Al Ahali
Al Ahali, also known as "Al Ahaly", (Arabic: "The Masses") is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Cairo, Egypt. The paper has been in circulation since 1978 and is the official media outlet of the National Progressive Unionist Party History and profile. "Al Ahali" was first published in February 1978. It is the organ of the National Progressive Unionist Party which is also the publisher of the daily. The founder of both the paper and the party was Khalid Mohieddin. Dilip Hiro who is an expert on Middle Eastern, Islamic, and central Asian affairs argues that "Al Ahali  is much more popular than the National Progressive Unionist Party. Immediately after its start Al Ahali" was temporarily shut down by the Egyptian government. The paper has a leftist stance and was the major critic of the Sadat rule. As a result "Al Ahali" came across numerous bans and its offices were attacked by the Egyptian forces during the Sadat rule. The paper's critical approach continued during the rule of Hosni Mubarak, Sadat's successor. "Al Ahali" was critical of Iranian ruler Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The paper is the sole Egyptian publication which correctly interpreted the mass demonstrations  in Iran in 1978 predicting that these demonstrations were the forerunner of the revolution. In addition, it is the first Egyptian newspaper which published an interview with Ayatollah Khomenei before the revolution in 1979. Rifaat El Saeed, chairman of the National Progressive Unionist Party, published many articles in the paper which mostly included criticisms over the violation of the rights of the Copts in Egypt. Farida Nakash served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. The daily was among twelve newspapers protested the Islamist-drawn constitution in December 2012. In 1989 "Al Ahali" sold nearly 100,000 copies. Al Ahali