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==History and profile==
==History and profile==
''Al Wafd'' was launched in 1984.<ref name=hend>{{cite web|title=The Coverage of Egypt’s Revolution in the Egyptian, American and Israeli Newspapers|url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/fellows__papers/2011-2012/The_Coverage_of_Egypt_s_Revolution.pdf|work=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism|accessdate=29 September 2013|author=Hend Selim}}</ref><ref name=meb>{{cite book|author=Mohamed El Bendary|title=The Egyptian Revolution: Between Hope and Despair : Mubarak to Morsi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faKf551DFxUC&pg=PA91|accessdate=7 October 2014|year=2013|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-0-87586-992-6|page=91}}</ref> As the house organ of the liberal-democratic neo-Wafd party, the paper is considered an opposition paper,<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Hammond|title=Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O06bOHRW7s8C&pg=PA237|accessdate=5 September 2014|year=2007|publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press|isbn=978-977-416-054-7|page=237}}</ref> although both party and paper have oscillated between support and opposition for the regime.
''Al Wafd'' was launched in 1984.<ref name=hend>{{cite web|title=The Coverage of Egypt’s Revolution in the Egyptian, American and Israeli Newspapers |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/fellows__papers/2011-2012/The_Coverage_of_Egypt_s_Revolution.pdf |work=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |accessdate=29 September 2013 |author=Hend Selim |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011034/https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/Publications/fellows__papers/2011-2012/The_Coverage_of_Egypt_s_Revolution.pdf |archivedate=3 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name=meb>{{cite book|author=Mohamed El Bendary|title=The Egyptian Revolution: Between Hope and Despair : Mubarak to Morsi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faKf551DFxUC&pg=PA91|accessdate=7 October 2014|year=2013|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-0-87586-992-6|page=91}}</ref> As the house organ of the liberal-democratic neo-Wafd party, the paper is considered an opposition paper,<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Hammond|title=Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O06bOHRW7s8C&pg=PA237|accessdate=5 September 2014|year=2007|publisher=American Univ in Cairo Press|isbn=978-977-416-054-7|page=237}}</ref> although both party and paper have oscillated between support and opposition for the regime.


It is one of the highest circulated papers among those dailies owned by a political party in the country.<ref>Rasha Allam. [http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/egypt Media landscapes. Egypt] ''European Journalism Centre''. Retrieved 29 December 2013.</ref> The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 600,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Sahar Hegazi|author2=Mona Khalifa|title=Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project|url=http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/frontiers/FR_FinalReports/egyptmedia.pdf|work=FRONTIERS/Population Council|accessdate=30 September 2014|date=October 2000}}</ref> The 2005 circulation of the daily was 180,000 copies.<ref name=wl>{{cite web|title=Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13–14)|url=https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05CAIRO5477_a.html|work=Wikileaks|accessdate=2 January 2014|date=18 July 2005}}</ref>
It is one of the highest circulated papers among those dailies owned by a political party in the country.<ref>Rasha Allam. [http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/egypt Media landscapes. Egypt] ''European Journalism Centre''. Retrieved 29 December 2013.</ref> The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 600,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Sahar Hegazi |author2=Mona Khalifa |title=Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project |url=http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/frontiers/FR_FinalReports/egyptmedia.pdf |work=FRONTIERS/Population Council |accessdate=30 September 2014 |date=October 2000 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006201517/http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/frontiers/FR_FinalReports/egyptmedia.pdf |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> The 2005 circulation of the daily was 180,000 copies.<ref name=wl>{{cite web|title=Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13–14)|url=https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05CAIRO5477_a.html|work=Wikileaks|accessdate=2 January 2014|date=18 July 2005}}</ref>


Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was named as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper in 2005.<ref name=wl/> Then Abbas Al Tarabili served as the editor-in-chief until February 2009.<ref name=apn27feb/> During the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|Egyptian revolution]] in 2011 Osama Heikal was the editor-in-chief.<ref name=cpj>{{cite web|title=Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback|url=http://cpj.org/2011/07/egypts-reinstatement-of-information-ministry-is-ma.php|work=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=3 January 2014|location=New York|date=12 July 2011}}</ref> He was appointed information minister in July 2011.<ref name=cpj/>
Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was named as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper in 2005.<ref name=wl/> Then Abbas Al Tarabili served as the editor-in-chief until February 2009.<ref name=apn27feb/> During the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|Egyptian revolution]] in 2011 Osama Heikal was the editor-in-chief.<ref name=cpj>{{cite web|title=Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback|url=http://cpj.org/2011/07/egypts-reinstatement-of-information-ministry-is-ma.php|work=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=3 January 2014|location=New York|date=12 July 2011}}</ref> He was appointed information minister in July 2011.<ref name=cpj/>
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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
Abbas Al Tarabili, then chief editor of the daily, was fired in February 2009 due to low circulation rates that were between 9,000 and 10,000.<ref name=apn27feb>{{cite news|title=Egypt: Al-Wafd newspaper editor fired because of drop in circulation|url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=3089|accessdate=15 March 2013|work=The Arab Press Network|date=27 February 2009}}</ref>
Abbas Al Tarabili, then chief editor of the daily, was fired in February 2009 due to low circulation rates that were between 9,000 and 10,000.<ref name=apn27feb>{{cite news|title=Egypt: Al-Wafd newspaper editor fired because of drop in circulation |url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=3089 |accessdate=15 March 2013 |work=The Arab Press Network |date=27 February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054534/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=3089 |archivedate=8 August 2014 }}</ref>


On 4 September 2013, the paper portrayed [[US President|the US President]] [[Barack Obama]] as [[Satan]] due to his support for opposition forces in [[Syria]].<ref name=llar>{{cite news|title=Egyptian newspaper creates image of Obama as Satan|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/egyptian-newspaper-creates-image-obama-satan-article-1.1446726|accessdate=25 September 2013|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=5 September 2013|author=Leslie Larson}}</ref> The paper also argued that Obama is a member of [[the Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=llar/><ref>{{cite news|author=Sharona Schwartz|title=Egyptian Newspaper’s Explosive Allegation: President Obama Is a Secret Muslim Brotherhood Member|url=http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/03/egyptian-newspapers-explosive-allegation-president-obama-is-a-secret-muslim-brotherhood-member/|accessdate=8 September 2014|work=The Blaze|date=3 September 2013}}</ref>
On 4 September 2013, the paper portrayed [[US President|the US President]] [[Barack Obama]] as [[Satan]] due to his support for opposition forces in [[Syria]].<ref name=llar>{{cite news|title=Egyptian newspaper creates image of Obama as Satan|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/egyptian-newspaper-creates-image-obama-satan-article-1.1446726|accessdate=25 September 2013|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=5 September 2013|author=Leslie Larson}}</ref> The paper also argued that Obama is a member of [[the Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=llar/><ref>{{cite news|author=Sharona Schwartz|title=Egyptian Newspaper’s Explosive Allegation: President Obama Is a Secret Muslim Brotherhood Member|url=http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/03/egyptian-newspapers-explosive-allegation-president-obama-is-a-secret-muslim-brotherhood-member/|accessdate=8 September 2014|work=The Blaze|date=3 September 2013}}</ref>

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Al-Wafd
الوفد
TypeDaily
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Wafd Party
PublisherWafd Party
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Political alignmentOpposition (Centre-right, National liberalism, Egyptian nationalism)
HeadquartersDokki, Giza, Egypt
Circulation9,000 - 10,000 (2009)
WebsiteAl Wafd

Al-Wafd (Arabic: الوفد meaning the Mission in English)[1] is the daily newspaper published by the Wafd party in Giza, Egypt.

History and profile

Al Wafd was launched in 1984.[2][3] As the house organ of the liberal-democratic neo-Wafd party, the paper is considered an opposition paper,[4] although both party and paper have oscillated between support and opposition for the regime.

It is one of the highest circulated papers among those dailies owned by a political party in the country.[5] The circulation of the daily in 2000 was 600,000 copies.[6] The 2005 circulation of the daily was 180,000 copies.[7]

Mohamed Ali Ibrahim was named as the editor-in-chief of the paper in 2005.[7] Then Abbas Al Tarabili served as the editor-in-chief until February 2009.[8] During the Egyptian revolution in 2011 Osama Heikal was the editor-in-chief.[9] He was appointed information minister in July 2011.[9]

The paper has also an online version, called Al Wafd Gate.[10]

Controversy

Abbas Al Tarabili, then chief editor of the daily, was fired in February 2009 due to low circulation rates that were between 9,000 and 10,000.[8]

On 4 September 2013, the paper portrayed the US President Barack Obama as Satan due to his support for opposition forces in Syria.[11] The paper also argued that Obama is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Political Role of the Media". Country Studies. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ Hend Selim. "The Coverage of Egypt's Revolution in the Egyptian, American and Israeli Newspapers" (PDF). Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Mohamed El Bendary (2013). The Egyptian Revolution: Between Hope and Despair : Mubarak to Morsi. Algora Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-87586-992-6. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ Andrew Hammond (2007). Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-977-416-054-7. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. ^ Rasha Allam. Media landscapes. Egypt European Journalism Centre. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  6. ^ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project" (PDF). FRONTIERS/Population Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13–14)". Wikileaks. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Egypt: Al-Wafd newspaper editor fired because of drop in circulation". The Arab Press Network. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b "Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback". Committee to Protect Journalists. New York. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Media Situation in Egypt: Thirteenth report for the period June and August 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b Leslie Larson (5 September 2013). "Egyptian newspaper creates image of Obama as Satan". New York Daily News. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  12. ^ Sharona Schwartz (3 September 2013). "Egyptian Newspaper's Explosive Allegation: President Obama Is a Secret Muslim Brotherhood Member". The Blaze. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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