Weekly literary magazine in Egypt (1933–1953)
Arrissalah |
| Editor | Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat |
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| Categories | Literature, poetry, social issues |
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| Frequency | Biweekly
Weekly |
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| First issue | 15 January 1933 (1933-01-15) |
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Final issue
Number | 23 February 1953 (1953-02-23)
1025 |
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| Country | Egypt |
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| Based in | Abdeen, Cairo |
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| Language | Arabic |
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Arrissalah (Arabic: الرسالة Ar-Risala: the message, or مجلة الرسالة Ar-Risala Magazine) was an Arabic weekly cultural magazine for literature, science, and art published in Cairo from 1933 to 1953.[1][2] It has been described as "the most important intellectual weekly in the 1930s Egypt and the Arab world."[3]
History and profile
The first issue of Arrissalah appeared in January 1933.[4] It was published by Dar Arrissalah and owned and edited by Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat.[4] Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid was instrumental in the establishment of the magazine.[5] It was consisted of 86 pages which were printed on the A4-sized paper.[2] Arrissalah was started as a biweekly publication, but its frequency was switched to weekly later.[4]
The magazine featured the work of prominent writers such as Sayyid Qutb, Ahmad Amin, Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid, Ahmad Zaki Pasha, Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq, Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie, Taha Hussein, Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker, and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi.[4]
