| Owner: | Liberal Constitutional Party |
| Chiefeditor: | Mohammed Hussein Heikal |
| Foundation: | October 1922 |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Ceased Publication: | 1951 |
| Publishing Country: | Egypt |
(Arabic: The Politics) was an Egyptian newspaper which was the official media outlet of the now-defunct Liberal Constitutional Party. The paper was in circulation from 1922 to 1951.
was launched in 1922 shortly after the establishment of the Liberal Constitutional Party.[1] The first issue appeared in October that year.[2] The founders were Mohammed Hussein Heikal and Mahmoud Abdul Raziq. The former also edited .[3] Major contributors included Taha Hussein, Salama Moussa, Ali Mahmoud Taha, Ibrahim Nagi, Ibrahim Al Mazini and Mustafa Abdul Raziq.
Following its start supported religious freedom and secular thought.[1] During the 1920s the paper was particularly influential and the primary supporter of the reforms introduced in Turkey following the establishment of the new republican system.[1] At the same time it advocated Egyptian nationalism through the articles of Mohammed Hussein Heikal, which supported close economic and cultural relationships between Egypt and the countries of the Arab East.[4]
was one of the four publications read by Egyptian women partly due to the fact that it featured a weekly women's page entitled . The page was started on 17 November 1922. The other Cairo-based newspapers which also featured similar pages were, and .[5]
However, the political stance of explicitly changed, and it became a fierce critic of the foreign influence in Egypt.[6] In addition, the paper began to appeal to the beliefs of Muslims in the 1930s and claimed that the missionaries in the country were criminals.[7] It also attacked the Copts in the country.[8]
The major rival of was Al Balagh, and the rivalry between them continued until 1951.[2] Both papers launched a weekly edition in 1926.[2] That of was entitled which was started in March that year and existed until 1930.[2] [9] ceased publication in 1951.[10] [11]