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The Arab Observer was an English-language weekly news magazine published in Cairo, Egypt, between 1960 and 1966.

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The Arab Observer was founded by Zain Nagati in 1960. At the time, it was one of the only English-language publications from the Middle East. Although not officially a state organ, it generally followed the political orthodoxy of the time [1] and supported the Nasser's government. [2] [3]

Its most famous contributor was Maya Angelou, who worked as an editor while she was in Cairo. [4] Mahmoud Amr is the former editor-in-chief of the magazine. [5]

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References

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  2. Gerasimos Tsourapas (2016). "Nasser's Educators and Agitators across al-Watan al-'Arabi: Tracing the Foreign Policy Importance of Egyptian Regional Migration, 1952-1967". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies . 43 (3): 340. doi:10.1080/13530194.2015.1102708. S2CID   159943632.
  3. Ali A. Mazrui (April 1964). "Africa and the Egyptian's Four Circles". African Affairs . 63 (251): 134. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a095199.
  4. "A Celebration of Rising "Joy"!" (PDF). WFU. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 106. ISBN   978-3-11-093004-7.