Al Karmel

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Al Karmel
Editor-in-chief Mahmoud Darwish
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FounderMahmoud Darwish
Founded1981
Final issue2008
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Based in
Language Arabic

Al Karmel was a literary magazine which existed between 1981 and 2008. The magazine is known for its founder and editor Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian writer. It was based in various cities during its run.

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History and profile

Al Karmel was established by Mahmoud Darwish in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1981. [1] Darwish edited the magazine until his death. [1] [2] Its publisher was Al Karmel Cultural Foundation. [1] Elias Khoury was the editor of the magazine between 1981 and 1982. [3]

Following the Palestine Liberation Organization's departure from Beirut in 1982 the magazine's headquarters moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, where it was printed until 1996. [4] [5] The associate editor of the magazine when it was headquartered in Nicosia was Salim Barakat, a Syrian writer. [6] Next Darwish published the magazine in Paris. [4] Then it was restarted in Ramallah, Palestine. [5] [7]

Darwish published many poems in Al Karmel, including prose poems. [2] One of his prose poems was about the events occurred on 6 June 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon and was featured in the magazine in 1986. [8] Edward Said was a regular contributor of the magazine, and through his literary critics Said became known in the Arab world. [9] Said's contributions also made Mahmoud Darwish's poems much more eminent. [9] Arab and Israeli writers contributed to the title in addition to international ones such as Russell Banks, J. M. Coetzee and José Saramago. [5] The magazine featured short stories and essays written by the Palestinian writer Asia Shibli. [10]

The headquarters of Al Karmel in Ramallah was destroyed by the Israeli army in April 2002. [5]

Al Karmel folded in 2008. [9]

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