Al-Ahram Weekly
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| Categories | Nasserism, anti-reform |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Al-Ahram Publishing House |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Website | english |
Al-Ahram Weekly is an English-language weekly broadsheet printed by the Al-Ahram Publishing House in Cairo, Egypt.
History and profile
[edit]Al Ahram Weekly was established in 1991 by the Al-Ahram newspaper, which also runs a French-language weekly version, Al-Ahram Hebdo.
Between 1991 and 2003, founder Hosni Guindi, served as the editor-in-chief and Hani Shukrallah as managing editor[1] and co-founder Mona Anis as deputy editor-in-chief. After Hosni's death in 2003, Shukrallah succeeded him as acting editor. In 2005 Egypt's Shura Council appointed Assem El-Qersh as the paper's editor-in-chief, replacing Shukrallah. In June 2014, Galal Nassar was appointed editor-in-chief of the weekly.[2]
The circulation of the magazine in 2000 was 50,000 copies.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of magazines in Egypt
- Sherif Sonbol, Al Ahram Weekly chief photographer
References
[edit]- ^ "Covering the Arab Spring Myths, Lies And Truths" (PDF). American University of Beirut. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Egypt: Press Council Appoints Editors of State-Owned Newspapers". Aswat Masriya. Cairo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ 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.