Al Mustaqilla (Arabic: الْمُسْتَقِلَّة), 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. 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.
  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.
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