| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Founder: | Ahmad Majd Al Islam Kirmani |
| Chiefeditor: | Ahmad Majd Al Islam Kirmani |
| Foundation: | 27 December 1906 |
| Political: | Liberal |
| Language: | Persian |
| Ceased Publication: | June 1908 |
| Publishing Country: | Iran |
Nida-yi Vatan (Persian: ندای وطن||The Country's Call) was a weekly newspaper being one of the publications that were started following the Iranian constitutional revolution in 1906.[1] The paper supported a constitutional rule in Iran and appeared until 1908.
Nida-yi Vatan was established by the journalist Ahmad Majd Al Islam Kirmani who also edited the paper.[2] [3] Its first issue appeared on 27 December 1906. Nida-yi Vatan was headquartered in Tehran.
Kirmani described the paper as a liberal publication which attempted to make the notion of constitutionalism much more popular in the country.[2] In each issue the statement hubb al-watan min al-iman (Persian: love of homeland is of the faith) was put under its title.[4] This sentence is attributed by the Sufi Muslims to Prophet Mohammad which refers to the Sufis' attempt to reach unity with the divine.[4] In the paper, this statement was employed to encourage patriotism among its readers.[4]
The paper frequently featured brief biographies of the deputies.[2] It also published patriotic poems and letters from its readers.[4] [5] Unlike other publications established in the same period such as Majlis the paper was strictly controlled by the state.[1] Nida-yi Vatan folded in June 1908.[2]
Some of its issues are archived by the University of Chicago Library.[6]