Ibdaa (magazine)
| Categories | Literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | General Egyptian Book Organization |
| First issue | 1 January 1983 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
Ibdaa (meaning Creativity in English) is a monthly Arabic literary magazine based in Cairo, Egypt.
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History
Ibdaa was launched in January 1983.[1] The magazine, based in Cairo,[2] is published by the General Egyptian Book Organization, an agency of the ministry of culture.[1][3]
Egyptian poet Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi became chief editor of the magazine in 1990 and he resigned from the post in 2002.[4] He was reappointed chief editor of Ibdaa in 2006.[4]
Bans
Ibdaa has been banned several times.[4] For instance, it was banned following the publication of a painting portraying Adam and Eve naked.[4] The other ban occurred after publishing a study about Jewish culture.[4]
In April 2007, the magazine was banned and its license was revoked by the Egyptian State Council Administrative Court on 7 April 2009 due to the publication of a poem "On the balcony of Leila Murad" by Egyptian poet Hilmi Salem (1951-2012).[1][5][6] The poem in which God was likened to an Egyptian peasant was regarded by the court as "blasphemous".[7][8] The petition to the court was made by the authorities at Al Azhar University.[7] However, the earlier prints of the poem in Salem's 2006 anthology and in Al Wafd daily and Al Arabi magazine did not cause any stir.[9] In addition to the ban, the magazine was harshly criticized by Hamdi Rizq writing for Almasry Alyoum, a daily in Egypt, due to its publication of the poem.[10] The ban and license revoking were reversed on appeal in June 2009.[11][12]
See also
References
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