The Arabic-language journal al-Ḥurrīya (Arabic: الحرىة; DMG: al-Ḥurrīya; English: "Freedom") was published in Baghdad in 1924 and 1925. The Christian Rafa'il Butti (1901-1956), an Iraqi intellectual and well-known journalist,[1] edited one volume with a total of ten issues. The content focused on political and literary topics of the Arab world at that time.
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| Editor | Rafa'il Butti |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literature, Politics |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Final issue | 1925 |
| Country | Iraq |
| Based in | Baghdad |
| Language | Arabic |
In 1930 Butti published another magazine, al-Bilad. This supported the party of the National Brotherhood, which formed the opposition to the British influence. It was the first daily newspaper[2] of that time and became one of the leading press mediums in Iraq.[1] Butti's support of the opposition with the help of his publications resulted in the magazine's closure.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Dougherty, Beth K.; Ghareeb, Edmund A. (7 November 2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq (second ed.). Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0810868458.
- ^ Bashkin, Orit (1 November 2010). The Other Iraq: Pluralism and Culture in Hashemite Iraq (first ed.). Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0804773669.
- ^ Tarbush, Mohammad A. (16 December 2016). The Role of the Military in Politics: A Case Study of Iraq to 1941 (1 ed.). London: Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1138925908.
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