Al Mustaqilla

Al Mustaqilla, or The Independent, was a bi-weekly newspaper published in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

History and profile

Al Mustaqilla was started after the removal of Saddam Hussein.[2] It was published in Arabic language.[3] 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

References

  1. "Al Mustaqilla, Iraqi newspaper opposed to foreign occupation". The File Room. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Iraq's media wrestles with new freedoms". CNN. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The new Iraqi press, 2003". Al Bab. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  4. Iraqi Independent Newspaper Closed for 'Inciting People to Murder' Global Security. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  5. Ahmed K. Al-Rawi (7 August 2012). Media Practice in Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-137-27164-8. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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