān used them for the periodic publication of his historical novels.
According to Ami Ayalon, this “focus on Arab and Islamic affairs” contributed significantly to the success of the magazine, which, unlike many other magazines of the time, also survived the death of its editor; Meanwhile, Albert Hourani sees the reason for this rather in the fact that al-Hilāl succeeded in opening up new topics over the course of time and with them new readers. The magazine is currently published by the Egyptian state publisher Dār al-Hilāl .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ami Ayalon: The Press in the Arab Middle East. A history. Oxford University Press, New York, 1995, pp. 53f.
- ^ Albert Hourani: Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939. 18. Reprint. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008, pp. 246f.
- ^ Andrew Hammond: Pop Culture Arab World !: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. ABC-Clio, Santa Barbara, 2005, p. 107.