October (magazine)

October (Arabic: اكتوبر, romanized: Uktūbir) is a political magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the state-owned publications in the country.[1]

For a Russian magazine with the same name, see Oktyabr (magazine).

October
Former editorsAnis Mansour
CategoriesPolitical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherDar Al Maarif
Founded1976 (1976)
First issue31 October 1976
CompanyDar Al Maarif
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageArabic
WebsiteOctober
ISSN1110-8983

History and profile

October was established by Dar Al Maarif group in 1976.[2][3] The first issue appeared on 31 October that year.[4] It is a political and social magazine published by Dar Al Maarif group weekly on Saturdays.[2][5] The company is owned by the Egyptian government[2] and is based in Cairo.[3]

Anis Mansour, an Egyptian writer, was the first editor-in-chief of the magazine[2][6] who held the post for a long period.[7][8] Ismail Montassar also served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.[9] On 28 June 2014 Hassan Abu Taleb became the editor-in-chief of October.[10] In September 2020 Muhammad Amin Ali Al Sayed was named as the editor-in-chief.[11]

During the editorship of Anis Mansour the magazine published the articles by Israeli writers between 1979 and 1981.[7][12]

October sold 120,000 copies in 2000.[13]

See also

References
  1. Mohamed El Bendary (2013). The Egyptian Revolution: Between Hope and Despair: Mubarak to Morsi. New York: Algora Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-87586-992-6.
  2. Mohamed El Bendary (2010). The Egyptian Press and Coverage of Local and International Events. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-7391-4520-3.
  3. "Media Landscape". Menassat. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. "Catalogue record". Indiana University. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. Hala El Zahed. "Egyptian Press and the Transition to Democracy" (PDF). LSE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. Gabriel R. Warburg (1982). "Islam and Politics in Egypt: 1952-80". Middle Eastern Studies. 18 (2): 144. doi:10.1080/00263208208700502.
  7. William B. Quandt (1988). The Middle East: Ten Years After Camp David. Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-8157-2052-1.
  8. "Anis Mansour". Masress. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  9. Mohamed El Bendary (2011). The "ugly American" in the Arab Mind: Why Do Arabs Resent America?. Washington DC: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-59797-673-2.
  10. "Media Situation in Egypt: Thirteenth report for the period June and August 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ""الوطنية للصحافة" تعلن التغييرات الجديدة بالمؤسسات القومية.. الإبقاء على عبد المحسن سلامة لرئاسة مجلس إدارة الأهرام.. اختيار أحمد جلال لمؤسسة أخبار اليوم.. ومحمد حافظ لإدارة دار التحرير.. وتعيينات رؤساء التحرير". Youm7 (in Arabic). 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. Hassan A. Barari (2012). Israelism: Arab Scholarship on Israel, a Critical Assessment. Reading: Ithaca Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-86372-416-9.
  13. Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project" (Report). FRONTIERS/Population Council. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.