L'Égyptienne (magazine)

Not to be confused with L'Égyptienne.
L'Égyptienne
Editor Ceza Nabarawi
Categories Women's magazine
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Egyptian Feminist Union
First issue February 1925
Final issue 1940
Country Egypt
Based in Cairo
Language French

L'Égyptienne was a French language monthly women's magazine published in Egypt from 1925 to 1940. It was one of the earliest women's magazines and feminist periodicals in the country.

History and profile

L'Égyptienne was established by Huda Shaarawi in February 1925.[1][2][3] Its editor was Ceza or Saiza Nabarawi.[4][5] The Egyptian Feminist Union, founded in Cairo by Huda Shaarawi in March 1923, was the publisher.[1][6][7] L'Égyptienne was one of two magazines published by the Union.[8]

The logo of L'Égyptienne featured a woman removing her veil.[9] It covered topics from a feminist and nationalist angle[4] and was also distributed abroad.[3]

L'Égyptienne was published monthly[3][9] and targeted upper class Egyptian women who were educated at French schools or in France.[4][6] It also addressed international feminist circles.[9] Egyptian feminist Doria Shafik was among the contributors to the magazine.[10]

The magazine ceased publication in 1940 when World War II began.[11][12][13]

See also

List of magazines in Egypt

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Earl L. Sullivan (1 January 1986). Women in Egyptian Public Life. Syracuse University Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8156-2354-0. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "This day in History: women's rights pioneer Huda Shaarawy died in 1947". Al Masry Al Youm. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sonia Aly Dabbous (October 2002). "Women in the Media Past - Present - Future...". Ayamm. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Werner Ende; Udo Steinbach. Islam in the World Today: A Handbook of Politics, Religion, Culture, and Society. Cornell University Press. p. 640. ISBN 0-8014-6489-7.
  5. ↑ Margot Badran (30 December 1999). "Feminism in a nationalist century". Al Ahram Weekly (462). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Warren I. Cohen (2009). Profiles in Humanity: The Battle for Peace, Freedom, Equality, and Human Rights. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7425-6702-3. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Marilyn Booth (May 2001). "Woman in Islam". International Journal of Middle East Studiea 23 (2): 171–201. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Marilyn Booth (2004). "Egyptian Feminist Union". Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ghada Hashem Talhami (2013). Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-8108-6858-8. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Cynthia Nelson (Fall 1986). "The Voices of Doria Shafik: Feminist Consciousness in Egypt, 1940-1960". Feminist Issues 6 (2). Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Cynthia Nelson (1 January 1996). Doria Shafik Egyptian Feminist: A Woman apart. American University in Cairo Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-977-424-413-1. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chronology of Major Events 1873-1994". Mediterranean Women. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Sania Sharawi Lanfranchi (18 December 2011). Casting Off the Veil: The Life of Huda Shaarawi, Egypt's First Feminist. I.B.Tauris. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-85772-071-9. Retrieved 6 October 2014.