Abyad wa Aswad explained

Frequency:Weekly
Category:Political magazine
Founded:2001
Country:Syria
Based:Damascus
Language:Arabic
Website:https://www.abyadwaaswad.com/

Abyaḍ wa Aswad (Arabic: أبيض وأسود||''Black and White'') is an Arabic independent weekly political culture magazine published in Damascus, Syria. The magazine is privately owned.

History and profile

Abyad wa Aswad was established in early 2001.[1] Publication license was granted in 2002, making the magazine the first independent political weekly in Syria.[2] The first issue appeared on 22 July 2002.[3] The magazine, headquartered in Damascus, is a privately owned publication.[4] [5] Bilal Turkmani, former defense minister Hasan Turkmani's son, is the owner of Abyad wa Aswad.[6] [7]

The magazine adopts a critical attitude towards the activities of the Syrian government[1] and contains reform-oriented articles.[8] [9] For instance, the magazine criticized the Syrian foreign ministry in 2003 for not attending the special session of the UN Security Council during which UN Security Council resolution 1483 that was about ending the sanctions against Iraq had been voted.[5] It further argued that both the foreign ministry and other governmental bodies had no dynamism and flexibility.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salam Kawakibi. The Private Media in Syria. University of Amsterdam and Hivos. 16 September 2014. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042547/http://acimedit.be/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/The-private-media-in-Syria.pdf. 29 November 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Attacks on the Press 2002: Syria. CPJ. 2 October 2013. 31 March 2003.
  3. News: Syria's 1st Private Magazine Arrives. 2 October 2013. Associated Press News. 22 July 2002.
  4. Web site: Syrian media. Foreign Policy Watch. 2 October 2013. Sami Moubayed. 17 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215213/http://fpwatch.com/?p=85. 4 October 2013. dead.
  5. News: Two private Syrian publications criticize the information and foreign ministries. 2 October 2013. Arabic News. 14 July 2003. dead. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213618/http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/030714/2003071402.html.
  6. Nicholas Blandford. Syrian media liberalisation causes a stir. The Middle East. 1 February 2005.
  7. Web site: Ninth: The press, mass media, journalistic and mass media freedoms. Syrian Human Rights Committee. 2 October 2013. 26 June 2004.
  8. News: Censors ease up on Syrian press. 2 October 2013. The Christian Science Monitor. 28 December 2004. Nicholas Blandford. Damascus.
  9. Web site: Syria Country Report. https://archive.today/20131002181955/http://www.bti-project.org/countryreports/mena/syr/2010/index.nc. dead. 2 October 2013. BTI. 2 October 2013. 2010.

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