"After briefly describing the first attempts at publishing newspapers in Egypt and the role of the press in the development of the Arabic language, the author reviews the different newspapers which have been in existence since Nasser and the situation of the journalists, who wish to be independent." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2166, topic code 110.1)