Periodical Al-Arab. Volume 1, Number 40, September 17, 1917

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Title

  • Al-Arab.

Summary

  • The newspaper Al-Arab (The Arabs) was first published in Baghdad on July 4, 1917, some four months after British troops captured the city from the Turks, thereby ending three centuries of Ottoman rule. The paper appeared at a critical period in the history of Iraq. Issued by the British authorities, it served as a mouthpiece for the British administration at a time of rising Iraqi and Arab nationalism. It depicted the Ottomans as foreigners and the British as liberators and sought to advance broader British military and political strategy against the Ottomans in World War I. The title, masthead (which declared the paper "Arabic in principle and purpose, established in Baghdad by Arabs and for Arabs"), and content all sought to present the paper as homegrown and Arab in allegiance. An editorial in the first issue described the Turks as "sons of Gog and Magog, who want to annihilate the Arabs, this good race that in its past served knowledge, progress, coexistence and humanity in an unforgettable manner...." The paper covered politics, news, history, and literature. It was edited by the theologian and scholar Anistās al-Karmilī, an Iraqi Christian of Lebanese descent. Al-Arab initially appeared every two days but beginning with issue 28 was published every day except Sunday. The paper was at first two pages, with supplements at various times, but it became four pages starting with the January 1, 1918 issue. It ceased publication in May 1920 and was replaced by the newspaper Al-Iraq (Iraq), the first issue of which appeared on June 1, 1920.

Names

  • Anistās Mārī, al-Karmilī, ab, 1866-1947, Editor.

Created / Published

  • Baghdad, Iraq : Al-Arab Printing House, 1917-1920.

Headings

  • -  Iraq
  • -  Economic conditions
  • -  Literature
  • -  Politics and government

Notes

  • -  Volume 1, number 1 (July 4, 1917)-Volume 3, Number 872 (May 31, 1920) World Digital Library data.
  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Mark Lewis, "Historical Setting: The Ottoman Period, 1534-1918," in Iraq: A Country Study, edited by Helen Chapin Metz (Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1988)
  • -  Original resource at: Iraqi National Library and Archives.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Al-Arab Newspaper Collection

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  • 2020741456

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Chicago citation style:

Anistās Mārī, Al-Karmilī, Ab, Editor. Al-Arab. Baghdad, Iraq: Al-Arab Printing House, to 1920, 1917. Periodical. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020741456/.

APA citation style:

Anistās Mārī, A. (1917) Al-Arab. Baghdad, Iraq: Al-Arab Printing House, to 1920. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020741456/.

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Anistās Mārī, Al-Karmilī, Ab, Editor. Al-Arab. Baghdad, Iraq: Al-Arab Printing House, to 1920, 1917. Periodical. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020741456/>.