Falastin Al Thawra

Falastin Al Thawra (Arabic: فلسطين الثورة, romanized: Filastin Al–Thawra, lit. 'Palestine of the Revolution') was an official weekly periodical of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which was published between 1972 and 1994 first in Beirut, Lebanon, and then in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the major media outlet of the PLO.

Falastin Al Thawra
Editor
CategoriesPolitical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Founded1972
First issue28 June 1972
Final issue17 July 1994
Based in
LanguageArabic

History and profile

Falastin Al Thawra was established in 1972, and its first issue appeared on 28 June that year.[1] The magazine succeeded another PLO publication entitled Fatah which appeared between 1970 and 1972.[2] Falastin Al Thawra was started when a Unified Information Unit was formed by the PLO to have a consolidate communication and media strategy.[3] The magazine came out weekly and was based in Beirut.[4][5] The founding editor-in-chief was Kamal Nasser who held the post until 10 April 1973 when he was assassinated by the Israeli agents.[1][6] Then Ahmad Abdel Rahman edited the magazine for a long time.[2][4]

Yasser Arafat read each editorial to be published in the magazine.[3] He had a regular column in the magazine entitled The Leader of the Revolution.[3] Mahmoud Abbas also published artciles in Falastin Al Thawra.[7] The Palestinian poet Ezzedine Al Manasara served as the editor of the culture section of the weekly.[8] One of the sections of the magazine, The Refugees Write, featured statements or poems by the Palestinian refugees from different countries.[2]

Yusuf Al Haytham, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, argued in 1976 that the magazine was close to the Fatah group.[9] Falastin Al Thawra was distributed in the Arab countries.[1] It was also clandestinely distributed in Palestine where the Israeli authorities arrested those who read, carried or owned it.[1] Its headquarters moved to Nicosia immediately after the PLO left Beirut in 1982.[10] The last issue of the magazine appeared on 17 July 1994.[1]

The issues of Falastin Al Thawra are archived by the Palestinian Resource Center.[1]

References
  1. "Palestine Revolution Magazine (Filastin Al-Thawra)". Yasser Arafat Museum. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. Dina Matar (2018). "PLO Cultural Activism". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 38 (2): 363, 365. doi:10.1215/1089201x-6982123.
  3. Dina Matar (2023). "The PLO's political communication arena; Arafat and the struggle for media legitimacy". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: 6–7, 14. doi:10.1080/13530194.2022.2087598.
  4. "Filastin Al-Thawra (Palestine of the Revolution)". Encyclopedia. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. Nur Masalha (2016). "The Concept of Palestine: The Conception of Palestine from the Late Bronze Age to the Modern Period". Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies. 15 (2): 191. doi:10.3366/hlps.2016.0140.
  6. Wael Abdelal (2012). From the Mosque to Satellite Broadcasting: A Historical Perspective of Hamas Media Strategy (PhD thesis). University of Exeter. p. 63.
  7. "72nd Anniversary of the Nakba - Amendment". Scottish Parliament Website. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. "Palestinian Poet Ezzedine Al Manasara Dies Aged 74". alowais.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. "Lebanon Explodes: "Battles of Survival"". MERIP Reports (44): 11. 1976. doi:10.2307/3011712. JSTOR 3011712.
  10. Bahjat Abuzanouna (2012). Enhancing democratic communication? Television and partisan politics in Palestine (PhD thesis). University of Westminster. p. 67. doi:10.34737/8z5x9.
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