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This issue brings alarming news from Iran that the feminist journal Zanan has been closed down. Below is a report sent to me by Farideh Farhi of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Farhi writes frequently on contemporary Iranian politics.--Claire Moses
An email received from a young and incredibly smart woman reporter I know in Tehran was short and to the point: "Zanan's license has been revoked."
Zanan, which means "women" in Persian, is a monthly magazine dedicated to the reporting and analysis of women's issues, problems, and achievements. It has been in business for the past sixteen years, weathering all sorts of pressures even during the times when ...
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