Shahrvand-e-Emrooz (Persian: شهروند امروز, lit. 'Today’s Citizen')[1] was a Persian-language weekly news magazine that was in circulation between March 2007 and September 2011.
| Editor-in-chief | Mohammad Ghoochani Mohammad Reza Khojasteh Rahimi |
|---|---|
| Categories | News magazine Political magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 2007 |
| First issue | March 2007 |
| Final issue | September 2011 |
| Country | Iran |
| Based in | Tehran |
| Language | Persian |
History and profile edit
Shahrvand-e-Emrooz was launched in March 2007.[2][3] Mohammad Ghoochani and Mohammad Reza Khojasteh Rahimi served as the editor-in-chief of the weekly.[2][4] The magazine, based in Tehran, was a reformist publication[1][5] and was the Persian version of TIME magazine.[4] Shahrvand-e-Emrooz published significant interviews with leading figures, including Hassan Rouhani in 2008 and Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini, in February 2008.[6][7]
Bans and closure edit
Shahrvand-e-Emrooz was first closed down when it published a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughter on the cover of its 8 November 2008 issue.[8][9] The weekly was also shut down in June 2009 following the presidential election.[4] The publication resumed on 2 July 2011,[10] but it was again closed down in September 2011 due to the publication of a digital picture which mocked former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and his confidant Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Iranian Paper Shut Down for Obama Cover". Fox News. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "«شهروند امروز» و «روزگار» توقیف شدند". Deutsche Welle (in Persian). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Ali Mirsepassi (2018). Iran's Troubled Modernity. Debating Ahmad Fardid's Legacy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 340. doi:10.1017/9781108566124.017. ISBN 9781108476393. S2CID 166581491.
- ^ a b c Bernd Kaussler (10 July 2009). "Iran: "How to lose friends and alienate your own people"". e-International Relations. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Reformist Weekly Banned for Publishing Image of Ahmadinejad". Iran Human Rights. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Michael Rubin (17 March 2008). "Iran News Round Up". National Review Online. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Helia Ighani; Garrett Nada (31 May 2013). "Khomeini's rebel grandchildren rock the vote". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ali Akbar Dareini; Sally Buzbee (12 November 2008). "Could Obama victory lead to Iran talks?". San Diego Tribune. Tehran; Cairo. AP. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Media Environment Guide: Iran" (PDF). BBC Monitoring. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Iran shuts down 2 newspaper for criticizing Ahmadinejad". News.Az. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan (6 September 2011). "Iran newspaper closed down amid row over Mahmoud Ahmadinejad satire". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "Iran: Magazine closed down amid row over satirical image". Index. Retrieved 5 October 2013.