The Majalla Explained

Editor:Ghassan Charbel
Editor Title:Editor-in-chief
Frequency:Weekly
Circulation:86.961 (2009)
Category:Online news magazine
Company:Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG)
Publisher:Saudi Research Publishing Company
Founded:1980
Finaldate:April 2009 (print)
Country:United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia
Language:Arabic, English and Persian
Website:The Majalla
Issn:0261-0876

The Majalla, often directly transliterated as Al Majalla (Arabic:المجلة, "the magazine") is a Saudi-owned, London-based political news journal published in Arabic, English and Persian. The magazine's headquarters in Saudi Arabia is in Jeddah.[1]

From 1980 to 2009 a print edition was issued weekly, every Sunday. In April 2009 the magazine moved to an all-online format.[2] [3] The online version continues to be published weekly.[4]

History and profile

The Majalla was launched by Hisham Hafiz in London in 1980.[5] [6] The magazine is owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG),[7] and was reestablished in 1987 by Ahmed bin Salman, then chairman of the SRMG.[8] The former chairman of the SRMG is Turki bin Salman Al Saud.[9]

The SRMG owns many other newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah, Urdu News and Asharq Al Awsat and magazines, including Sayidaty, Al Jamila, Arrajol, Bassim and Heya.[10]

The Majalla, along with Sayidaty and Al Yamamah, is among popular magazines in Saudi Arabia.[11]

Editors

Abdul Karim Abou-Nasr was the first chief editor of the magazine. He created the concept and managed it from April 1, 1979 to October 22, 1983. The first issue was published on February 16, 1980. During this period, Elias Mansour was the managing editor and Gaby G. Tabarani[12] was the secretary of the editorial staff. From 1983 to 1987 the chief editor of the magazine was Othman Al Omeir who owns news portal Elaph.[13] Then Abdel Rahman Al Rashid served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine from 1987 to 1998.[14] Adel Al Toraifi was appointed editor-in-chief of the Majalla in 2010,[15] and the chief editor of the magazine.[16] In July 2012, Toraifi was also appointed deputy chief editor of Asharq Al Awsat, a daily published by SRMG.[17] Toraifi's term as the editor-in-chief of the magazine ended in July 2014 when Salman bin Yousuf Al Dossary was appointed to the post.[18] [19] His term ended in 2016 when Ghassan Charbel was appointed to the post.[20]

The Majalla offers the readers an overview of the main weekly news, analysis and exclusive reports with a focus on political affairs. The magazine also provides news from USA Today, Time Magazine, World Monitor and MEED.

Because of its close connection with the Arab world, The Majalla has often broken stories from sources close to militant groups like the PLO,[21] Hamas,[22] and Al-Qaeda.[23] [24] [25] It also publishes articles written by senior Saudi princes like Prince Turki Al Faisal.

The magazine is also well known for its political cartoons, particularly those by the late Mahmoud Kahil.[26] These were often critical of Israel and the United States.[27] [28] The Majalla sponsored London's first Festival for Arab Caricature in 1989.

Circulation

In 1994 The Majalla sold 116,000 copies.[29] The audited circulation of the magazine at the end of the 1990s is stated to be just under 100,000 copies.[6] Its 2009 circulation was 86,961 copies.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Toby Jones . Seeking a "Social Contract" for Saudi Arabia. Middle East Report. Fall 2003. 228. 46 . 10.2307/1559380 . 1559380.
  2. Web site: Social Media in the Arab World: Leading up to the Uprisings of 2011. The Center for International Media Assistance. 25 September 2013. Jeffrey Ghannam. 3 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Gabriel Chahine. Christopher Vollmer. The Advent of Digital News in the GCC. Booz & Company. 2 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Arab Media Outlook 2009-2013. Dubai Press Club and Value Partners. 15 September 2013.
  5. Web site: Biography. Hisham Hafiz. 4 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170851/http://www.hishamalihafiz.com/bio.htm. 11 July 2011. dmy-all.
  6. Jon B. Alterman. New Media New Politics?. The Washington Institute. 1998. 48.
  7. Web site: Saudi Research and Marketing Group. Money Expert Club. 4 June 2012. November 2009.
  8. News: SRMG. 14 December 2012. The Majalla. September 2011.
  9. News: Saudi Research and Marketing Group appoints new chairman. 12 February 2013. Al Arabiya. 10 February 2013.
  10. Media personality of the year; AMF honours Saudi Prince Faısal. MEPA Monthly Bulletin. March 2009. 31. 31.
  11. Web site: Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy. The Saudi Network. 6 June 2012.
  12. Book: Gabriel G. Tabarani. Jihad's New Heartlands: Why the West has Failed to Contain Islamic Fundamentalism. 16 May 2011. Author House. 978-1-4678-9180-6. 7.
  13. News: The Murdoch of the Middle East. 2 June 2012. The Majalla. 21 May 2010.
  14. Web site: Abdel Rahman Al Rashid. The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research. 26 February 2013.
  15. News: Al Toraifi New Editor-in-chief of Asharq Al Awsat. 14 December 2012. Asharq Al Awsat. 11 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121211060843/http://asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1. 11 December 2012. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: About The Majalla. SUSRIS. 10 November 2014.
  17. News: Adel Al-Toraifi appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al Awsat. 14 December 2012. The Majalla. 4 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006212216/http://www.majalla.com/eng/2012/07/article55232831. 6 October 2012. dmy-all.
  18. News: Adel Al Toraifi. 26 June 2014. Arabian Business.
  19. http://english.aawsat.com/2014/07/article55333868/salman-al-dossary-appointed-asharq-al-awsat-editor-in-chief Salman Al Dossary appointed Asharq Al Awsat editor in chief
  20. News: Ghassan Charbel appointed editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat. 10 April 2021. Arab News. 24 November 2016.
  21. Rage and Reason. David Remnick. The New Yorker. 6 May 2002.
  22. Web site: The Pragmatic Dimension of the Palestinian Hamas: A Network Perspective. 583. Shaul Mishal.
  23. Web site: Japan, Korea new terror fronts. https://web.archive.org/web/20031123100050/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/EK22Dh01.html. unfit. 23 November 2003. 22 November 2003. Miyazaki, Jamie. Asia Times.
  24. Web site: Al Qaeda vows back-breaking strike. 27 December 2003. Reuters.
  25. Web site: Report: Al-Qaida claims responsibility for attacks. 15 November 2003. Lis, Jonathan. Haaretz.
  26. Web site: Welcome. Mahmoud Kahil. 4 April 2013.
  27. Book: Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, politics, and the media. 260. Andrew Hammond. 2007. 978-977-416-054-7. American University in Cairo Press.
  28. Book: Saddam's war of words: politics, religion, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 165. Long, Jerry M. 2004. 0-292-70264-7. University of Texas Press.
  29. Book: Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. 1994. Greenwood Press. Westport, CT. 247. Kuldip R. Rampal. Yahya R.Kamalipour. Hamid Mowlana. Saudi Arabia. 978-0-3132-8535-6.
  30. Web site: Saudi Research and Marketing Group. Global Investment House. 28 May 2012. November 2009.

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