Between 1898 and 1906, the Arabic periodical aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ (Arabic: Illumination) was published twice a month in Cairo.[1][2] There are eight year's issues with 24 numbers each (first to third year), resp. 20 numbers each (fourth to eighth year). Its founder and editor in chief was Ibrahīm al-Yāziǧī,[3] a linguist and journalist from Lebanon,[2] who on his readers’ request published aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ in succession to his earlier periodical al-Bayān (1897–1898). As regards content, it had the same agenda as al-Bayān.[4] The subtitle of the periodical underlines this aspiration: “maǧallat ʿilmīya adabīya ṣaḥīya ṣanāʿīya“ (“a scientific, literary, sanitary and industrial journal”). It was one of the early magazines in Cairo which featured short stories.[5] Alongside countless scientific and literary topics, articles on the development of newspapers in Egypt at that time are also to be found (cf. i. a. 1st year, 1st issue).[6]
 The first issue of the magazine | |
| Editor | Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī |
|---|---|
| Categories | Culture, anthropology, language, education |
| Frequency | Twice per month |
| Publisher | Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī |
| Founder | Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī |
| First issue | 15 September 1898 |
| Final issue | 31 July 1906 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
A complete and free available digital version[7] of this journal can be found in the digital collections[8] of the ULB Bonn.
References edit
- ^ Elisabeth Kendall (July 1997). "The Marginal Voice: Journals and the Avant-garde in Egypt". Journal of Islamic Studies. 8 (2): 219. doi:10.1093/jis/8.2.216.
- ^ a b Sabry Hafez (2000). "Literary Innovations: Schools and Journals". Quaderni di Studi Arabi. 18: 24. JSTOR 25802892.
- ^ Soueid 1969, pp. 8–9
- ^ Soueid 1969, pp. 106–114
- ^ Constantin Georgescu (1978). A Forgotten Pioneer of the Lebanese Nahdah: Salim al-Bustani (1848–1884) (PhD thesis). New York University. p. 38. ISBN 979-8-204-67080-8. ProQuest 302884803.
- ^ cf. i. a. aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ, 1st volume, 1st issue, 1898.
- ^ Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften / ad- ḍīyāʻ. 3 May 1898. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn / Arabische Periodika [1-10]". digitale-sammlungen.ulb.uni-bonn.de. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Sources edit
- Dagmar Glaß. (2004). Der al-Muqtaṭaf und seine Öffentlichkeit. Aufklärung, Räsonnement und Meinungsstreit in der frühen arabischen Zeitschriftenkommunikation, Band I+II, Würzburg, pp. 41f., 261, 429.
- Soueid, Père Paul (1969). Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre. Beirut. OCLC 1980217.
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