The magazine is based in Los Angeles, California, US.
Its subtitle is A review and record of Arab culture and arts.
[1] Al Jadid was launched by Elie Chalala, a Lebanese, in 1993 as a bilingual publication featuring articles in Arabic and English.
[2] In 1995 it was redesigned as a monthly publication covering Arab culture and arts, and most of the articles were published in English.
[2] In 1996 it was restarted as a quarterly magazine and began to feature articles in English.