Al Hawza

Al Hawza or al Hauza was an Arabic language weekly newspaper in Iraq.^[1]

History and profile

Al Hawza started publication in 2003^[1] after the removal of Saddam Hussein, and American media considered it to be the mouthpiece for Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr.^[2] It was a weekly newspaper published every Thursday.^[2]^[3] The paper was a religious cultural publication.^[1] Its chairman was Abbas Al Rubayi.^[1] Hasan Al Zarkani served as the editor.^[1] Ali Yasseri was the editor of the paper when it was suspended.^[4]

It was shut down by the 759th Military Police Battalion, under orders of the United States-led administration of Paul Bremer on 28 March 2004, after being accused of encouraging violence against Coalition troops.^[3]^[5]^[6] The closure of the weekly was protested by hundreds of Iraqis in Baghdad shortly after the ban.^[4]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The new Iraqi press, 2003". Al Bab. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Nir Rosen (31 March 2004). "US newspaper ban plays into cleric's hands". Asia Times. Baghdad. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "Iraqi outcry as US bans newspaper". BBC. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ Jeffrey Gettleman (29 May 2004). "G.I.'s Padlock Baghdad Paper Accused of Lies". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ David W. Bulla; Justyna Sempruch (2008). Lincoln's Censor: Milo Hascall and Freedom of the Press in Civil War Indiana. Purdue University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-55753-473-6. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
^ "Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests". PBS. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[bab-1] "The new Iraqi press, 2003". Al Bab. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[nir-2] Nir Rosen (31 March 2004). "US newspaper ban plays into cleric's hands". Asia Times. Baghdad. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[rawi-3] 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.

[bbc-4] "Iraqi outcry as US bans newspaper". BBC. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[5] Jeffrey Gettleman (29 May 2004). "G.I.'s Padlock Baghdad Paper Accused of Lies". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[6] David W. Bulla; Justyna Sempruch (2008). Lincoln's Censor: Milo Hascall and Freedom of the Press in Civil War Indiana. Purdue University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-55753-473-6. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

[7] "Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests". PBS. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

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