Rose al-Yūsuf
| Categories | Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | 26 October 1925 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Rose al-Yūsuf (also written Rose al-Yousef, روز اليوسف in Arabic) is an Arabic weekly political magazine published in Egypt.
Rose al-Yūsuf was first published on 26 October 1925. The magazine was named after its founder, Rose al Yusuf. It is published by Rose al Yusuf group and is based in Cairo.
The editor of the magazine was Mohamed El-Tabii until 1934. He had a great role in establishing the paper alongside Rose al Yusuf, a Syrian-born female journalist and the founder of the magazine. Later on other renowned Egyptian journalists worked as editors in the magazine including Mostafa Amin and Ali Amin. Armenian-Egyptian cartoonist Saroukhan drew the cover page of the magazine from March 1928 to 1934. Rakha and Zuhdi, Egyptian cartoonists, also contributed to the magazine.
The magazine started as a cultural and literary publication by Rose al Yusuf, but became a political magazine by 1928. In 1935, the publisher added a daily newspaper with the same name. Both are published in Arabic. Although Rose al-Yūsuf is a political magazine, it also covers entertainment news. In 1960 President Gamal Nasser nationalized the magazine and it was begun to be controlled by the Egyptian government. The magazine had a leftist leaning during the presidency of Nasser and of Anwar Sadat.
As of 1957 Ihsan Abdel Quddus was the editor-in-chief. Since its control by government in 1960 the editors-in-chief of the magazine have been appointed by the Shura Council. In July 2005 Abdallah Kamal was appointed editor-in-chief, replacing Mohamed Abdel Moneim in the post. He served in the post until 2011. In ِApril 2011 Osama salama became the editor-in-chief (The period that SCAF was ruling Egypt). Salama left his post when Muslim brotherhood came to the power. Essam Abdelaziz (2012\ 2014) replacing him in the post.In 2014 Ibrahim Khalil became the editor-in-chief. Khalil served in the post until 30 May 2017.
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