Zan-e Rooz
Iranian women's magazine
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Zan-e Rooz or Zan-e Rouz or Zan-e Ruz (Persian: زن روز, romanized: Woman of Today) is an Iranian weekly women's magazine published in Tehran, Iran since 1965.[1] From its founding until the 1990s Zan-e Rooz was the most popular magazine in Iran.[2][1]
Zan-e Rooz cover, Issue 303, 16 January 1971 | |
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Majid Davami |
| First issue | 27 February 1965 |
| Company | Kayhan |
| Country | Iran |
| Based in | Tehran |
| Language | Persian |
| Website | zanerouz |
| ISSN | 1029-6913 |
History
The first issue of Zan-e Rooz hit the newstands of Tehran on 27 February 1965 and was an immediate success.[3] The inaugural issue was published by the Kayhan Institute,[4][5] with a print run of 15,000 copies, by 1968 had the magazine had a print run of 140,000 copies.[6] Its main rival was Ettelaat-e Banuvan, however, Zan-e Rooz quickly became more popular.[7] Majid Davami, was the founder of the publication as served as editor-in-chief until 1979.[3][8]
Prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution cover models included Empress Farah Pahalvi, Behrouz Vossoughi, Giti Pashaei, Googoosh, Jean Shrimpton, and Twiggy, among others. During the revolution images of protests and burqa-clad revolutionaries were featured on the cover.
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution the editorial board was overhauled and Zan-E Rooz became an Islamic lifestyle magazine.[5] The magazine moved away from the Western-style gossip sheet and women's publication that it was previously and now explored the rights of women within an Islamic framework.[4]
Shahla Sherkat was appointed editor in 1991, she was quickly accused of "promoting modernist, westernised and feminist tendencies," and fired the same year.[1] Sherkat then founded Zanan which became the most popular feminist magazine in Iran before publication was suspended in 2008 by order of the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad government.[9]
Editors
- Majid Davami (1965–1979)[3][8]
- Shahla Ansari (1980–?)[5]
- Feeroozeh Golmohammadi (1980s–1991)[5]
- Shahla Sherkat (1991–1991)
Contributors
Writers with this publication include Poopak NikTalab, Nooshafarin Ansari and Aminollah Rezaei.[10]
