Majlis (magazine)

The Persian-language journal Majlis (Persian: مجلس; DMG: Maǧlis; English: "Parliament" or "Assembly") was published in Tehran between 1906 and 1908. A total of 325 issues was edited in one volume.

Majlis
EditorSeyed Mohammad Hosseini Tabatabaei
CategoriesPolitics, society, economics
PublisherMirza Mohsen Mojtahed
FounderMirza Mohsen Mojtahed
Founded1906
First issue25 November 1906
Final issue1908
CountryQajar Iran
Based inTehran
LanguagePersian
WebsiteMajlis

History and profile

The first issue of Majlis appeared on 25 November 1906.[1] Each issue consisted of eight pages and was distributed free of charge.[2]

Majlis was considered to be the journal of the Persian Constitutional Revolution and the mouthpiece of the parliament.[3] It was dedicated to publishing parliament's negotiations and their results directly and unfiltrated to the public.[2][4] A liberal reformer, Mirza Mohsen Mojtahed who was also known as Agha Mirza Mohsen was its founder and editor.[2][3] Its chief editor was Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Tabatabaei.[2]

The magazine provided as much information about the rural dimension of the revolution as about the socio-economic situation in the country at that time as well as the various strikes and protests.[4] Letters to the editor also reflected the prevailing controversies between intellectuals, conservatives and the peasantry on various political issues.[4] During the period of its publication, the magazine was not subject to any state censorship unlike other publications such as Nida-yi Vatan.[2][5]

References
  1. Negin Nabavi (2005). "Spreading the Word: Iran's First Constitutional Press and the Shaping of a 'New Era'". Middle East Critique. 14 (3): 309. doi:10.1080/10669920500280656.
  2. Niloofar Kasra: Foundation of Majlis Newspaper in 24 November 1906. Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies, Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. Lawrence Pintak (2019). "Middle Eastern and North African Journalism". In Tim P. Vos; Folker Hanusch (eds.). The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 8. doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0173. ISBN 9781118841570.
  4. Janet Afary. (1991). Peasant Rebellions of the Caspian Region during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, 1906-1909. International Journal of Middle East Studies 23(2), pp.137–161.
  5. Peter Avery (1991). "Printing, the press and literature in modern Iran". In Peter Avery; Gavin R. G. Hambly; Charles Melville (eds.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 7. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 838. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521200950.023. ISBN 9781139054997.
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