مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية (Dec 2021)

The constitution and national unity in the perspective of some Iraqi newspapers , 1958 - 1961 (the Kurds as a model)

  • Abdulsamea Kh. Abid,
  • Sufian M. Saleh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37653/juah.2021.171514
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2021, no. 4
pp. 4352 – 4376

Abstract

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The press played a prominent role in political events and to demonstrate its position on the constitution and national unity, and most of the newspapers were expressing the opinion of their owners, which was calling for national unity and the participation of all spectra of the Iraqi people with important decisions that have an impact on the political and constitutional aspect .                                                             Iraqi newspapers have varied in writing articles related to the constitution and national unity. Some of them were affiliated with the government. Of course, these newspapers will take a supportive position to the government in taking any decision related to political, social or economic matters, and there are newspapers belonging to the parties that were loyal to the ruling regime, but they She was not at the same pace in her loyalty to the government, and she was subjected to closures for reasons that might relate to the people in her administration or to conflicting positions for a specific situation in the country, and there are independent newspapers and most of them are afraid of the government position and therefore were almost loyal to the government.

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