''Al-Machriq'' (

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: ''The East'') was a

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founded in 1898 by

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and Chaldean

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Louis Cheikhô Louis Cheikho, ar, لويس شيخو, born Rizqallâh Cheikho (1859–1927) was a Jesuit Chaldean Catholic priest, Orientalist and Theologian. He pioneered Eastern Christian and Assyrian Chaldean literary research and made major contributions ...

, published by

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fathers of

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, Lebanon. The subtitle was ''Revue Catholique Orientale. Sciences, Lettres, Arts''. Cheikho edited ''

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'' in addition to ''Al Machriq''. ''Al-Machriq'' played a significant role in reviving

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. It extensively dealt with the rapport between the

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and the Marada, two Christian groups living in the region. It had run through 72 volumes by 1998.

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* R.B. Campbell: ''The Arabic Journal `al-Machriq'... under the editorship of Père L. Cheikho'', University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972. 1898 establishments in Ottoman Syria 1998 disestablishments in Lebanon Arabic-language magazines Catholicism in Beirut Catholic magazines Defunct magazines published in Lebanon Jesuit publications Lebanese Jesuits Magazines established in 1898 Magazines disestablished in 1998 Magazines published in Beirut Saint Joseph University {{Catholic-Church-journal-stub