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Adab wa Naqd

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Adab wa Naqd
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherProgressive National Unionist Party
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageArabic
ISSN1110-306X
OCLC86068321

Adab wa Naqd (Arabic: Literature and Criticism) is a monthly literary magazine published in Egypt. It has been in circulation since 1984 and is affiliated with the Progressive National Unionist Party.

History and profile

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Adab wa Naqd, based in Cairo, was established in 1984.[1][2] The Progressive National Unionist Party is the publisher of the magazine[3][4] which is published monthly.[5]

Rifaat Al Said is the chairman of the magazine.[6] Farida Al Naqqash served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine which she assumed in 1987.[1][7] Another former editor-in-chief is Al Taher Makki.[6] Helmi Salem was the managing editor and editor-in-chief of the magazine.[8][9] Muhammad Afifi Matar, an Egyptian poet, is among former contributors of the magazine.[10] Another Egyptian poet Iman Mersal served in the magazine as an editor for the cultural and literary reviews.[11]

In addition to literary works and literary criticisms the magazine also publishes interviews with major artists[2] and articles on history.[12]

In November 2011, the magazine experienced serious financial problems and was about to be ceased.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About Us". Adab wa Naqd. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Mahmoud Saeed (Spring 2000). "Remembering Hani al-Rahib: Death Ends Novelist's Portrayal of Arab World in Crisis". Al Jadid. 6 (31).
  3. ^ Mahmoud El Wardani (11–17 November 1999). "At a glance". Al Ahram Weekly (455). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ Marie Duboc (2011). "Egyptian Leftist Intellectuals' Activism from the Margins: Overcoming the Mobilization/Demobilization Dichotomy". In Joel Beinin; Frédéric Vairel (eds.). Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8047-7778-0.
  5. ^ "At a glance". Al Ahram Weekly (459). 9–15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Egypt's longest-running literary magazine at risk of closure". Ahram Online. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Ibn Rushd Prize 2000 for Emancipation of Women in the Arab World". Ibn Rushd Fund. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Egyptian poet Helmy Salem has died from lung cancer, aged 61 years". Banipal. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Departure of Egyptian Poet Helmi Salem Monday 30 July, 2012". Alowais. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. ^ Muḥammad ʻAfīfī Maṭar (1997). Quartet of Joy. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-55728-488-4.
  11. ^ Sudeep Sen (9 August 2013). "World Poetry Portfolio #59: Iman Mersal". Molossus. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Middle East Journals". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.