Al Mustaqilla Explained

Al Mustaqilla (Arabic: الْمُسْتَقِلَّة, 'The Independent') was an Arabic-language bi-weekly newspaper published in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

History and profile

Al Mustaqilla was launched after the removal of Saddam Hussein. Its editor-in-chief was Dhari Al Duleimi[2] and the managing editor was Mu'ayyad Al Samsam.[3]

The paper was ordered shut down by the Coalition Provisional Authority on 22 July 2003, after it was accused of publishing an article inciting readers to "commit murder."[4] [5] The managing editor was also arrested.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Mustaqilla, Iraqi newspaper opposed to foreign occupation. The File Room. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051216/http://www.thefileroom.org/documents/dyn/displaycase.cfm/id/787. 4 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Iraq's media wrestles with new freedoms. CNN. 13 September 2014. 4 August 2003.
  3. Web site: The new Iraqi press, 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105094445/http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/iraq/press2003.htm . 5 January 2015 . 13 September 2014 . Al Bab.
  4. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/07/iraq-030722-voa10.htm Iraqi Independent Newspaper Closed for 'Inciting People to Murder'
  5. Book: Ahmed K. Al-Rawi. Media Practice in Iraq. 7 August 2012. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-1-137-27164-8. 83.
  6. Book: William A. Rugh. Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-98212-6. 116.

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