Shaul served as editor of the Iraqi Zionist journal Al-Miṣbāḥ (אל-מצבאח; المصباح) from 1924 to 1925.[5] In his contributions to the publication, he wrote under the pseudonym "Ibn al-Samaw'al" in an allusion to the 6th-century Arabian-Jewish poet Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya.[6]
From 1929 to 1938, Shaul founded and worked as an editor for Al-Hassid (الحاصد lit.'The Reaper'), a weekly literary magazine. It featured significant political commentary; mixing harsh criticism of European fascism and advocacy for both Iraqi nationalism and complete political independence from the British Empire.[7][8][9] Under his editorial leadership, Al-Hassid became the foremost weekly magazine in Baghdad.[10]
In addition to his publication of periodicals, Shaul published a number of longer works, including memoirs, translations of Western literature into Arabic, as well as anthologies of short stories and Arabic poetry.[11]
Immigration to Israel
In 1971, Shaul, who had long been resistant to emigrating despite intensive state-sponsored antisemitism in Iraq, reluctantly made aliyah. He continued to live in Israel until his death in 1984.[12]
References
^Liberman, Serge (2011). A bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788-2008. Hybrid Publishers. ISBN9781921665172. OCLC668398875.
^Snir, Reuven (1 October 2010). "Shā'ūl, Anwar". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.
