Zan-e Rooz explained

Zan-e Rooz
Image Alt:Zan-e Rooz
Editor:Kayhan Publishing Company
Previous Editor:Majid Davami
Category:Women's magazine
Frequency:Weekly
Founder:Majid Davami
Founded:1964
Firstdate:27 February 1965
Country:Iran
Based:Tehran

Zan-e Rooz or Zan-e Ruz (Persian: زن روز|italic=yes|Woman of Today) is a women's weekly Persian-language magazine published in Tehran, Iran.[1] The magazine was first published in 1964.[2] The first issue hit the newsstands in Tehran on 27 February 1965, and the magazine gained an immediate success.[3] The inaugural issue of Zan-e Rooz was published in 15,000 copies, and in 1968 the magazine boasted a print run of 140,000 copies.[3] Its founding editor-in-chief and co-founder was Majid Davami.[3] Before Islamic revolution Kayhan publishing company was the editorial and publisher.[4] After the Iranian Revolution, as women's political activity alongside men increased, publications focusing on women's issues sprang up to answer the increased demand. Due to this, Zan-e Rooz shifted from being a Western-style gossip sheet to a publication dedicated to exploring the rights of women within the Islamic framework.[4]

Contributors

Writers with this publication include Poopak Niktalab, Nooshafarin Ansari and Aminollah Rezaei.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shahla Sherkat. Telling the Stories of Iranian Women’s Lives. Nieman Foundation. 6 September 2014.
  2. Book: Gholam Khiabany. Gholam Khiabany. Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity. 2009. Routledge. 978-1-135-89490-0. 187.
  3. Book: Liora Hendelman-Baavur. Creating the Modern Iranian Woman: Popular Culture between Two Revolutions. Cambridge Core. 9781108498074. 10.1017/9781108627993. 2019.
  4. Web site: Persheng Vaziri. Caught in the Middle. Middle East Research and Information Project. 16 February 2001. 9 December 2012.
  5. Web site: مجله زن روز. 17 May 2021. آرشیو مجله قدیمی آرشیو روزنامه قدیمیپکیج مطبوعات قدیمی. fa-IR.