Jackie (magazine) especially if the story involved a "reader's true life experience". Both the comics and the short stories invariably dealt with either romance or family issues. The centre pages of the magazine usually contained a pull-out poster of a popular band or film star. The magazine featured a section called "Silly Star File", a humorous interview with figures from the world of pop music. "Jackie" became very popular with young teenage girls, not least because of the "Cathy and Claire" problem page, which received 400 reader letters a week and dealt with controversial issues that were nonetheless relevant to the readership.
Al Ahrar (weekly) circulation was 5,000 copies. In 2013, "Al Ahrar" ceased publication. In September 1997 when pro-Islamic biweekly "Al Shaab" was banned by the government "Al Ahrar" run a page for it in its third page. In December 2012, "Al Ahrar" along with others went on strike for one day to protest the draft constitution presented by the Egyptian government. Al Ahrar (weekly) Al Ahrar (in Arabic الأحرار meaning "the Free" or "the Liberal" in English) was an Arabic weekly newspaper published in Egypt from 1977 to 2013. "Al Ahrar" was the official media outlet of the Liberal Party. The weekly which