Zaban-e Zanan

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Zaban-e Zanan
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EditorSediqeh Dowlatabadi
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderSediqeh Dowlatabadi
First issue18 July 1919
Final issue1 January 1921
CountryIran
Based inIsfahan

Zaban-e Zanan (Persian: زبان زنان, lit. 'Women's Voice'; Audio file "Fa-zaban-e-zanan-2025.ogg " not found ; also Romanized as Zabān-e Zanān) was a Persian-language radical women's periodical, published in Isfahan, Iran, from 18 July 1919 until 1 January 1921, and edited by activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi.

History and profile

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In 1919 teacher and activist Sediqeh Dowlatabadi founded the magazine Zaban-e Zanan.[1] It was the third women's magazine to be published in Iran, and the first to be published outside Tehran - it was published in Isfahan.[2][3] It was preceded by: Danesh (Knowledge) published from 1910; Shokufeh (Blossom) published from 1913.[4] The first issue was published on 18 July 1919 and started as a bi-weekly periodical.[5] Each issue was four pages long.[6] However, due to demand it moved to weekly publication.[5] It only published submissions from women and girls.[7] The magazine was forced to close on 1 January 1921, due to its anti-British stance.[5]

Reception

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From the outset, Dowlatabadi set out to create articles which would challenge "backwardness and feeble-mindedness" surrounding women's rights in Isfahan.[8] The publication explicitly advocated for 'Unveiling' of women in Iran.[5] As a result of this stance, the publication was attacked in other news outlets, and the premises were physically attacked with stones and with firearms.[9] The magazine ended up being produced under police protection.[5] Two years after its publication, it was banned for 13 months due to the explicitly anticolonial editorial of Dowlatabadi.[10][11]

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Zaban e zanan 1945

In 1921, Dowlatabadi moved to Tehran and re-established the magazine there.[1] This iteration was under the same name, but published as a monthly 48-page magazine.[1] This second edition was influential and gives insight into the lives of women in Iran across several decades.[12]

Legacy

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In 2016, Zaban-e Zanan and Dowlatabadi's archives were the subject of an exhibition curated by Azadeh Fatehrad.[13][14][15]

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