| Owner(s) | Jurji Habib Hanania |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Jurji Habib Hanania |
| Publisher | Jurji Habib Hanania |
| Editor | Jurji Habib Hanania |
| Founded | 18 September 1908 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ceased publication | 1914 |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem |
| Country | Ottoman Empire |
| Circulation | 1,500 (as of 1908)[1] |
| Free online archives | Al-Quds archives |
Al-Quds (Arabic: القدس) was an Arabic language newspaper published in Ottoman period Jerusalem between 1908 and 1914.[2] The first issue of the paper appeared on 18 September 1908.[2] Its publisher was Jurji Habib Hanania (1864-1920).[2] According to the Hanania's editorial in the first issue of the newspaper on 18 September 1908 he had already applied several times for the permit to publish a newspaper starting in 1899 without success.[3] In 1908 al-Quds was the first of many new newspapers that could be established after the Young Turk Revolution newly improvement of freedom of the press. It started with issues twice a week in four pages and printed in 1,500 copies.[1] With the rule of Djemal Pasha freedom of the press worsened and the newspaper was eventually discontinued.
Among the authors of the published articles were Khalil al-Sakakini and Shaykh Ali Rimawi.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hanania 2007, p. 62.
- 1 2 3 Mohammed Basil Suleiman (Winter 2009). "Early Printing Presses in Palestine: A Historical Note". Jerusalem Quarterly. 36: 79.
- ↑ Hanania 2007, p. 61.
Literature
- Hanania, Mary (2007). "Jurji Habib Hanania: History of the Earliest Press in Palestine, 1908-1914" (PDF). The Jerusalem Quarterly (32): 51–69. ISSN 0334-4800.
External links
- Al-Quds archives by the Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies
- Al-Quds on Jrayed - Arabic Newspaper Archive of Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine by the National Library of Israel