# Assayad

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***Assayad*** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic): *Hunter*) was a weekly [news magazine](/source/News_magazine) published in Lebanon between 1943 and 2018. It was the first [pan-Arab](/source/Pan-Arab) magazine in the country. Its headquarters was in [Beirut](/source/Beirut).[1]

## History and profile

*Assayad* was launched by Dar Assayad publishing house led by Said Freiha on 22 November 1943.[2][3] Freiha was an advocate of [Gamal Abdel Nasser](/source/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser), [Egyptian president](/source/Egyptian_president).[4] The publishing house also owned other publications including daily *[Al Anwar](/source/Al_Anwar_(Lebanese_newspaper))*.[5][6]

The magazine was based in Beirut[1] and had offices in various cities including [Riyadh](/source/Riyadh), [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi), [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [Cairo](/source/Cairo), [Damascus](/source/Damascus), [Amman](/source/Amman), [London](/source/London), and [Paris](/source/Paris).[7] In Fall 2018 the Dar Assayad publishing house ended its operations and closed the magazine together with other publications.[8]

## Contributors

Many prominent journalists worked for the magazine: Mustafa Ameen, [Nizar Kabbani](/source/Nizar_Kabbani), Selim El Laouzi, [Amin Malouf](/source/Amin_Malouf), [Melhem Karam](/source/Melhem_Karam), Said Akl, Nabil Khoury, Hisham Abu Zahr, and Talal Salman.[7] Palestinian journalist [Bayan Nuwayhed](/source/Bayan_Nuwayhed) was a regular contributor of *Assayad* from 1960 to 1966.[9] Lebanese journalist [Jean Obeid](/source/Jean_Obeid) joined the magazine in 1966.[10] Lebanese caricaturist [Pierre Sadek](/source/Pierre_Sadek) also work in the magazine.[11]

From 1967 to 1972, its [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) was [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) journalist and writer [Ghassan Kanafani](/source/Ghassan_Kanafani).[12] As of 2012, the editorial team of the magazine included Raouf Chahour, Rafik Khoury, George Trad and Lima Nabil.[7]

## Content and circulation

*Assayad* carried articles about politics, economy, social affairs in the Arab and international context.[7] In addition, it covered arts, entertainment, and life style topics.[7] The magazine also published interviews, one of which was with [Leila Ben Ali](/source/Leila_Ben_Ali), former first lady of Tunisia.[13]

In 2009 *Assayad* sold 76,192 copies.[7]

## See also

[List of magazines in Lebanon](/source/List_of_magazines_in_Lebanon)

## References

1. [*The Middle East and North Africa 2003*](https://books.google.com/books?id=4CfBKvsiWeQC&pg=PA738). 49th ed. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2002. p. 737. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.

1. ["Dar Assayad's Publications"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130926221634/http://www.bassamsfreiha.com/oneframe/pubIn.asp?part=1&upart=4). *B. Freiha*. Archived from [the original](http://www.bassamsfreiha.com/oneframe/pubIn.asp?part=1&upart=4) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

1. ["Company profile"](http://in2info.com/dar-assayad/). *Dar Assayad*. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

1. Nasser Kalawoun (2000). [*The Struggle For Lebanon: A Modern History of Lebanese-Egyptian Relations*](https://books.google.com/books?id=W5k_qbw6fiYC&pg=PA37). London; New York: [I.B. Tauris](/source/I.B._Tauris). p. 37. ISBN 978-1-86064-423-8.

1. ["Dar Assayad"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927003625/http://lb.kompass.com/live/en/LB000176/dar-assayad-pour-l-impression-la-presse-et-l-edition-sal.html#.UkHHpmRJVgs). *Kompass*. Archived from [the original](http://lb.kompass.com/live/en/LB000176/dar-assayad-pour-l-impression-la-presse-et-l-edition-sal.html#.UkHHpmRJVgs) on 27 September 2013.

1. ["Lebanon Press"](http://www.pressreference.com/Ky-Ma/Lebanon.html). *Press Reference*. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

1. ["Assayad"](http://al-sayad.com/assayad2013/files/sayad%202013.pdf). *Dar Assayad*. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

1. ["75-Year-Old Publisher Dar Assayad to Shut Down"](https://blogbaladi.com/75-year-old-publisher-dar-assayad-to-shut-down/). *Blog Baladi*. 29 September 2018.

1. ["Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout"](https://www.palquest.org/en/biography/34679/bayan-nuwayhed-al-hout). *Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question*

1. [*Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008*](https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.328). 19th ed. Beirut: Publitec Publications. 2007. p. 274. [doi:10.1515/9783110945904.328](https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110945904.328). ISBN 9783110945904.

1. Elie Hajj (26 April 2013). ["Pierre Sadek Defended the Right to Criticize Until His Dying Breath"](http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/lebanon-political-cartoonist-dies.html). *[Al Monitor](/source/Al-Monitor)*

1. Mouin Rabbani (2005). ["Kanafani, Ghassan"](https://books.google.com/books?id=GkbzYoZtaJMC&pg=PA275). *Encyclopedia of the Palestinians*. Philip Mattar (ed.). New York: Facts on File, Inc. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-8160-6986-6.

1. ["Mrs. Leila Ben Ali's interview to Lebanese *Assayad* magazine"](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mrs.+Leila+Ben+Ali's+interview+to+Lebanese+%22Assayad%22+magazine.-a0244523123). *[Tunis Afrique Presse](/source/Tunis_Afrique_Presse)*. 14 February 2010.

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