Lughat Al Arab (Arabic: لغة العرب, lit. 'The Language of the Arabs') was a monthly linguistic and history magazine which was published in Baghdad between 1911 and 1931 with a twelve-year interruption.
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | Anastas Al Karmali |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Final issue | 1931 |
| Country | Iraq |
| Based in | Baghdad |
| Language | Arabic |
History and profile edit
Lughat Al Arab was launched by the Carmelite Father Anastas Al Karmali in Baghdad in 1911.[1][2] It was published in Baghdad on a monthly basis.[1][3] The magazine featured articles on language, history, literature[2] and science.[4] In the first issue the goal of Lughat Al Arab was stated as follows: "to serve the homeland, knowledge, and literature, familiarising Iraq and its people with the neighbouring countries and the writings of Western scholars, and giving Iraq a recognised place among civilised nations."[4]
Al Karmali edited the magazine.[5] The last issue appeared in June 1914.[1] Al Karmali was sent to exile in Anatolia in 1916, and following his return to Baghdad Lughat Al Arab was restarted in 1926.[1] The magazine permanently folded in 1931.[6] In this second period Kazim Al Dujayli and Iraqi linguist and historian Muhammad Bahjat Athari were among the contributors of Lughat Al Arab.[5][7]
Each issue of Lughat Al Arab published during its first phase was archived under the OpenArabicPE’s Corpus.[1]
References edit
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- ^ a b Edmund A. Ghareeb (2004). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-8108-6568-6.
- ^ Sabry Hafez (2000). "Literary Innovations: Schools and Journals". Quaderni di Studi Arabi. 18: 24. JSTOR 25802892.
- ^ a b Hilary Kilpatrick (2021). "The Nahḍa, Iraqi Style: The Original Contribution of Father Anastās Mārī al-Kirmilī". Philological Encounters. 6 (3–4): 383–401. doi:10.1163/24519197-12340078.
- ^ a b Reidar Visser (2012). "Sectarian Coexistence in Iraq: The Experiences of Shi'a in Areas North of Baghdad". In Imranali Panjwani (ed.). The Shi'a of Samarra: The Heritage and Politics of a Community in Iraq. London; New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-78672-982-8.
- ^ "Iraqi Periodicals at Penn". Penn Libraries. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Wiebke Walther (July 1996). "From Women's Problems to Women as Images in Modern Iraqi Poetry". Die Welt des Islams. 36 (2): 220. doi:10.1163/1570060962597427.