| Editor | Sheikh Mehdi Qomi |
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| Founder | Sheikh Mehdi Qomi |
| Founded | 1907 |
| First issue | 16 July 1907 |
| Final issue Number | 24 April 1908 34 |
| Country | Qajar Iran |
| Based in | Tehran |
| Language | Persian |
Majalleh-ye Estebdad (Persian: مجلهٔ استبداد, lit. 'The Journal of Despotism') was a satirical magazine based in Tehran, Iran. It was one of the publications founded following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, along with others such as Nasim-e-Shomal and Sur-e Esrafil.
History and profile
Majalleh-ye Estebdad was launched in Tehran in 1907. The founder was Sheikh Mehdi of Qom, known as Sheikh al-Mamalek, who also edited the magazine. The first issue appeared on 16 July 1907. It was a hand-printed publication. For the issues 1–17 the format of the magazine was 16.5x20.5 centimeters, whereas for the issues 18–34 it was 10x16.5 centimeters.
Although it existed during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution it was neither a supporter of it nor an anti-constitution publication. Instead, it narrated events in the course of the revolution using satire. The magazine did not publish any cartoon or caricature.
The last issue numbered 34 appeared on 24 April 1908.
References
- ^ Ali Gheissari. "Satire in the Iranian Constitutional Press: Introducing the Majalleh-ye Estebdat". Foundation for Iranian Studies. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- Ali Rahnema (2021). The Rise of Modern Despotism in Iran: The Shah, the Opposition, and the US, 1953–1968. London: Oneworld Publications. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-86154-143-0.
- ^ Ali Gheissari (2005). "Despots of the World Unite! Satire in the Iranian Constitutional Press: The Majalleh-ye Estebdad, 1907-1908". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 25 (2): 363. doi:10.1215/1089201X-25-2-360.
- Ahmad Sadri (12 June 2009). "Facebook and Iran's presidential election". The Daily Star. Beirut. ProQuest 432560672. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Charles Kurzman (2010). "Mashrutiyat, Meşrutiyet, and Beyond: Intellectuals and the Constitutional Revolutions of 1905-12" (PDF). In E. H. Chehabi; Vanessa Martin (eds.). Iran's Constitutional Revolution. Popular Politics, Cultural Transformations and Transnational Connections. London; New York: I. B. Tauris. p. 278. ISBN 9781848854154.