Al-Mukafih Explained
| Al-Mukafih |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper
Daily newspaper |
| Chiefeditor: | Abdallah Layachi |
| Political: | Communist |
| Language: | Arabic language |
| Ceased Publication: | 31 October 1964 |
| Headquarters: | Casablanca |
Al-Mukafih (meaning 'The Fighter' in English) was an Arabic-language communist weekly newspaper published from Casablanca, Morocco.[1] [2] [3]
History and profile
Ali Yata was the head of Al Mukafih which was the organ of the Moroccan Communist Party.[4] [5] It was edited by Abdallah Layachi.[6]
The paper was published weekly until 1964 when it became a daily.[6]
The paper continued to be published after the Moroccan Communist Party had been banned in 1960.[7] On 17 June 1961 the weekly was banned in Iraq due to its alleged attacks on the policies of the country.[8]
Several editions of Al Mukafih were seized by the government in mid-1964. The newspaper was finally banned on 31 October 1964[6] (on the grounds that the Moroccan Communist Party itself was non-existent). In March 1965 a new (supposedly independent) weekly newspaper was launched, al-Kifah al-Watani with Ali Yata as its editor.[9]
Notes and References
- Brzezinski, Zbigniew K. Africa and the Communist World. Hoover Institution publications. Stanford, Calif: Stanford Univ. Press, 1963. p. 237
- Newspaper Press Directory. Tonbridge [Eng., etc.]: Benn [etc.], 1964. p. 894
- Gesellschaft zur Verbreitung Wissenschaftlicher Kenntnisse, and Institut für Internationale Beziehungen (Germany). Deutsche Aussenpolitik. Berlin: Rütten & Loening [etc.], 1956. p. 587
- Book: Michael M. Laskier. The Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Jewish Communities of Morocco, 1862-1962. 1983. SUNY Press. 978-0-87395-656-7. 333.
- Shukrī, Ṣabīḥ M. The International Who's Who of the Arab World. London: International Who's Who of the Arab World Ltd, 1984. p. 549
- Book: Donald F. Busky. Communism in History and Theory: Asia, Africa, and the Americas. 2002. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-97733-7. 102.
- Sachs, Moshe Y. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. New York: Worldmark Press, 1967. p. 197
- Book: Yitzhak Oron, Ed.. Middle East Record 1961, Volume 2. 23 January 1961 . The Moshe Dayan Center. 168. GGKEY:4Q1FXYK79X8.
- American University (Washington, D.C.). Area Handbook for Morocco. Washington: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1966. pp. 233, 278
