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For the Persian literary magazine, see
Alefba
.
Daily newspaper in Damascus (1930?1958)
Type
| Daily newspaper
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Founder(s)
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Editor-in-chief
| Yousef Al Issa
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Founded
| 13 March 1930
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Language
| Arabic
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Ceased publication
| 1958
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Headquarters
| Damascus
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Country
| Syria
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Sister newspapers
| Falastin
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Alif Ba
, also spelled
AlifBa
and
Alef Ba
, (
Arabic
:
??? ???
,
lit.
'letters A B') was a daily newspaper published in
Damascus
between 1930 and 1958. The paper is known for its Palestinian founders
Issa Al Issa
and
Yousef Al Issa
who had cofounded the
Falastin
newspaper in
Jaffa
.
History and profile
[
edit
]
Alif Ba
was started by the Palestinian journalists Issa Al Issa and Yousef Al Issa in Damascus in 1930, and its first issue appeared on 13 March that year.
[1]
[2]
They established it when
Falastin
was banned in Jaffa.
[2]
Over time
Alif Ba
became one of the most influential papers in Arab politics in the late 1930s.
[3]
Alif Ba
came out daily.
[4]
It had an
anti?Zionist
political stance and was a fierce critic of the British policy in the region.
[4]
Issa Al Issa managed to return to Jaffa where he continued to publish
Falastine
.
[1]
Yousef Al Issa stayed in Damascus and edited
Alif Ba
until his death in 1948.
[1]
Then his two sons edited the paper until its closure in 1958.
[1]
References
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Newspapers
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News websites
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Radio
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Television
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Journalists
| Khalil Sakakini
,
Yousef El-Issa
,
Issa El-Issa
,
Daoud El-Issa
,
Najib Nassar
,
Boulos Shehadeh
,
Jamal al-Husayni
,
Said Arikat
,
Shireen Abu Akleh
,
Motaz Azaiza
,
Plestia Alaqad
,
Wael Al-Dahdouh
,
Bisan Owda
,
Hind Khoudary
,
Ali Abunimah
,
Mustafa Moien Ayyash
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See also
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