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Editor | Sediqeh Dowlatabadi |
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Categories | Women's magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Founder | Sediqeh Dowlatabadi |
First issue | 18 July 1919 |
Final issue | 1 January 1921 |
Country | Iran |
Based in | Isfahan |
Zaban-e Zanan ( Persian: زبان زنان, lit. 'Women's Voice'; also Romanized as Zabān-e Zanān) was a Persian-language radical women's periodical, published in Isfahan, Iran, from 18 July 1919 until 1 January 1921, and edited by activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi.
In 1919 teacher and activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi founded the magazine Zaban-e Zanan. [1] It was the third women's magazine to be published in Iran, and the first to be published outside Tehran - it was published in Isfahan. [2] [3] It was preceded by: Danesh (Knowledge) published from 1910; Shokufeh (Blossom) published from 1913. [4] The first issue was published on 18 July 1919 and started as a bi-weekly periodical. [5] Each issue was four pages long. [6] However, due to demand it moved to weekly publication. [5] It only published submissions from women and girls. [7] The magazine was forced to close on 1 January 1921, due to its anti-British stance. [5]
From the outset, Dowlatabadi set out to create articles which would challenge "backwardness and feeble-mindedness" surrounding women's rights in Isfahan. [8] The publication explicitly advocated for 'Unveiling' of women in Iran. [5] As a result of this stance, the publication was attacked in other news outlets, and the premises were physically attacked with stones and with firearms. [9] The magazine ended up being produced under police protection. [5] Two years after its publication, it was banned for 13 months due to the explicitly anticolonial editorial of Dowlatabadi. [10] [11]
In 1921, Dowlatabadi moved to Tehran and re-established the magazine there. [1] This iteration was under the same name, but published as a monthly 48-page magazine. [1] This second edition was influential and gives insight into the lives of women in Iran across several decades. [12]
In 2016, Zaban-e Zanan and Dowlatabadi's archives were the subject of an exhibition curated by Azadeh Fatehrad. [13] [14] [15]
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Editor | Sediqeh Dowlatabadi |
---|---|
Categories | Women's magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Founder | Sediqeh Dowlatabadi |
First issue | 18 July 1919 |
Final issue | 1 January 1921 |
Country | Iran |
Based in | Isfahan |
Zaban-e Zanan ( Persian: زبان زنان, lit. 'Women's Voice'; also Romanized as Zabān-e Zanān) was a Persian-language radical women's periodical, published in Isfahan, Iran, from 18 July 1919 until 1 January 1921, and edited by activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi.
In 1919 teacher and activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi founded the magazine Zaban-e Zanan. [1] It was the third women's magazine to be published in Iran, and the first to be published outside Tehran - it was published in Isfahan. [2] [3] It was preceded by: Danesh (Knowledge) published from 1910; Shokufeh (Blossom) published from 1913. [4] The first issue was published on 18 July 1919 and started as a bi-weekly periodical. [5] Each issue was four pages long. [6] However, due to demand it moved to weekly publication. [5] It only published submissions from women and girls. [7] The magazine was forced to close on 1 January 1921, due to its anti-British stance. [5]
From the outset, Dowlatabadi set out to create articles which would challenge "backwardness and feeble-mindedness" surrounding women's rights in Isfahan. [8] The publication explicitly advocated for 'Unveiling' of women in Iran. [5] As a result of this stance, the publication was attacked in other news outlets, and the premises were physically attacked with stones and with firearms. [9] The magazine ended up being produced under police protection. [5] Two years after its publication, it was banned for 13 months due to the explicitly anticolonial editorial of Dowlatabadi. [10] [11]
In 1921, Dowlatabadi moved to Tehran and re-established the magazine there. [1] This iteration was under the same name, but published as a monthly 48-page magazine. [1] This second edition was influential and gives insight into the lives of women in Iran across several decades. [12]
In 2016, Zaban-e Zanan and Dowlatabadi's archives were the subject of an exhibition curated by Azadeh Fatehrad. [13] [14] [15]