Al_Siyasa
Al Siyasa
Newspaper of the Liberal Constitution Party in Egypt (1922–1951)
Al Siyasa (Arabic: The Politics) was an Egyptian newspaper which was the official media outlet of the now-defunct Liberal Constitutional Party. The paper was in circulation from 1922 to 1951.
| Owner(s) | Liberal Constitutional Party |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) |
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| Editor-in-chief | Mohammed Hussein Heikal |
| Founded | October 1922 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ceased publication | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Country | Egypt |
Al Siyasa was launched in 1922 shortly after the establishment of the Liberal Constitutional Party.[1] The first issue appeared in October that year.[2] The founders were Mohammed Hussein Heikal and Mahmoud Abdul Raziq.[3] The former also edited Al Siyasa.[4][5] Major contributors included Taha Hussein, Salama Moussa, Ali Mahmoud Taha, Ibrahim Nagi, Ibrahim Al Mazini and Mustafa Abdul Raziq.[3]
Following its start Al Siyasa supported religious freedom and secular thought.[1] During the 1920s the paper was particularly influential and the primary supporter of the reforms introduced in Turkey following the establishment of the new republican system.[1] At the same time it advocated Egyptian nationalism through the articles of Mohammed Hussein Heikal, which supported close economic and cultural relationships between Egypt and the countries of the Arab East.[6]
Al Siyasa was one of the four publications read by Egyptian women partly due to the fact that it featured a weekly women's page entitled Sahifat al Sayyida.[7] The page was started on 17 November 1922.[7] The other Cairo-based newspapers which also featured similar pages were Le Réveil, La Patrie and L'Information.[7]
However, the political stance of Al Siyasa explicitly changed, and it became a fierce critic of the foreign influence in Egypt.[8] In addition, the paper began to appeal to the beliefs of Muslims in the 1930s and claimed that the missionaries in the country were criminals.[4] It also attacked the Copts in the country.[9]
The major rival of Al Siyasa was Al Balagh, and the rivalry between them continued until 1951.[2] Both papers launched a weekly edition in 1926.[2] That of Al Siyasa was entitled Al Siyasa Al Usbuʿiyya which was started in March that year and existed until 1930.[2][10] Al Siyasa ceased publication in 1951.[3][11]
- Richard Hattemer (January 2000). "Ataturk and the reforms in Turkey as reflected in the Egyptian press". Journal of Islamic Studies. 11 (1): 23, 33. doi:10.1093/jis/11.1.21.
- Ami Ayalon (1995). The Press in the Arab Middle East: A History. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-19-535857-5.
- Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. (2013). Historical Dictionary of Egypt (4th ed.). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-8108-8025-2.
- B. L. Carter (October 1984). "On Spreading the Gospel to Egyptians Sitting in Darkness: The Political Problem of Missionaries in Egypt in the 1930s". Middle Eastern Studies. 20–25 (4): 21. doi:10.1080/00263208408700597.
- Thomas Mayer (April 1984). "Egypt and the 1936 Arab Revolt in Palestine". Journal of Contemporary History. 19 (2): 276. doi:10.1177/002200948401900206. S2CID 161072118.
- Ralph M. Coury (1982). "Who "Invented" Egyptian Arab Nationalism? Part 2". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 14 (4): 460. doi:10.1017/S0020743800052168. JSTOR 162976.
- "The Chargé in Egypt (Winship) to the Secretary of State". Cairo: Office of the Historian. 23 December 1927.
Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1928, Volume II, Document 743
- B. L. Carter (2012). The Copts in Egyptian Politics (RLE Egypt). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-415-81124-8.
- "Al Siyāsah". Library of Congress. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
