 Together with some of his fellow students he founded his college's official magazine, which they printed through the Akhbar el-Yom publishing house.The magazine's first edition was confiscated due to an article Qandil wrote that was critical of university professors and regulations.Shortly after completing his final exams in 1956, Qandil was offered a writing position with "Akher Sa'a" ("Last Hour") magazine by its owners, the prominent journalists and brothers Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin.