The Arabic periodical al-Bayān ('announcement' or 'declaration') was published once or twice a month from 1 March 1897 until 16 August 1898. It was edited in Cairo by Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī (1847–1906)Père Paul Soueid: Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre, Beirut 1969, pp.8-9. and Bišāra Zalzal (1851–1905) and was the successor of the medical journal aṭ-Ṭabīb (1884–1885). Since 1898, Al-Yāziǧī, a linguist and journalist from Lebanon, particularly built up his reputation as the chief editor of the journal aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ (1898–1906).Père Paul Soueid: Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre, Beirut 1969, pp.106-114. Apart from scientific articles, al-Bayān focused on cultural and anthropological topics such as language and education.al-Bayān, 1st volume, 1st issue.
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Further reading Ayalon, Ami (1995): The Press in the Arab Middle East, New York. Glaß, Dagmar (2004): Der al-Muqtaṭaf und seine Öffentlichkeit. Aufklärung, Räsonnement und Meinungsstreit in der frühen arabischen Zeitschriftenkommunikation, Band I, Würzburg, pp. 42, 113. Hanna, Elias (1993): La presse Arabe, Paris. Hartmanns, Martin (1899): The Arabic Press of Egypt, London. Rugh, William A. (1979): The Arab Press. News Media and Political Process in the Arab World, New York. Soueid, Père Paul (1969): Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre, Beirut.
External links al-Bayān, digitized online version al- ǧāmiʻa, digitized online version ad- ḍīyāʻ, digitized online version