Al-Hadaf

Al-Hadaf (Arabic: الهدف), (English: The Target) is a Palestinian weekly political and cultural magazine published in Gaza City, Palestine. Established in 1969 the magazine was headquartered in several cities, including Beirut and Damascus.

Al-Hadaf

Categories	Political magazine Cultural magazine
Frequency	Weekly
First issue	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Country	Palestine
Based in	Beirut Damascus Gaza City
Language	Arabic
Website	Al Hadaf

History and profile

Al Hadaf was founded in Beirut in 1969^[1][2] by Ghassan Kanafani as the political mouthpiece of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),^[3][4] espousing a Marxist–Leninist version of pan-Arab Palestinian nationalism. Kanafani also served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.^[5] Deputy editor was Bassam Abu Sharif.^[6] In 1972, Kanafani was killed by a car bomb, but Al Hadaf remains in publication. Abu Sharif replaced him as editor of the magazine.^[1][7][8] The headquarters of the magazine was moved to Damascus, Syria, in 1986 where it was subject to the strict censorship of the Syrian government.^[9]

Al-Hadaf is based in Gaza City, Palestine.^[10]

See also

• List of magazines in Lebanon

References

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2. "The Press". Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut; Munich: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 548. doi:10.1515/9783110945904. ISBN 978-3598077340.
3. Nezar Andary. "Arab Journals Provide Rich But Neglected Sources for Study of Arab World". Al Jadid Magazine. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
4. Muin Rabbani (2005). "Kanafani, Ghassan". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. New York: Fact on File, Inc. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.
5. Reem Haddad (20 July 2003). "In Memory of Ghassan Kanafani". Beirut Indy Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
6. Muin Rabbani (2005). "Abu Sharif, Bassam". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. New York: Facts on File, Inc. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.
7. Cheryl A. Rubenberg, ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Boulder, CO; London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 8. doi:10.1515/9781588269621. ISBN 978-1-58826-686-6.
8. "Periodicals and Pamphlets Published by the Palestinian Commando Organizations". Journal of Palestine Studies. 1 (1): 137. 1971. doi:10.2307/2536009. JSTOR 2536009.
9. Marina Eleftheriadou (Spring 2021). "Building a Proto-State on Quicksand: The Rise and Fall of the Palestinian State-in-Exile in Lebanon". The Middle East Journal. 75 (1): 110. doi:10.3751/75.1.15. S2CID 236573912.
10. "Contact us". Al Hadaf. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

• Official website