SOMA Digest

SOMA Digest

Front cover of SOMA Digest.
Type	Weekly newspaper
Publisher	Khak Press & Media Center
Managing editor	Tanya Goudsouzian
Political alignment	PUK
Language	English
Headquarters	Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Circulation	8,000

SOMA Digest was an English-language newspaper published in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Launched on February 14, 2006, it was the first English-language publication of its kind to cater to the growing foreign presence in Iraq following the 2003 war.^[1]

The newspaper was issued fortnightly and distributed across Iraq, covering Kurdish and Iraqi affairs. In addition to analysis of regional topics, it featured interviews with leading officials and satirical commentary.

The name SOMA means "perspective" in Kurdish. The newspaper had a national circulation of 8,000 copies per issue.^[2] The name SOMA means "perspective" in Kurdish. It has The newspaper had a national circulation of 8,000 copies per issue.

SOMA Digest was established by Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, then First Lady of Iraq. It ceased publication in December 2010.^[3] Its managing editor was Tanya Goudsouzian.^[4]

On January 1, 2010, SOMA Digest launched its online video channel on YouTube, thus aiming to spread its voice to a wider range of fans through the use of short pieces of viewing material.