Akhbar-e-Madina (Urdu: اخبار مدینه), or Madina for short, was an Urdu-language biweekly newspaper published in Bijnor, India[1][2] between 1912 and 1975.
The newspaper first appeared in 1912.[1][3] It was founded by Maulvi Majeed Hasan,[4] and its first editor was Hamid al-Ansari Ghazi.[5][6] It had its own printing press, Madina Press.[3][7]
It was one of the most prominent Muslim newspapers in the United Provinces.[8] It won acceptance from the readers through its systematic arrangement of news items and high-quality calligraphy.[6] Read across the Indian subcontinent, it played a significant role in shaping Muslim public opinion.[5][4] Politically it was supportive of the Indian National Congress.[9] It opposed the continuation of princely states, particularly the Bhopal State.[10]
Madina's circulation in 1922 was 12,500. By 1927, it had dropped to 6,500; and by 1931, it was 6,000.[2] The newspaper was published on the 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 21st, 25th and 28th of each month.[7]
In the fall of 1942 Madina asked its readers to send letters on the Pakistan movement, and published these community views.[8]
In the early 1960s, Saeed Akhtar became Madina's editor.[7]
References
- ^ a b Rama Rao, T. V., and G. D. Binani. India at a Glance; A Comprehensive Reference Book on India. Calcutta: Orient Longmans, 1954. p. 797
- ^ a b Pandey, Gyanendra. The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Class, Community and Nation in Northern India, 1920-1940. London: Anthem Press, 2002. p. 64
- ^ a b Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Bijnor. Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 266
- ^ a b Indian Book Chronicle, Vol. 18–21. Vivek Trust, 1993. p. 12
- ^ a b India (Republic), and Jagadish Nataranjan. Report. Delhi: Manager of Publications], 1954. p. 205
- ^ a b Communicator, Vol. 32. Shri Anjan Kumar Banerji at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, 1997. p. 17
- ^ a b c India News and Feature Alliance. Press and Advertisers Year Book. New Delhi: Infa Publications, 1963. p. 154
- ^ a b Dhulipala, Venkat. Rallying Around the Qaum: The Muslims of the United Provinces and the Movement for Pakistan. [S.l.]: Proquest, Umi Dissertatio, 2011. pp. 226-227
- ^ Sayeed, Khalid B. Pakistan, the Formative Phase, 1857-1948. London: Oxford University Press, 1968. p. 201
- ^ Jinnah, Mahomed Ali, and Waheed Ahmad. The Nation's Voice, Towards Consolidation: Speeches and Statements. Karachi, Pakistan: Quaid-i-Azam Academy, 1992. p. 790
