Al Hasnaa

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Al Hasnaa
EditorAlawia Sobh
Former editorsAlia Al Solh
CategoriesWomen's magazine
Founder Georges Nicholas Baz
Founded1909
CountryLebanon
Based in Beirut
LanguageArabic language
Website Al Hasnaa

Al Hasnaa (Arabic: Belle) is an Arabic language women's magazine based in Beirut, Lebanon. The magazine has been in circulation since 1909.

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History and profile

Al Hasnaa was launched by Georges Nicholas Baz in 1909. [1] [2] Baz was also the founding editor-in-chief of the magazine which was based in Beirut. [2] [3] The constitutional reforms in the Ottoman Empire in 1908 made it possible to establish the magazine providing a flexible atmosphere for the publications. [4]

One of the early contributors was Esther Azhari Moyal, a Lebanese Jewish journalist, feminist, and translator. [2] [5] In 1968 Alia Al Solh, a daughter of Riad Al Solh, was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine. [6] Alawia Sobh served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine who was appointed to the post in 1986. [7]

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