Zan-e Rooz

Zan-e Rooz
Zan-e Rooz
Zan-e Rooz cover, Issue 303, 16 January 1971
EditorKayhan Publishing Company
Former editorsMajid Davami
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderMajid Davami
Founded1964
First issue27 February 1965
CountryIran
Based inTehran
Websitezanerouz.ir

Zan-e Rooz or Zan-e Ruz (Persian: زن روز, romanizedWoman 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]

  1. ^ Shahla Sherkat. "Telling the Stories of Iranian Women's Lives". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Gholam Khiabany (2009). Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity. Routledge. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-135-89490-0.
  3. ^ a b c Liora Hendelman-Baavur (2019). Creating the Modern Iranian Woman: Popular Culture between Two Revolutions. Cambridge Core. doi:10.1017/9781108627993. ISBN 9781108498074.
  4. ^ a b Persheng Vaziri (16 February 2001). "Caught in the Middle". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 9 December 2012.