32 Digital Issues of Al-Islah (1940s, British India)
Title: Al-Islah (Illustrated Weekly) – Digital Issues
Language: Urdu
Type: Magazine
Place: Dongri, Bombay, British India
Editor: Ali Jan Miskeen
Years: 1940–1942
Format: 32 digital scans (PDF)
Condition of the originals: Poor
32 issues of Al-Islah (الاصلاح, "The Reform"), an illustrated Urdu weekly published from Dongri, Bombay. The masthead gives the title in Urdu and Gujarati. Covers carry film stills and studio advertisements; inside, Urdu editorials include pieces on the duty of India's leaders during the war.
In 2025, this collection was acquired by the Kislak Special Collections, University of Pennsylvania, ensuring its preservation and continued access for research and archival study.
Issues included (chronological):
14 December 1940 · 21 December 1940 · 28 December 1940 · 4 January 1941 · 11 January 1941 · 18 January 1941 · 31 May 1941 · 2 August 1941 · 9 August 1941 · 15 November 1941 · 3 January 1942 · 10 January 1942 · 17 January 1942 · 24 January 1942 · 7 February 1942 · 14 February 1942 · 21 February 1942 · 28 February 1942 · 7 March 1942 · 14 March 1942 · 28 March 1942 · 4 April 1942 · 11 April 1942 · 18 April 1942 · 25 April 1942 · 2 May 1942 · 9 May 1942 · 16 May 1942 · 23 May 1942 · 30 May 1942 · 13 June 1942 · 12 July 1942
Four scans start at an inside page, without the colour cover: 18 January 1941, 2 August 1941, 4 April 1942 and 2 May 1942.
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