The Arabic periodical al-BayÃÂn ('announcement' or 'declaration') was published once or twice a month from 1 March 1897 until 16 August 1898. It was edited in Cairo by Ibrahëm Al-YÃÂziçë (1847âÂÂ1906) and Bià ¡ÃÂra Zalzal (1851âÂÂ1905) and was the successor of the medical journal aá¹Â-Ṭabëb (1884âÂÂ1885). Since 1898, Al-YÃÂziçë, a linguist and journalist from Lebanon, particularly built up his reputation as the chief editor of the journal aá¸Â-á¸ÂiyÃÂþ (1898-1906). Apart from scientific articles, al-BayÃÂn focused on cultural and anthropological topics such as language and education.