Nesf El Donya (Arabic: نصف الدنيا, lit. 'Half of the World'), also known as Nesf El Donia, is a weekly women's and political magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. It has been in circulation since 1989.
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| Categories | Women's magazine Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Company | Al Ahram Publishing Group |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
History and profile edit
Nesf El Donya was first published in 1989.[1][2] It is published by Al Ahram publication group,[1][2] and its editors-in-chief are appointed by the Supreme Press Council which is a state-run body.[3][4][5] The weekly is based in Cairo.[6]
The magazine targets the working Egyptian women.[1] It offers political news,[7] and covers also articles about legal, religious, social affairs, focusing on their relation to women.[1] The magazine includes a special section on female genital mutilation which features articles about its negative aspects.[8] In addition, the weekly publishes interviews with significant female figures one of which was with Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, wife of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi.[9]
Afkar El Kharadly and Ali Al Sayed are the former editors-in-chief of the weekly.[4][10][11] In June 2014, Amal Fawzi was appointed to the post.[3] In September 2020 Marwa Mamdouh Anis Al Tobji was named as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[12]
The circulation of Nesf El Donya in 2000 was 350,000 copies.[13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Sonia Aly Dabbous (October 2002). "Women in the Media Past - Present - Future..." Ayamm. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b Ghada Hashem Talhami (2013). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-8108-6858-8.
- ^ a b "Press council appoints editors of state-owned newspapers". Aswat Masriya. Cairo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Pack of cards". Al Ahram Weekly. No. 833. February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
- ^ Safaa Abdoun; Marwa Al A’asar (18 January 2011). "Shoura Council reshuffles editors of state papers, magazines". Daily News Egypt. Cairo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "The Press in Egypt". Egypt Press. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Rasha Allam (2 June 2008). "Countering the Negative Image of Arab Women in the Arab Media: Toward a "Pan Arab Eye" Media Watch Project". The Middle East Institute Policy Brief (15).
- ^ Ghada Barsoum; et al. (October 2009). "Toward FGM-Free Villages in Egypt" (PDF). Population Council. p. 35. Archived from the original (Project report) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Mayy El Sheijh; David D. Kirkpatrick (27 June 2012). "Egypt's Everywoman Finds Her Place is in the Presidential Palace". The New York Times. Cairo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "7th Arab Media Forum 2008 Participants". Arab Media Forum. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Media Situation in Egypt: Twelfth report for the period May and June 2014" (Report). Al Sawt Al Hurr. 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Sahar Hegazi; Mona Khalifa (October 2000). "Increasing the Coverage of Reproductive Health Issues in Egyptian Press Project". FRONTIERS/Population Council. doi:10.31899/rh4.1139.