Al Hawza Explained
Al Hawza or al Hauza was an Arabic language weekly newspaper in Iraq.[1]
History and profile
Al Hawza started publication in 2003[1] after the removal of Saddam Hussein, and American media considered it to be the mouthpiece for Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr.[2] It was a weekly newspaper published every Thursday.[2] The paper was a religious cultural publication.[1] Its chairman was Abbas Al Rubayi.[1] Hasan Al Zarkani served as the editor.[1] Ali Yasseri was the editor of the paper when it was suspended.
It was shut down by the 759th Military Police Battalion, under orders of the United States-led administration of Paul Bremer on 28 March 2004, after being accused of encouraging violence against Coalition troops.[3] [4] [5] The closure of the weekly was protested by hundreds of Iraqis in Baghdad shortly after the ban.[6] [7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The new Iraqi press, 2003 . Al Bab . 13 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105094445/http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/iraq/press2003.htm . 5 January 2015 .
- News: Nir Rosen. US newspaper ban plays into cleric's hands. https://web.archive.org/web/20040405184622/http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FC31Ak01.html. unfit. 5 April 2004. 13 September 2014. Asia Times. 31 March 2004. Baghdad.
- Book: Ahmed K. Al-Rawi. Media Practice in Iraq. 13 September 2014. 7 August 2012. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-1-137-27164-8. 83.
- News: Jeffrey Gettleman. G.I.'s Padlock Baghdad Paper Accused of Lies. 13 September 2014. The New York Times. 29 May 2004.
- Book: David W. Bulla. Justyna Sempruch. Lincoln's Censor: Milo Hascall and Freedom of the Press in Civil War Indiana. 13 September 2014. 2008. Purdue University Press. 978-1-55753-473-6. 227.
- News: Iraqi outcry as US bans newspaper. 13 September 2014. BBC. 29 March 2004.
- News: Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests. 13 September 2014. PBS. 29 May 2004.
