Iran: Zanan, women’s mag, closed down
Posted by Jean Yves Chainon on January 29, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Iran’s leading women’s magazine, Zanan, was forced to close after 16 years of publication, after being accused of depicting Iran negatively.
Zanan's founder Shahla Sherkat was accused of ‘offering a dark picture of the Islamic Republic through the pages of Zanan’ and of ‘compromising the psyche and the mental health’ of readers.
For years, the magazine has hosted discussions of controversial topics, from domestic violence to cosmetic surgery and relationships, and has been at the forefront of women’s struggle in Iran.
Source: AKI News (picture) through European Journalism Centre
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