Majalleh-ye Estebdad

Majalleh-ye Estebdad
EditorSheikh Mehdi Qomi
Categories
  • Political magazine
  • Satirical magazine
FounderSheikh Mehdi Qomi
Founded1907
First issue16 July 1907
Final issue
Number		24 April 1908
34
CountryQajar Iran
Based inTehran
LanguagePersian

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.[1]

History and profile

Majalleh-ye Estebdad was launched in Tehran in 1907.[1][2] The founder was Sheikh Mehdi of Qom, known as Sheikh al-Mamalek, who also edited the magazine.[1] The first issue appeared on 16 July 1907.[3] It was a hand-printed publication.[4] 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.[3]

Although it existed during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution it was neither a supporter of it nor an anti-constitution publication.[1] Instead, it narrated events in the course of the revolution using satire.[5] The magazine did not publish any cartoon or caricature.[1]

The last issue numbered 34 appeared on 24 April 1908.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ali Gheissari. "Satire in the Iranian Constitutional Press: Introducing the Majalleh-ye Estebdat". Foundation for Iranian Studies. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Ahmad Sadri (12 June 2009). "Facebook and Iran's presidential election". The Daily Star. Beirut. ProQuest 432560672. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ 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.