Dār al-Qalam

Dār al-Qalam (Dar El-Kalam) is a Kuwaiti publishing house founded in 1970 by Abd al-Halim Muhammad Ahmad Abu Shaqqa. Operating under the imprint 'Maktabat Dār al-Qalam lil-Ṭibāʿa wa-l-Nashr' (Dār al-Qalam Library for Printing and Publishing), it has built a catalogue centred on Islamic sciences and studies, history and biography, social and political topics, economics and management, education and psychology, language and literature, mathematics and computer science, medical sciences, and women's issues. The publisher also issues books in foreign languages and offers author services such as 'Publish your book'. Its bestseller list features titles by Abd al-Halim Abu Shaqqa, Muhammad Abdullah Draz, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and translated works including Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning'. The house remains active, with its website copyright notice covering 1971–2020.

Dār al-Qalam was founded in Kuwait in 1970 by Abd al-Halim Muhammad Ahmad Abu Shaqqa. The publishing house, also known as Maktabat Dār al-Qalam lil-Ṭibāʿa wa-l-Nashr, established itself as an Arabic-language publisher with a broad catalogue. Its subject categories include Islamic sciences and studies, foreign-language books, history and biography, society and politics, economics and management, education and psychology, language and literature, mathematics and computer science, medical sciences, and women's issues. The publisher's bestseller list includes works by its founder Abd al-Halim Abu Shaqqa, such as 'Tahrir al-Mar'a fi 'Asr al-Risala', as well as titles by Muhammad Abdullah Draz, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and a translation of Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning'. The website copyright notice spans 1971–2020, indicating decades of continuous operation.

• 1971

  Website copyright notice begins (1971–2020).

• 1970

  Founded in Kuwait by Abd al-Halim Muhammad Ahmad Abu Shaqqa.

A long-established Kuwaiti Arabic publisher of Islamic and general knowledge books, including translations.

• Tahrir al-Mar'a fi 'Asr al-Risala

• Al-Naba' al-'Azim

• Al-Din: Buhuth Mumahhida li-Dirasat Tarikh al-Adyan

• Madkhal ila al-Qur'an al-Karim

• Al-Insan Yabhath 'an al-Ma'na

• Al-Ijtihad

1. 1Dar El-Kalam official websitedarelkalam.com
2. 2About Dar El-Kalamdarelkalam.com
3. 3Wikidata: Dār al-Qalamwikidata.org