Al Dar Al Masriah Al Lubnaniah is a large family-run publishing house that was founded in 1985 by Mohamed Mohamed Rashad. The house has two sister houses: Maktabet Al Dar Al Arabiah lil Kitab (established in Egypt in 1988) for specialized studies, encyclopedias, and children’s books; and Awraq Sharqiah (founded in Lebanon in 1993) specializing in rare books and encyclopedias.