 He was also editor of the children’s weekly "Mejelitee-wal-Mismar" and the magazine "Alif-Ba".In 1976, under pressure from the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein, Yasin was forced to give up his official journalistic posts, although he continued to write for an opposition paper until 1979 when the regime cracked down harder.In January 1980, fearing for his life, he left Iraq with his wife and child, arriving in Hungary.