 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 |
Zan-e Rooz orZan-e Rouz orZan-e Ruz (Persian:زن روز,romanized: Woman of Today) is an Iranian weekly women's magazine published inTehran, Iran since 1965.[1] From its founding until the 1990sZan-e Rooz was the most popular magazine in Iran.[2][1]
The first issue ofZan-e Rooz hit the newstands of Tehran on 27 February 1965 and was an immediate success.[3] The inaugural issue was published by theKayhan 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 wasEttelaat-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 the1979 Islamic Revolution cover models includedEmpress Farah Pahalvi,Behrouz Vossoughi,Giti Pashaei,Googoosh,Jean Shrimpton, andTwiggy, among others. During the revolution images of protests and burqa-clad revolutionaries were featured on the cover.
After the1979 Islamic Revolution the editorial board was overhauled andZan-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 foundedZanan which became the most popular feminist magazine in Iran before publication was suspended in 2008 by order of theMahmoud Ahmadinejad government.[9]
Writers with this publication includePoopak NikTalab,Nooshafarin Ansari andAminollah Rezaei.[10]
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