Majalleh-ye Estebdad

*Majalleh-ye Estebdad*
Editor	Sheikh Mehdi of Qom
Categories	Political magazine ; Satirical magazine
Founder	Sheikh Mehdi of Qom
Year 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 (meaning The Journal of Despotism in English) was a Persian language satirical magazine based in Tehran, Iran. It was one of the publications founded following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution 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 a satirical language.[5] However, the magazine did not publish any cartoon or caricature.[1]

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

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. 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.

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[alig-1] 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.

[alighes-3] 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. 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.