Al-Malayin was published between May and December 1951.[1] It was unofficially linked to the communist Democratic Movement for National Liberation (HADITU).[1] The launching of al-Malayin followed the closure of the pro-HADITU weekly al-Bashir in December 1950.[1] Al-Bashir and al-Malayin gained importance in the national movement in Egypt at the time.[2] Following the ban on al-Bashir, al-Malayin was a key channel for legal propaganda of the party.[3]