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Two foreign-language versions are also produced: the English ''[[Al-Ahram Weekly]]'' (founded in 1991) and the French ''[[Al-Ahram Hebdo]]''.
Two foreign-language versions are also produced: the English ''[[Al-Ahram Weekly]]'' (founded in 1991) and the French ''[[Al-Ahram Hebdo]]''.

==Sensorship==

The editorials in al-Ahram are always supportive of government positions<ref>
[http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:iPELaU774MQJ:www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/asam_newspapers_02_05.htm+freedom+of+press+egypt+al+ahram&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]</ref>The editor of Al Ahram is given substantial leeway in his editorial practices, assuming he avoids certain "[[taboos]]". <ref>
[http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:iPELaU774MQJ:www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/asam_newspapers_02_05.htm+al+ahram+censorship&cd=16&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]</ref>
Al Ahram installed a filter to block several websites and blogs affiliated with [[Google]] like www.blogger.com
<ref>http://www.openarab.net/en/node/262</ref>and its printing house prevented the Islamic opposition paper, Sout al-Ummah, from publishing an article critical of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, according to the [[Arabic Network for Human Rights Information]].<ref>[
http://www.usfca.edu/rhetcomp/journal/smith2003.pdf]</ref>
[[Censors]] interfere with Al Ahram by controlling printing facilities and by the President Mubarak government’s appointment of editors.<ref> [http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:kyEPus-BntgJ:www.rsf.org/en-rapport149-id_rubrique509-Egypt.html+al+ahram+censorship&cd=25&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]</ref>
Ahmed Haridy, editor of the online publication Al Methaq al-Araby, was sentenced to six months in prison for defaming Ibrahim Nafie, editor-in-chief of state-owned Al-Ahram. Nafie, who is appointed to his post by the president [[Husni Mubarak]].<ref>[
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:NQnneXAY94IJ:cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-egypt.php+al+ahram+censorship&cd=47&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]</ref>




==Ownership==
==Ownership==

Revision as of 05:12, 10 September 2009

This article is about the newspaper, for other uses see Al-Ahram (disambiguation).
الأهرام Al-Ahram
TypeDaily newspaper
PublisherAl-Ahram publishing house
Founded1875
HeadquartersBoulaq, Cairo
Circulation1,000,000 daily
1,200,000 Fridays[1]
Websitehttp://www.ahram.org.eg/

Al-Ahram (Arabic: الأهرام, literally "The Pyramids"), founded in 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after Al-Waqae'a Al-Masreya ("The Egyptian Events", founded 1828). Al-Ahram was founded by two Lebanese brothers, Beshara Taqla and Saleem Taqla, who were living at that time in Alexandria. It began as a weekly newspaper published every Saturday, but two months after the newspaper was founded, the Taqla brothers turned it into a daily newspaper. Given the large dialectical variety of the Arabic language, Al-Ahram is widely considered an influential source of writing style in Arabic. In addition to the main edition published in Egypt, the paper publishes two other Arabic-language editions, one geared to the Arab World and the other aimed at an international audience.

History

The newspaper was distributed in Egypt and the Levant. In November 1899, Al-Ahram's headquarters was moved to Cairo. The religious scholars Muhammad Abduh and Jamal al-Din al-Afghani were early writers in the newspaper. The Middle East Institute describes Al-Ahram in 1950 as being to the Arabic-reading public within its area of distribution, "What the London Times is to Englishmen and the New York Times to Americans."[2]

Editions

Al-Ahram daily is the flagship of what is now the Al-Ahram publishing house, the largest in Egypt.[3] Al-Ahram's headquarters is in Boulaq, Cairo. Its content is controlled by the Egyptian Ministry of Information, but despite this its opinion section is well regarded.

The pan-Arab Arabic-language edition of the paper, called Al Ahram Al Arabiya, is destined for readers in the Arab World and the Egyptian expatriates in Arab countries. It is published daily in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and distributed in Egypt and the Gulf.

An international Arabic-language edition called Al Ahram al Duwali has been published daily in London since 1984. It is printed in both London and Paris and is distributed throughout Europe, USA, Canada and Egypt.

Two foreign-language versions are also produced: the English Al-Ahram Weekly (founded in 1991) and the French Al-Ahram Hebdo.

Sensorship

The editorials in al-Ahram are always supportive of government positions[4]The editor of Al Ahram is given substantial leeway in his editorial practices, assuming he avoids certain "taboos". [5] Al Ahram installed a filter to block several websites and blogs affiliated with Google like www.blogger.com [6]and its printing house prevented the Islamic opposition paper, Sout al-Ummah, from publishing an article critical of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, according to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.[7] Censors interfere with Al Ahram by controlling printing facilities and by the President Mubarak government’s appointment of editors.[8] Ahmed Haridy, editor of the online publication Al Methaq al-Araby, was sentenced to six months in prison for defaming Ibrahim Nafie, editor-in-chief of state-owned Al-Ahram. Nafie, who is appointed to his post by the president Husni Mubarak.[9]


Ownership

Al-Ahram is owned by the al-Ahram Foundation and is one of the largest circulating newspapers in the world.[10] The Egyptian government owns a controlling share of the stocks of the paper and appoints the editors. As appointees of the state little censorship is exercised over them, though it is widely understood that direct criticism of the government will not be printed.[11] Al-Ahram has largely ignored the opposition parties to the ruling National Democratic Party and has not published much direct criticism of the Mubarak government.[12]

Notable writers

References

  1. ^ Drost, 1991, pp. 139-140.
  2. ^ Middle East Institute, 1950, p. 155.
  3. ^ Islam, 2002, p. 277.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ http://www.openarab.net/en/node/262
  7. ^ [ http://www.usfca.edu/rhetcomp/journal/smith2003.pdf]
  8. ^ [3]
  9. ^ [ http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:NQnneXAY94IJ:cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-egypt.php+al+ahram+censorship&cd=47&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]
  10. ^ http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/eg/306/5036/13021
  11. ^ http://www.pressreference.com/Co-Fa/Egypt.html
  12. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199054.stm

Bibliography

  • Islam, Roumeen (2002). The right to tell: the role of mass media in economic development (Illustrated ed.). World Bank Publications. ISBN 0821352032, 9780821352038. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
  • The Middle East journal, Volume 4. Washington, D.C.: Middle East Institute. 1950.
  • Drost, Harry (1991). The World's news media: a comprehensive reference guide. Longman.

External links

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