Former editors | Anis Mansour |
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Categories | Political magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Dar Al Maarif |
Founded | 1976 |
First issue | 31 October 1976 |
Company | Dar Al Maarif |
Country | Egypt |
Based in | Cairo |
Language | Arabic |
Website | October |
ISSN | 1110-8983 |
October (Arabic: اكتوبر) is a political magazine published in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the state-owned publications in the country.[1]
October was established by Dar Al Maarif group in 1976.[2][3] The first issue appeared on 31 October that year.[4] It is a political and social magazine published by Dar Al Maarif group weekly on Saturdays.[2][5] The company is owned by the Egyptian government[2] and is based in Cairo.[3]
Anis Mansour, an Egyptian writer, was the first editor-in-chief of the magazine[2][6] who held the post for a long period.[7][8] Ismail Montassar also served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.[9] On 28 June 2014 Hassan Abu Taleb became the editor-in-chief of October.[10] In September 2020 Muhammad Amin Ali Al Sayed was named as the editor-in-chief.[11]
During the editorship of Anis Mansour the magazine published the articles by Israeli writers between 1979 and 1981.[7][12]
October sold 120,000 copies in 2000.[13]