Al Jamila
 March 2012 cover of Al Jamila | |
| Editor-in-chief | Mohammed Fahad Al Harthi |
|---|---|
| Categories | Women's magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 69.393 (2009)[1] |
| Publisher | Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC) |
| First issue | 1 October 1994 |
| Company | Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Language | Arabic |
Al Jamila is an Arabic monthly women's magazine, published in Dubai. It is one of the publications of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
History and ownership
Al Jamila was firstly launched in London[2] and then, in Riyadh in October 1994.[3] The magazine was relocated from London to Dubai in 2005.[4]
It is one of the magazines published by Saudi Research and Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG).[5] SRMG also owns other magazines such as Sayidaty, The Majalla, Urdu Magazine and Hia as well as newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah, Urdu News and Asharq al Awsat.[6]
Mohammed Fahad Al Harthi is the editor-in-chief of the magazine, who has been in this post since 2004.[7][8] He is also editor-in-chief of Sayidaty.[8]
Content
Al Jamila mainly involves news on beauty and health, and offers its readers in-depth articles about the latest make-up looks, beauty products and treatments as well as news on health and fitness.[1][9]
Readership
It is reported by Al Khaleejiah in 2011 that Al Jamila is read 89.7% by females and 10.3% by males. It is further indicated that female readers of the magazine are those between 18 and 29 years old.[10] Therefore, the target audience of the magazine is teenagers and young adult women in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.[11]
See also
List of magazines in Saudi Arabia
References
- ^ a b "Saudi Research and Marketing Group" (PDF). Global Investment House. November 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Biography". Hisham Ali Hafiz. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Al Jamila". Folded Up. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Parker, Mushtak (6 December 2006). "SRMG: Taking the Publishing Sector in Mideast by Storm". Arab News. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Al Jamila Fact Sheet". Magazines About. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Medıa personalıty of the year; AMF honours Saudı Prınce Faısal" (PDF). MEPA Monthly Bulletin. 31 (31). March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Mohammed Fahad Alharthi". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Who we are". SRMG. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "SRPC Publications". SRMG. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Al Jamila" (PDF). Al Khaleejiah. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "The Beauty and Glamour Magazine". Al Khaleejiah. Retrieved 19 August 2012.