Assabeel
Assabeel (Arabic: السبيل) (The Path in English) is an Arabic weekly newspaper in Amman, Jordan.[1] The paper was described by a leaked US cable as an Islamist publication.[2]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) | Jordan Press Foundation |
| Editor | Atef Al Jolani |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
| Circulation | 17,000 (2002) |
| Website | Official website |
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
References
- Monroe E. Price; Beata Rozumilowicz; Stefaan G. Verhulst (2003). Media Reform: Democratizing the Media, Democratizing the State. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-134-54436-3.
- "Assabeel: Understanding Jordan's Preeminent Islamist Weekly". Wikileaks. 30 June 2002. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- "Arab Media Review (January-June 2012)" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Najjar, Orayb Aref (1998). "The Ebb and Flow of the Liberalization of the Jordanian Press: 1985−1997". Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. 75 (127): 127–142. doi:10.1177/107769909807500113.
- "Middle East Press Review" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. July–December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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