Al Hasnaa

Al Hasnaa (Arabic: Belle) is an Arabic language women's magazine based in Beirut, Lebanon. The magazine has been in circulation since 1909.

Al Hasnaa
EditorAlawia Sobh
Former editorsAlia Al Solh
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FounderGeorges Nicholas Baz
Year founded1909
CountryLebanon
Based inBeirut
LanguageArabic language
WebsiteAl Hasnaa

History and profile

Al Hasnaa was launched by Georges Nicholas Baz in 1909.[1][2] Baz was also the founding editor-in-chief of the magazine which was based in Beirut.[2][3] The constitutional reforms in the Ottoman Empire in 1908 made it possible to establish the magazine providing a flexible atmosphere for the publications.[4]

One of the early contributors was Esther Azhari Moyal, a Lebanese Jewish journalist, feminist, and translator.[2] In 1968 Alia Al Solh, a daughter of Riad Al Solh, was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine.[5] Alawia Sobh served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine who was appointed to the post in 1986.[6]

References
  1. Sharifah Nurul Huda Alkaf; Reem Adib Lulu (2021). "Love, Sex and the Arab Woman: A Thematic Analysis of Relationship Advice Articles in Arabic Language Women's Magazines". Sexuality & Culture. 25: 292. doi:10.1007/s12119-020-09772-y.
  2. Franck Salameh (2019). Lebanon’s Jewish Community. Fragments of Lives Arrested. London: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99667-7_1. ISBN 978-3-319-99666-0.
  3. Yasmine Nachabe (2011). "An Alternative Representation of Femininity in 1920s Lebanon: Through the Mise-en-Abîme of a Masculine Space". New Middle Eastern Studies. 1: 3. doi:10.29311/nmes.v1i0.2605.
  4. Toufoul Abou-Hodeib (2011). "Taste and class in late Ottoman Beirut". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 43 (3): 479. doi:10.1017/S0020743811000626.
  5. "Alia Al Solh, Lebanon. Lifetime Achievement - 2013". Takreem. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. "Maryam: Keeper of Stories". European Bank. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.


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