Babel (newspaper)

For other uses, see Babel (disambiguation).

Babel was an Iraqi newspaper which was under the direction of Uday Hussein, the son of Saddam Hussein.[1]

History and profile

Babel was one of the newspapers owned by Uday Hussein.[2] He was also the founder of the paper which was published both in Arabic and English.[3]

The paper was banned by then Iraqi government for one month in November 2002 for unexplained causes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Saddam pounces on son's newspaper". BBC. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Kelly Whalen. "Uday Saddam Hussein". PBS. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Ahmed K. Al-Rawi (7 August 2012). Media Practice in Iraq. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-137-20660-2. Retrieved 26 September 2013.


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