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''Al-Sahafa'' is Ohio's only statewide Arab-American newspaper and operates with the goal of unraveling the misconceptions around Arabs and dispelling prejudice.〔Sarah Abraham, ("Publishing with a mission" ), ''Women in Business'', vol 3, issue 7, July/August 2006, pp 34-35 (on the ''Al-Shafala'' website)〕 Its aim of "exposing issues that are seldom, if ever, discussed on American network and cable outlets" makes it the first paper in Ohio to portray issues of interest to Arab Americans.〔Brian Lisik, ("Young publisher lures Arab readers" ), ''West Akron Sun'', 26 May 2005, pp A1-2 (on the ''Al-Shafala'' website)〕 Written in a neutral tone, it strives to avoid taking political sides and instead focuses on providing context for Arab politics as well as cultural tradition. ''Al-Sahafa'' which means "the media" or "the reporter" in Arabic. ''Al-Sahafas most recent articles are available online at its website and detailed in a List of Al-Sahafa Issues. ==History and ownership== Fatina Salaheddine, an American of Lebanese descent, is the owner and publisher of ''Al-Sahafa''. Coincidentally, the launch of ''Al-Sahafa'' was in the summer before September 11, 2001, bringing the Arabs, the Middle East, Islam and Arab Americans to the forefront of the news and media. Through ''Al-Sahafa'', Salaheddine was determined to initiate and open dialogue to help bridge the gap of tolerance and acceptance each month, by providing news with the “Arab” viewpoint, reminding readers that “there is always the other side to every story told”.〔Robert Sberna, ("Newspaper gives Arabic viewpoint" ), ''The Plain Dealer''(Cleveland), 20 January 2004, p S2 (on the ''Al-Shafala'' website)〕 ''Al-Sahafa'' is a tabloid size newspaper. It is published on the first Tuesday of every month, and is also available online. In addition to editing, Salaheddine is the founder and CEO. ''Al-Sahafa'' is the first of its kind, providing readers with a scope of Arab-American events, news, cultural highlights, featured editorials and an Arab perspective on politics. It is published in the English language. In the beginning, Al-Sahafa’s target audience was Arab Americans, but September 11 brought the curiosity of all communities that wanted to know more about Arabs and the Middle East.So, each month ''Al-Sahafa'' has found increasing interest from the many Italian, Greek, Spanish, Russian, Eastern European, African American and Asian communities that are e-mailing their comments and questions, as well as subscribing. Since the launch of ''Al-Sahafa'', it has grown to a statewide distribution and Salaheddine intends it to become America’s leading and most trusted Arab American publication. Each month 150,000 copies of the ''Al-Sahafa'' Newspaper are strategically placed all over the state of Ohio in downtown city hall and government buildings, grade and high schools, colleges, libraries, news stations, hospitals, law firms, bakeries, hotels, airports, restaurants and coffee shops. There is also a large subscription base of close to 15,000 that are mailed outside the state of Ohio each month as well, to all embassies, politically important locations Washington D.C., to nationally recognized colleges, Arab American organizations and companies doing business with the Middle East.〔Jennifer L Slate, ("Accessing Al-Sahafa, NE Ohio's Arab newspaper" ), ''Cleveland Jewish News'', 21 February 2003 (on the ''Al-Shafala'' website)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al-Sahafa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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