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.

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

History and profile edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.