Al-Machriq
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Al-Machriq ( 'The East') was a journal founded in 1898 by the Jesuit and Chaldean Catholic priest Louis Cheikho, and published by Jesuit fathers of Saint Joseph University in Beirut (modern-day Lebanon). The subtitle was Revue Catholique Orientale. Sciences, Lettres, Arts. Cheikho edited Al-Bashir in addition to Al-Machriq. Al-Machriq played a significant role in reviving classical Arabic. It extensively dealt with the rapport between the Maronites and the Marada, two Christian groups living in the region. In the initial phase the magazine also featured literary work. It had run through 72 vol
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- magazine
- Founded by
- Louis Cheikho
- Collection
- University of Chicago Library
- Height
- 25
- Religious order
- Society of Jesus
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Al-Machriq ( 'The East') was a journal founded in 1898 by the Jesuit and Chaldean Catholic priest Louis Cheikho, and published by Jesuit fathers of Saint Joseph University in Beirut (modern-day Lebanon). The subtitle was Revue Catholique Orientale. Sciences, Lettres, Arts. Cheikho edited Al-Bashir in addition to Al-Machriq. Al-Machriq played a significant role in reviving classical Arabic. It extensively dealt with the rapport between the Maronites and the Marada, two Christian groups living in the region. In the initial phase the magazine also featured literary work. It had run through 72 volumes by 1998.
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