Al Muharrir
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| Publisher | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| Founded | December 1974 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ceased publication | June 1981 |
Al Muharrir (meaning the Liberator or the Editor in English) was an Arabic language daily published in Morocco.
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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