Tehran Musavar 1944 V2- No. 0041

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Publication frequency: Weekly
Language: Persian
Subject: Satire, Politics, History, Social, Current Affairs
Place of publication: Tehran
Publication Serie: Tehran Musavar
Imprint Owner: Ahmad Dihqan

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Tehran Musavar (Tehran Illustrated) was a weekly publication covering various social, political, economic, and artistic topics in four periods from 1929 to 1979. The first period was under the direction of ‘Abbas Ni'mat from 1929 to 1941 in large format. Its articles mainly covered social, historical, humorous, and current affairs topics.

Tehran Musavar was closed for a while in 1341. In 1942 it was reopened under the direction of Ahmad Dihqan. After the assassination of Ahmad Dihqan, in 1950, ‘Abdu’llah Vala took over with Mahmoud Rajaʼ as editor, with the collaboration of writers such as: Siyamak Purzand, Husayn Sarfaraz, Isma‘il Rayin, Lu‘bat Vala, Manuchihr Mahjubi, Isma‘il Yiganigi and Sadruddin Ilahii. In 1961 Sattar Laqa'i became the editor and worked with writers like: ‘Ali Asghar Afrasiyabi, Hadi Khursandi, Hassan Shahrzad, Ahmad Allahyari and Karim Mirzalu until on August 20, 1974, Amir ‘Abbas Hoveyda ordered 52 publications suspended, and the magazine closed until September 1978, when Tehran Musavar reopened under the directorship of Mas‘ud Bihnud. In the summer of 1979, Tehtan Musavar was closed forever.

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