''Hia'' is an Arabic monthly
women's magazine. It focuses on news in regard to affluent women and businesswomen in the Arab world.
History
The magazine was launched in
Riyadh
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in August 1992.
''Hia'' is one of the publications of
Saudi Research and Marketing Group
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(SRMG) which also owns other magazines such as ''
Sayidaty'', ''
Al Majalla'', ''
Al Jamila'', ''Bassim'' and ''Urdu Magazine'' as well as newspapers such as ''
Arab News'', ''
Al Eqtisadiah
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History
''Al Eqtisadiah'' was first launched as an economic ...
'' and ''
Asharq al Awsat
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''.
The publisher of ''Hia'' is Saudi Research and Publishing Company (SRPC), an affiliated company of SRMG.
[ In January 2013 ]Mai Badr
Mai Badr (born 6 July 1968) is the editor-in-chief of '' Hia'' magazine and deputy editor-in-chief of ''Sayidaty'' and ''Al Jamila''. Born in Birmingham, UK, she is of Syrian origin and is considered one of the most prominent Arab women journalists ...
was appointed editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the magazine. Adnan AlKateb is the editorial manager of ''Hia''.
The Audit Bureau of Circulation data showed that the circulation of the magazine was 43,424 between January and June 2004.
Content
The magazine provides news about luxury lifestyle, fashion, beauty, jewelry, travel and health.[ It also covers interviews with renowned personalities and celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, ]Donna Karan
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Early life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabin ...
, Princess Dana Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and Kim Kardashian
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. Ipsos
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surveys continuously indicate that it is the top magazine among affluent Arab women.
See also
* List of magazines in Saudi Arabia
In the 1990s there were about twenty-five magazines and periodicals in Saudi Arabia. Editions of some international magazines, including '' Marie Claire'' and ''Madame Figaro'', are also published in the country. The Arabic edition of ''Madame Fig ...
References
External links
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1992 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Arabic-language magazines
Magazines established in 1992
Magazines published in Saudi Arabia
Mass media in Riyadh
Monthly magazines
Women's magazines