Al Arus
EditorMary Ajami
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyMonthly
FounderMary Ajami
Founded1910
First issueDecember 1910
Final issue1925
Country
  • Egypt
  • Syria
Based in
LanguageArabic

Al Arus, also known as Al Arous (Arabic: العروس‎, lit. 'The Bride') was a women's magazine which was one of the earliest feminist publications in the Middle East. It was also the first Arabic women's magazine in Syria.[1] The magazine appeared between 1910 and 1925 with some interruptions. The founder and editor of the magazine was a Syrian woman, Mary Ajami. It was first based in Alexandria, Egypt, and then in Damascus, Syria.

History and profile

Al Arus was established by Mary Ajami, a Syrian Orthodox, in Alexandria in 1910 as a 32-page women's magazine.[2] Its first issue appeared in December that year.[3] Ajami also edited the magazine which featured articles on history, literature, culture and medicine focusing on the problems of women.[4] Shortly after its start, the magazine moved to Damascus, the hometown of Ajami.[5] It was expanded, becoming a 40-page monthly magazine which temporarily ceased publication in 1914 when World War I began.[2][5]

The magazine resumed publication in Damascus after the war ended in 1918 and had 60 pages.[2][5] Al Arus folded in 1925 due to the Great Syrian Revolt.[2]

Contributors

Notable contributors of Al Arus included Kahlil Gibran, Mikhail Naimy, Elia Abu Madi, Maruf Al Rusafi and Abbas Mahmoud Al Aqqad.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Naomi Pham. "Rose Antun: Early 20th Century Arab Feminist Journalist". Al Jadid. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mary Ajami: Snapshots from a life of activism". Syria Untold. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mary Ajami, al Arous, v.1, no.1 (Dec 1910)". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Ola Rifai (December 2022). "Al-Nahda & the Emergence of Arab Feminist Thought". fikerinstitute.org. p. 6. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Joseph T. Zeidan (1995). Arab Women Novelists: The Formative Years and Beyond. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-7914-2171-0.
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