Al-Hurriya (magazine) explained

al-Ḥurrīya
Editor:Rafa'il Butti
Category:Literature, Politics
Founded:1924
Finaldate:1925
Country:Iraq
Based:Baghdad
Language:Arabic

The Arabic-language journal al-Ḥurrīya (Arabic: الحرىة; DMG: al-Ḥurrīya; English: "Freedom") was published in Baghdad in 1924 and 1925. The Christian Rafa'il Butti (1901-1956), an Iraqi intellectual and well-known journalist,[1] edited one volume with a total of ten issues. The content focused on political and literary topics of the Arab world at that time.

In 1930 Butti published another magazine, al-Bilad. This supported the party of the National Brotherhood, which formed the opposition to the British influence. It was the first daily newspaper[2] of that time and became one of the leading press mediums in Iraq.[1] Butti's support of the opposition with the help of his publications resulted in the magazine's closure.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dougherty. Beth K. . Ghareeb . Edmund A. . Historical Dictionary of Iraq . 7 November 2013 . Scarecrow Press . Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth . 978-0810868458 . 137 . second.
  2. Book: Bashkin . Orit . The Other Iraq: Pluralism and Culture in Hashemite Iraq . 1 November 2010 . Stanford University Press . Stanford . 978-0804773669 . 44 . first.
  3. Book: Tarbush . Mohammad A. . The Role of the Military in Politics: A Case Study of Iraq to 1941 . 16 December 2016 . Routledge . London. 978-1138925908 . 69 . 1.