Özay, Mehmet and Faris, Waleed Fekry
(2025)
A preliminary work on the intellectual and civilisational dimensions of the al-Jawaib based on Ottoman sources.
Journal of Al-Tamaddun, 20 (1).
pp. 1-17.
ISSN 1823-7517
E-ISSN 2289-2672
Abstract
This study was an investigation of the relationships between Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, editor of the alJawaib (Circulating News), an Arabic newspaper published in İstanbul, his son Selim Faris, and the
Ottoman authorities, utilising only Ottoman archival documents, in particular, the Presidential Ottoman
Archives (BOA) between 1859 and 1887. Since this paper is the initial one of many, the complete
biography of Ahmad Faris and the content analysis of al-Jawaib were not discussed, but only the
relevant issues within the aforementioned period. And it also explored the partial life of Ahmad Faris
al-Shidyaq. Although the editor and his newspaper are well-known, certain aspects of the relationship
between Ahmad Faris and the Ottoman authorities in the Ottoman archival document have yet to be
elaborated on. This brief study examined the correspondences between Ahmad Faris and the Ottoman
authorities descriptively without delving into details. Since these archival documents were generally
intact, it seemed to be worth analysing in this article. Before studying the journalistic and intellectual
contents and contexts of the al-Jawaib, it would be valuable to see the development of the relationship
between Ahmad Faris and the Ottoman authorities. Several fundamental questions come to mind, and
it is believed that the answers to these would be helpful in comprehending other aspects in the later
stages of the al-Jawaib publication of almost 25 years. This research-based paper applied historical
archival study with an interpretative approach.
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