Entekhab

Entekhab
Type Daily
Founder(s) Mohammad Mahdi Faghihi
Editor-in-chief Seyed Taha Hashemi
Founded 1991
Political alignment Conservative
Language Persian
Ceased publication 2004
Headquarters Qum, Iran
Website Officialwebsite

Entekhab (Persian: انتخاب Choice in English) was a Persian language newspaper published in Iran between 1991 and 2004.

History and profile

Entekhab was founded by Mohammad Mahdi Faghihi, a close advisor to Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, and a board member on The Islamic Propagation Office of the Islamic Seminary of Qom, in 1991.[1] Taha Hashemi was the editor-in-chief of the paper.[1][2] The daily had a conservative stance and was based in Qum.[3]

Khamenei ordered the paper to close down shortly after its start.[1] Although it was reopened later, the paper was banned in 2004.[1]

The paper still operates an online version.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Entekhab". Iran Media Program. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. Homa Katouzian; Hossein Shahidi (15 October 2007). Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, Economics & Conflict. Routledge. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-134-07760-1. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. Thakur Ramesh; Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu (1 September 2007). The Iraq Crisis and World Order. Pearson Education India. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-317-0848-4. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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