Al Kalima

Al Kalima (Arabic: الكلمة‎, meaning The Word') is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Libya. It is one of the newspapers established during or following the Libyan revolution which toppled Muammar Ghaddafi in 2011.[1][2]

Al Kalima
الكلمة
TypeDaily
FormatBroadsheet
Founder(s)Mohamed Elmozogi
Founded1 May 2011 (2011-05-01)
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersBenghazi, Libya
Circulation4,000 (June 2011)

History and profile

Al Kalima was launched by Mohamed Elmozogi in May 2011.[3] The paper is headquartered in Benghazi.[4] It has 16 pages and is published in broadsheet format.[3] In June 2011, the circulation of the daily was about 4,000 copies.[3]

Al Kalima is one of the independent papers in Libya in that it does not represent and have affiliation with any political interest groups and parties.[5] The paper covers news and features and is much more professionally run in contrast to others in the country.[6][7] Amal Omar Shennib is among the frequent contributors.[6]

See also

References
  1. Ghassan bin Khalifa (8 October 2011). "After Gaddafi: The People's Makeover of Tripoli". Al Akhbar. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. "Focus on Libya". PRWeek Global Thinktank. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. Michel Cousins (9 June 2011). "Libyan newspapers mushroom in an outpouring of pent-up frustration". Arab News. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. "Benghazi brigade leaders refute allegations of involvement in assassinations". Libya Herald. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. Wollenberg, Anja; Jason Pack (2013). "Rebels with a pen: observations on the newly emerging media landscape in Libya" (PDF). The Journal of North African Studies. 18 (2): 191–210. doi:10.1080/13629387.2013.767197. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. "For Amal, life (re)begins at 75". Shabab Libya. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. Florence Pichon (10 June 2011). "Arab Spring invigorates newspapers and journalism in the region". newsguild.org. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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