Al-Bayan (journal)

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| editor = Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī

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| category = Culture, anthropology, language, education

| frequency = Once to twice per month

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| publisher = Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī and Bišāra Zalzal

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| firstdate = 1 March 1897

| finaldate = 16 August 1898

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| country = Egypt

| based = Cairo

| language = Arabic

| website = {{URL|http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5:1-68616 Al-Bayān}}

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The Arabic periodical al-Bayān (English: "announcement" or "declaration") was published once or twice a month from 1 March 1897 until 16 August 1898. It was edited in Cairo by Ibrahīm Al-Yāziǧī (1847–1906)Père Paul Soueid: Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre, Beirut 1969, pp.8-9. and Bišāra Zalzal (1851–1905) and was the successor of the medical journal aṭ-Ṭabīb (1884–1885). Since 1898, Al-Yāziǧī, a linguist and journalist from Lebanon, particularly built up his reputation as the chief editor of the journal aḍ-Ḍiyāʾ (1898-1906).Père Paul Soueid: Ibrahim Al-Yazigi, L'Homme et son Œuvre, Beirut 1969, pp.106-114. Apart from scientific articles, al-Bayān focused on cultural and anthropological topics such as language and education.al-Bayān, 1st volume, 1st issue.