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This page will describe historical aspects
of the MEMP collection as well as recently completed projects
which have been officially reported to the MEMP membership
at the annual business meeting. It will also archive those
projects taken off active consideration. This page does
not represent the complete holdings of MEMP, but is rather
a representative description of some of the items in the
collection. For more details, please consult the CRL
Online Catalog.
For current projects underway, please visit the Current
Projects page.
MEMP has filmed near-complete holdings of Vol. I through
Volume XI (1985-1995) of Afghan News (later AFGHANews),
published in Peshawar, Pakistan, using combined holdings
from Yale, CRL, and UC Berkeley.
The Ahali group of newspapers represented
the ideas, philosophy, and political activities of first,
the Ahali group, and later the National Democratic Party
of Iraq. The political publications of the group commences
in 1932 an continues its intermittent appearance, under
varied names, until 1963. The Chadirji Research Centre
has produced a set of 27 microfilm reels and an index to
the collection (1646 pages, CD-ROM). It contains collections
of al-Ahali, Sawt al-Ahali, al-Mabdaa,
al-Bayan, Sada al-Ahali, al-Mauatin,
and al-Akhaa al-Watani.
Algerian Newspapers
MEMP worked with the Library of Congress to film holdings
of Algerian newspapers. This is a multi-year committment.
Some of the titles included in this project are:
| Alger
republicain (nouvelle serie) |
[Nov. 1992-Sept. 1993] |
|
Evénement (Algiers,
Algeria) |
[Oct.10, 1992-Jan. 23/29,1994]
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| al-Hayah al-'Arabiyah |
[May 16, 1993 - Oct. 18,
1994] |
| al-Hiwar |
[June 14-Oct. 22,1994]
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| Horizons |
[Aug-Dec, 1991; May 1992 - Sept. 1993] |
| al-Khabar |
[July 31,1991-May 31,1994]
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| Liberte (Algiers:
1992) |
[June 29,1992-Sept. 30,1993] |
| al-Masa' |
[Aug. 1991- May 1994] |
| le
Matin |
[Oct. 18, 1991- Sept. 1993] |
| Al-Mujahid al-Usbu'i |
[Mar. 2, 1990 – Oct. 21, 1994]
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| La Nation |
no 14/15-38 (May 4-31,
1992) |
| L’Observateur
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[Aug. 20/26, 1991-Sept.
23/29, 1992] |
| L’Opinion
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[June 26/27,1992-May 31,1994] |
| Le
Quotidien D’Algerie |
[May 7,1991-Sept. 2,1992] |
| le
Soir d'Algerie |
[July 23, Aug. 27, Oct.
3-Dec. 2, 1991; May 31-June 1, Oct. 2-30/31, 1992] |
| El Watan |
[Mar. 31,1991-Feb. 1994] |
MEMP filmed this Arab-American monthly published in Orland
Park, IL by Ray Hanania. Dates included are [Oct. 1999-Aug.
2002].
MEMP has filmed this independent weekly from Yemen for
the period 1990-2001.
This opposition newspaper is held by Harvard University
for the period of March 1960 - December 1989.
This bi-monthly newspaper from Ramallah covers Palestinian
and Arab-Israeli issues. MEMP has filmed December 1999 -
March 2001.
This Persian literary and cultural journal from Tehran,
Iran was edited by 'Abd al-Husayn Ayâtî, one
of the proponents of the "Pure Persian" movement
in Iran. MEMP has filmed this journal held by the University
of Pennsylvania for the period 1308/1929-1315/1936 (some
issues lacking).
MEMP has filmed this early Persian newspaper, held in
one bound volume by the University of Pennsylvania for
the period 1922-1923.
This weekly newspaper from Damascus covering politics and
social issues has been filmed by MEMP for the period 2001-2005
(no. 16-no. 220).
MEMP filmed al-Ra'y al-akhar, a Sudanese-American
periodical published in Texas for the period Sept. 20, 1994-Oct.
1997.
MEMP has filmed this newspaper from New York, which was
once the largest Arabic daily publication in the United
States. The newspaper contains news and articles concerning
the Arabic community in America along with international
news. All of the editorials were written by Abu Madi, one
of the founders of the "Pen League".
MEMP and Cornell University have filmed Sunday
Ghibli, an English-language newspaper from Tripoli,
Lybia. This film represents almost a complete run
of the paper (published from 1945-1967). MEMP holds
7 reels of film (1948, 1950-58, 1961-67).
Turkish Opposition Newspapers
MEMP filmed newspapers from Istanbul, Turkey
and Bonn, Germany, covering Turkey's political climate from
1986-1997. Many issues are lacking and considered out of
print.
Issues 1-55 plus one special issue of this Bedford Park,
IL, Arab-American newspaper has been filmed by MEMP.
Tabled Projects
Iran (Tehran, Iran)
UCLA possesses a rare volume of this newspaper
(1921-1922) not held elsewhere in the United States.
Status: Drop from consideration - being
issued in a facsimile edition.
al-Kuwayt al-yawm
The official gazette of the Kuwaiti government,
this material is printed on poor quality paper and is deteriorating
badly. Ohio State University has proposed filming
years 1954-1969 to supplement film by the Library of Congress.
Status: Library of Congress has plans
to film this title. Drop from consideration.
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