Al Ameen (newspaper)

Al Ameen was a Malayalam language newspaper founded in 1924 by Mohammed Abdur Rahiman in Calicut, India.[1][2][3][4] It continued its publication until 1939 when it was banned by the Madras government for campaigning in support of India's non-cooperation in World War II. Al Ameen has a very important place in the history of Indian independence movement in Malabar.

Al Ameen
Front page of Al Ameen, 1937
Founder(s)Mohammed Abdur Rahiman
FoundedOctober 12, 1924 (1924-10-12)
LanguageMalayalam
Ceased publication1939
HeadquartersCalicut
CountryBritish India

History

Mohammed Abdur Rahiman registered Al-Ameen Company in Calicut in 1923. The first issue of Al Ameen newspaper came out on 12 October 1924, on Prophet Muhammad's birthday.[5] The first issue was published with a message from Vallathol Narayana Menon. The newspaper was started for supporting the Indian independence movement and Khilafat Movement, and to reform Malabar's Muslim community.[3] Abdur Rahiman's statement in Mathrubhumi about Al Ameen reads: "In Al-Ameen, along with the local news and telegraphic messages, there will be various articles borrowed from English, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil newspapers in India and abroad. It will be very helpful to know about the news related to Indian National Congress and Khilafat Movement. The opinions published by Mohammad Ali Jauhar in The Comrade will be carried in Al-Ameen also.[6]

Initially published as a tri-weekly, Al Ameen became a daily in 1930. In the period of activities of the Indian freedom struggle, Al Ameen had taken a harsh and attacking attitude towards the British rule.[7][8] The Madras government confiscated the Al Ameen's press in August 1930. Al Ameen resumed publication in November 1930, but soon became a tri-weekly due to financial issues. In March 1939, it started publication as a daily again. It continued publication as a daily until September 1939 when it was banned by the Madras government for campaigning in support of India's non-cooperation in World War II.[3]

References
  1. "Mohd.Abdurehman Sahib(kunhumohd.) Karukapadath". geni.com.
  2. "History of Media in Kerala". kerala media academy. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. History of Mass Media (PDF). University of Calicut. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. "Patriotism was part of faith for Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib: Union Minister Mullappalli Ramachandran". two circles.
  5. Khadar Pannikkottur (16 November 1997). "Al-Ameen, Swathanthrya Samarathinte Padavaal". Madhyamam.
  6. Stella Joseph. "Horizons become wider" (PDF). Print and public sphere in Malabar: a study of early newspapers (1847-1930) (Thesis). University of Calicut.
  7. "Tolerant protest of Kerala Muslims against blasphemy". cafe dissensus.
  8. "കൊടുങ്കാറ്റുപോലെ വന്നു, കൊടുങ്കാറ്റുപോലെ പോയി". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15.


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