Husain al-Rahhal explained

Husain al-Rahhal (1900–1971) was an Iraqi translator, journalist and Communist activist, who helped found the Iraqi Communist Party.

Al-Rahhal came from a family of officials and merchants. He is known as the first "marxist" student of Iraq. He travelled to Berlin in 1919 and India in 1921.^[1] He studied at the Baghdad School of Law, forming the first Marxist study circle in Iraq in 1924. The group published a newspaper, As-Sahifah,^[2] edited by Al-Rahhal.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Priya . Satia . Priya Satia . Spies in Arabia : The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East. 5 March 2008. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-971598-5. 208–.
2. Book: Halim Barakat. The Arab World: Society, Culture, and State. registration. 1993. University of California Press. 978-0-520-91442-1. 174.
3. http://www.imarawatijara.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Whos-Who-Iraq-Directory-1936.pdf The Who's Who of Iraq