Assabeel Explained
Assabeel (Arabic: السبيل;) is an Arabic weekly newspaper in Amman, Jordan.[1] The paper was described by a leaked US cable as an Islamist publication.[2]
History
Assabeel was launched by the Muslim Brotherhood members in Jordan in 1993.[2] [3] Editor-in-chief of the paper is Atef Al Joulani.[4] The paper was the continuation of the Brotherhood's official publication Al Ribat.[2] The 2002 circulation of the paper was reported by Saud Abu Mahfuz, general manager of the weekly, to be 17,000.[2] The paper became daily in 2009.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Monroe E. Price. Beata Rozumilowicz. Stefaan G. Verhulst. Media Reform: Democratizing the Media, Democratizing the State. 2003. Routledge. 978-1-134-54436-3. 117.
- Web site: Assabeel: Understanding Jordan's Preeminent Islamist Weekly. Wikileaks. 21 September 2013. 30 June 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922200515/http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=02AMMAN3549. 22 September 2013. dead.
- Web site: Arab Media Review (January-June 2012) . Anti-Defamation League . 21 September 2013 . 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925083204/http://archive.adl.org/images/Arab-Media-Review-January-June-2012.pdf . 25 September 2013 .
- Najjar. Orayb Aref. The Ebb and Flow of the Liberalization of the Jordanian Press: 1985−1997. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 1998. 75. 127. 127–142. 10.1177/107769909807500113.
- Web site: Middle East Press Review. Anti-Defamation League. 12 August 2014. July–December 2013.
