Iran Sepid (persisk: ایران سپید; which means white Iran) is a special newspaper for the visually impaired, published in Persian and in Braille script in Tehran. It is owned by the Iranian Cultural Press Institute [fa]. The founder of this newspaper, which was first published on November 18, 1996, is Fereydoun Varedi Nezhad [fa], who was the former managing director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) . It has been claimed that White Iran is considered as "the first braille newspaper in the world".[1][2]

Iran Sepid
TypeDaily newspaper (in Braille script)
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Iranian Cultural Press Institute fa
Founder(s)Fereydoun Varedi Nezhad fa
PresidentReza Darvish
LanguagePersian
CityTehran
CountryIran

References edit

  1. ^ "Magiran | روزنامه اعتماد (1391/08/28): ایران سپید در جشن تولد یا مجلس عزا". magiran (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "Magiran | روزنامه ایران (1387/05/20): مؤسسه فرهنگی - مطبوعاتی ایران صاحب امتیازنشریات خود شد". magiran (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-06-12.