Al-Qaidah (newspaper)

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Al-Qaidah
FoundedJanuary 1943
Political alignment
Circulation
~5,400 (as of 1954–55)

Al-Qaidah (

Arabic: القاعدة, The Base) was a newspaper published in Iraq. It was an organ of the Iraqi Communist Party.[1][2] It was printed clandestinely for thirteen years, albeit with interruptions.[3]

The first issue of al-Qaidah came out in January 1943. Al-Qaidah was founded in the midst of a split in the party.

Central Committee. The newspaper sought to compete with ash-Shararah ('The Spark') for the position as the party organ. The different factions were effectively known by the names of their publications.[4] As-Sayegh served as editor of al-Qaidah before being expelled from the party.[5]

Al-Qaidah was banned by the government, and being caught with an issue of the newspaper could result in a prison sentence.[6] By 1947 al-Qaidah had a circulation of around 3,000.[1]: 191  It was probably one of the most widely read newspapers in the country at the time.[7] It was primarily read in Baghdad, the Shiite south and the Kurdish north.[1]: 181  During 1954–55, seventeen issues of al-Qaidah were published. In spite of being an illegal underground publication, its issues had an average circulation of around 5,400.[8]

In 1955 a workers newspaper, Ittihad ul-Amal was founded, after which al-Qaidah began focusing more on agrarian issues.[9]

Al-Qaidah was shut down as the party reconciled with the Rayat ash-Shaghilah ('Toilers Banner') group, and Ittihad ash-Sha'ab ('People's Union') was founded as the new party organ.[3][10][11] The last issue was published on June 19, 1956.[11]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-674-07609-9
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  2. ^ Вадим Васильевич Кортунов (1983). Справочник пропагандиста-международника. Политиздат. p. 189.
  3. ^ a b c Вестник Московского университета: Журналистика. Изд-во Московского Университета. 1972. p. 55.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-521-87394-9
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  5. ^ Ṣalāḥ Khurasān (1993). Safhat min tarikh al-harikah al-shuyuìyah fi al-Ìraq.
  6. ISBN 978-1-84519-502-1
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  7. ISBN 978-1-136-61986-1
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  8. ISBN 978-1-84904-101-0
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  9. ISBN 978-0-521-87394-9
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  10. ISBN 978-1-84904-101-0
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  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0-521-87394-9
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