Dar al-Hikma
Dar al-Hikma ('House of Wisdom') was an underground publishing house, set up by the Iraqi Communist Party in September 1945. It published literature on politics, science, economy and culture. It issued Arabic translations on Friedrich Engels' Origin of the Family, Maxim Gorky's Mother and texts of Stalin on dialectics and historical materialism.
Dar al-Hikma
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- 1945
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- Dar al-Hikma is situated in Iraq.
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Dar al-Hikma ('House of Wisdom') was an underground publishing house, set up by the Iraqi Communist Party in September 1945. It published literature on politics, science, economy and culture. It issued Arabic translations on Friedrich Engels' Origin of the Family, Maxim Gorky's Mother and texts of Stalin on dialectics and historical materialism.
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The main source for the literature published was English-language books brought from the Soviet Union. Party members working with bookstores in Baghdad and Amarah enabled the sales of the books. Financed by contributions from party members, the party managed to gather 6,000 Iraqi dinars for the purpose. al-Hikma had a short life-span.
It is associated with Iraq. The record gives 1945 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
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Dar al-Hikma is situated in Iraq.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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