المقتبس al-Muqtabas (1908-1916)المقتبس al-Muqtabas (1908-1916)

The series contains digital images of 840 issues of the daily newspaper al-Muqtabas, covering the period December 1908 - November 1916. It was published in Damascus between 1908 and 1916 by Muhammad Kurd 'Ali, who had established it after returning to Syria following the Young Turk revolution. It was the first daily newspaper established in Damascus. Muhammad Kurd 'Ali also published a magazine of the same title (EAP119/1/4).