Al Muharrir

Al Muharrir (Arabic: المُحَرِّر‎ meaning the Liberator or the Editor in English) was an Arabic language daily newspaper published in Morocco. It was in circulation between December 1974 and June 1981.

Al Muharrir
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Socialist Union of Popular Forces
PublisherSocialist Union of Popular Forces
FoundedDecember 1974
LanguageArabic
Ceased publicationJune 1981

History and profile

Al Muharrir was first published in December 1964.[1] The daily was the organ of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party.[2][3] Therefore, it had a socialist leaning[4][5] and oppositional stance.[6]

Omar Benjelloun served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[4] He was assassinated in December 1975.[4] Later Mustafa Karchawi assumed the post.[7] Mohammed Abed Al Jabri, a Moroccan critic and academic, was among the significant contributors of the paper from its start in 1964.[1][5] Abdelkerim Mouti was another regular contributor.[8]

In November 1965 Al Muharrir was banned in Morocco and its editor-in-chief was jailed for ten months.[8] The daily was relaunched after six months.[8] Together with other opposition papers, including Al Alam and L'Opinion, it was frequently suspended during the mid-1970s.[8]

The paper ceased publication in June 1981.[9][10] It was succeeded by Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki which was first published in May 1983.[9][11][12]

References
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  3. George Joffe; Alvaro Vasconcelos (2014). The Barcelona Process: Building a Euro-Mediterranean Regional Community. Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-135-30982-4.
  4. Azzedine Layachi (2002). "Militant Islam in Morocco: The Perils of Exclusion and the Risks of Inclusion". NITLE Arab World Project. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. Jaafar Aksikas (2009). Arab Modernities: Islamism, Nationalism, and Liberalism in the Post-colonial Arab World. Peter Lang. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4331-0534-0.
  6. El Mustapha Lahlali (2011). Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7486-8864-7.
  7. Robin Bidwell (2012). Dictionary of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5.
  8. Mohammed Ibahrine (2005). "The Internet and Politics in Morocco" (PDF). Hamburg: University of Hamburg. Archived from the original (PhD Thesis) on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Westport: Praeger. p. 98. Retrieved 10 October 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
  10. "Moroccan human rights groups". Amnesty International. 1991. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  11. Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  12. Morocco Archived 16 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Arab Press Network. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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