Categories Literary magazine Country Egypt | Frequency Monthly Language Arabic | |
Publisher Progressive National Unionist Party Year founded 1984; 33 years ago (1984) | ||
Adab wa Naqd (Literature and Criticism in English) is a monthly Arabic literary magazine published in Egypt.
History and profile
Adab wa Naqd, based in Cairo, was established in 1984. The Progressive National Unionist Party is the publisher of the magazine which is published monthly.
Rifaat Al Said is the chairman of the magazine. Farida Al Naqqash served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine which she assumed in 1987. Another former editor-in-chief is Al Taher Makki. Helmi Salem was the managing editor and editor-in-chief of the magazine. Muhammad Afifi Matar, an Egyptian poet, is among former contributors of the magazine. Another Egyptian poet Iman Mersal served in the magazine as an editor for the cultural and literary reviews.
In addition to literary works and literary criticisms the magazine also publishes interviews with major artists and articles on history.
In November 2011, the magazine experienced serious financial problems and was about to be ceased.