Zan (newspaper)
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | Faezeh Hashemi |
| Founded | July 1998 |
| Ceased publication | 6 April 1999 |
| Language | Persian |
Zan (Persian: زن, lit. 'Woman') was an Iranian Persian-language weekly newspaper focused on women's rights, published from 1998 until it was banned in 1999.[1]
Zan was founded by Faezeh Hashemi in July 1998, becoming the first-ever women's newspaper in Iran.[2] It brought women into the political debate between modernists and traditionalists.[2] It was quickly harassed by the hard-line judiciary, with reporter Camelia Entekhabifard arrested and held for 76 days.[3] The newspaper was banned on the orders of the Revolutionary Court on 6 April 1999.[1][4] The reasons cited for the ban included the newspaper's publication of cartoons criticizing Iranian traditionalists, as well as the publication of a Newroz message from Farah Diba, the exiled Empress of Iran.[1][4][5]
