Al-Mu'ayyad (newspaper)

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Al-Mu'ayyad
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Ali Yusuf
Founded1889
LanguageArabic
Ceased publication1900
HeadquartersCairo
CountryEgypt

Al-Mu'ayyad (Arabic: The Supporter) was an Arabic daily newspaper published in Egypt in the period 1889 to 1900. It was one of the influential dailies of that period in Egypt. [1]

History and profile

Al-Mu'ayyad was launched by Ali Yusuf in 1889. [2] [3] He also edited the paper. [1] [4] Al-Mu'ayyad was considered to be an anti-imperialist and pan-Islamic publication and received covert funding from Khedive Abbas Hilmi. [5] [6] It frequently published articles praising the Khedive emphasizing his closeness to his subjects. [7] The paper was one of the Egyptian publications which advocated Jamal al-Din al-Afghani's ijtihad view. [8]

As of 1897 the paper had nearly six thousands subscribers like Al-Ahram and Al Muqattam . [9] There was a heated debate between Al-Mu'ayyad and Al Muqattam during the British occupation of Egypt between 1892 and 1914 in that the latter was an ardent supporter of the British and Al-Mu'ayyad a militant supporter of the independence of Egypt. [9]

One of the most significant contributors of Al-Mu'ayyad was Mustafa Kamil Pasha. [10] The paper was closed down by the British authorities in 1900. [10] Following this incident Mustafa Kamil Pasha established his own newspaper, Al Liwa , to publish his views. [10]

Al-Mu'ayyad returned as a weekly, published until 1914. [11]

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