Musavat (newspaper)

Musavat (Mosāwāt; Persian: Equality) was a weekly newspaper being one of the publications that were started following the Iranian constitutional revolution.[1] It is known for being the most radical title[1] and was one of the most successful publications of this period.[2] The paper headquartered in Tabriz and existed between 1907 and 1909.

Musavat
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Sayyid Muhammad Riza Shirazi
Founded3 October 1907
LanguagePersian
Ceased publication1909
HeadquartersTabriz
CountryIran

History and profile

Musavat was first published on 3 October 1907.[3] Its founder and editor was Sayyid Muhammad Riza Shirazi who was a member of the secret organization, Revolutionary Committee, established to encourage the constitutional rule in Iran.[2][4]

Musavat was based in Tabriz and had also offices in Tehran.[5] It was published on a weekly basis.[1] The paper was a supporter of the constitutionalism and argued that the constitutional rule would bring freedom to the country.[1] It frequently attacked the Qajar ruler Mohammad Ali Shah.[2][3] It was extremely popular among the poor people and women due to its focus on the needs of these groups.[1]

Musavat sold nearly 3,000 copies.[2] The paper ceased publication in 1909,[5] and Sayyid Muhammad Riza Musavat went into exile following the end of the constitutional regime.[1]

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): 310, 319–320. doi:10.1080/10669920500280656. S2CID 144228247.
  2. Ali Akabr Saidi Sirjani (15 December 1992). "Constitutional revolution. Press". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. VI. pp. 202–212.
  3. Iago Gocheleishvili (February 2007). "Georgian Sources on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911): Sergo Gamdlishvili's Memoirs of the Gilan Resistance". Iranian Studies. 40 (1): 60. doi:10.1080/00210860601138632. JSTOR 4311875. S2CID 153631653.
  4. Ervand Abrahamian (1979). "The Causes of the Constitutional Revolution in Iran". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 10 (3): 408. doi:10.1017/S0020743800000179. JSTOR 162146. S2CID 162341446.
  5. Nader Sohrabi (May 1995). "Historicizing Revolutions: Constitutional Revolutions in the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and Russia, 1905-1908". American Journal of Sociology. 100 (6): 1447. doi:10.1086/230667. JSTOR 2782676. S2CID 144939087.
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