Tawfiq Michael was an Egyptian voyager and journalist who wrote many articles in Al-Nour Al-Tawfiqi newspaper in Cairo. He was also known for founding Thamrit Al-Tawfiq , an organization which provided free education. Among his notable works is a book entitled Ghar’ib Al-Akhbar an Sharq Africia wa Zinjabar (Bizzare News about East Africa and Zanzibar), in which he tells the story of his 1899 tour around East Africa detailing the traditions and lifestyles of the people of Djibouti, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kfroria, Aden and Zanzibar.

Tawfiq bin Anastas Zuraiq was a writer and a journalist from Tripoli in the Levant. During World War I, he was detained by the Ottomans for accusations of criticizing the government through letters he published prior to the war in a newsletter issued by his brother, Anton, in America. He was sentenced at the office of customary war in Alia and was later hanged alongside his brother in Damascus.

Butrous Hanna was an Egyptian author and journalist. In addition to serving as a teacher in one of the Princely schools in Egypt, he also worked as an editor of Al-Rawi (The Narrator) newspaper in Asyut. His writings were published in Al-Noor Al-Tawfiqi newspaper. Among his notable writings include his two-part work entitled Nitham Al-Ta’lim (The Educational System), which was published in 1896. The first part detail the nature of the mind, senses and the nature of the females, while the second part compared the most renowned educational systems in the famous kingdoms of the East and the West.

Bishara Al-Shidiaq was an author, poet and journalist from Lebanon. He traveled to Turkey where he pursued a career in journalism, editing for both Al-Jawa’eb and Al-Basir newspapers. He also published literary, religious and poetic works in Beirut’s Al-Bashir newspaper. In addition to journalism, Al-Shidiaq worked in science, literature and poetry, the latter of which he used to both praise and mourn many of his contemporaries. Among his notable works is a collection of sixty-three pages of poetry from 1888, which can be found in Al-Maktaba Al-Sharkeya (The Eastern Library) in Beirut, Lebanon.

Bitro Bauly Al-Bairuti was a Lebanese writer and journalist. He served as the manager and editor of Al-Morakeb (The Watchman) newspaper and was known for his controversial literary publications, many of which provoked the resentment of Ottoman rulers. He was exiled to Izmir in Turkey before returning to Beirut, where he was hanged in 1916.

Elia bin Michael Shaghori was a Syrian journalist and jurist. He received his education at the American University in Beirut before joining the faculty of law at Cairo University. Fluent in both English and French, Shaghori worked in journalism and was published in Lebanese newspapers, as well as weekly Damascus magazines. He worked at Al-Ayyam newspaper in Damascus and later then went on to publish Al-Ahad newspaper, which was active from 1939 until 1945. He also published Al-Balad newspaper.

Elia Zakka was a writer and journalist from Haifa, Palestine. He graduated from the Russian Seminar in Nazareth. In 1908, he founded Al-Nafeer Newspaper in Jerusalem, which after World War I moved between the cities of Jerusalem, Haifa and Jaffa before ceasing publication in 1919. Zakka went on to publish Haifa magazine in 1921 and Haifa newspaper in 1924.

Elia bin Jirji Murakada was a Syrian jurist, journalist and capitalist. He received his education in Al-Tajheez Orthodox School in Damascus, after which he pursued a degree in law. After his studies, Murakada worked in business and paper securities. In 1927, he founded Al Nashra Al-Akareya newspaper, which published in Beirut until 1930. Throughout his career, his writings were published in several Syrian newspapers.

Elias Azar Khoury was a Lebanese journalist. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he contributed to journalism and was redacted in great newspapers throughout Egypt and Beirut. He also founded a printing house in Alexandria, which was named after him. He died in Alexandria in 1945.

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Q: Balsam bint Abd Al-Malik

Balsam bint Abd Al-Malik was a Coptic writer and a journalist. Born and raised in Tanta, Egypt, she received her education at the Catholic Missions’ Schools. Fluent in both French and Arabic, Al-Malik worked at the Ministry of Education, participated in Egypt’s Women’s Uprising of the 1920s and wrote extensively on the subject of solving the problems of Arab Society. In 1920, she published a magazine in Cairo entitled Al-Mar’a Al-Masriya (The Egyptian Woman).

Tawfiq Michael

Lived around 1899 AD (1317 AH)

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Tawfiq Zuraiq

Died in 1916 AD (1334 AH)

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Balsam bint Abd Al-Malik

Died on 1941 AD (1360 AH)

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Butrous Hanna

Lived prior to 1896 AD (1314 AH)

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Bishara Al-Shidiaq

Died in 1906 AD (1324 AH)

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Bitro Bauly

Died in 1916 AD (1335 AH)

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Elia Shaghori

Born in 1915 AD (1333 AH)

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Elia Zakka

Elia Zakka was a writer and journalist from Haifa, Palestine. He graduated from the Russian Seminar in Nazareth. In 1908, he founded Al-Nafeer Newspaper in Jerusalem, which after World War

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