The magazine was founded by Ahmad Amin who also edited it during its lifetime.
[1] The founder and sole editor of the magazine was Ahmad Amin.
[2][3] Al Thaqafa was among the publications which supported Islamic Arab culture in Egypt.
[4] It published literary work, cultural articles, translations from Turkish, Persian, English, French and Indian and book reviews.
[5] In the 1940s one of the contributors was Mohammad Abd Al Bari who published articles on the political dimensions of culture.