Al-Malayin advocated armed struggle against British rule in Egypt, and appealed to a united front of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Socialist Party, nationalists, Wafdist, workers and student movements to rally against Anglo-American imperialism.[5] Al-Malayin was the first Egyptian communist newspaper which dedicated space for issues such as culture and sports.[6] Its issues carried articles about the labourers, peasantry, women, art, theatre, literature and international issues.[4] The newspaper dedicated relatively little attention to the Arab-Israeli conflict.[7] In its comments to developments following the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, al-Malayin voiced criticism against treatments of the Jewish communities by governments in the Arab world.[8]