Between 1898 and 1906, the Arabic periodical ''aḍ-Ḍiyā''ʾ (

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: ''Illumination'') was published twice a month in

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. There are eight year's issues with 24 numbers each (first to third year), resp. 20 numbers each (fourth to eighth year). Its founder and

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was Ibrahīm al-Yāziǧī, a

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and journalist from Lebanon, who on his readers’ request published ''aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ'' in succession to his earlier periodical '' al-Bayān'' (1897–1898). As regards content, it had the same agenda as ''al-Bayān''. The subtitle of the periodical underlines this aspiration: “maǧallat ʿilmīya adabīya ṣaḥīya ṣanāʿīya“ (“a scientific, literary, sanitary and industrial journal”). It was one of the early magazines in Cairo which featured short stories. Alongside countless scientific and literary topics, articles on the development of newspapers in

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at that time are also to be found (cf. i. a. 1st year, 1st issue). A complete and free available digital version of this journal can be found in the digital collections of the ULB Bonn.

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* Dagmar Glaß. (2004). ''Der al-Muqtaṭaf und seine Öffentlichkeit. Aufklärung, Räsonnement und Meinungsstreit in der frühen arabischen Zeitschriftenkommunikation, Band I+II'', Würzburg, pp. 41f., 261, 429. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diya 1898 establishments in Egypt 1906 disestablishments in Egypt Defunct Arabic-language magazines Biweekly magazines published in Egypt Defunct cultural magazines Defunct magazines published in Cairo Magazines established in 1898 Magazines disestablished in 1906