Resalat (newspaper)
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| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Resalat Foundation |
| Editor | Morteza Nabavi |
| Founded | 9 January 1986 |
| Political alignment | Traditional Principlism |
| Language | Persian |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Website | Official website |
Resalat (Persian: رسالت, lit. 'The Prophecy') is a conservative daily newspaper in Iran.[1] It is a pro-Khamenei and pro-Ahmadinejad newspaper.
History and profile
Resalat was first published in 1985.[2] The paper belongs to the Resalat Foundation[3] and focuses on political, cultural, social, economic and sports news.[4] Morteza Nabavi is the editor-in-chief of the daily which has a conservative stance.[2][3] Amir Mohebbian served as the political editor of the paper.[5]
In its mission statement, Resalat declares that "The goal of the daily is to spread the words of God, and Ahl al-Bayt (Shia) school of thought in order to establish the God's will and governance of Fiqh and Vilayat-e Faqih."[6] It is close to the Islamic Coalition Party.[2]
The paper is based in Tehran.[7][8] Its circulation ranged between 30,000 and 50,000 copies in the mid-2000s.[2]
See also
References
- ^ About us Resalat
- ^ a b c d "Guide to Iranian Media and Broadcast" (PDF). BBC Monitoring. March 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ a b "The Political Affiliations of Iranian Newspapers" (PDF). ASL19. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ Abdolrasoul Jowkar; Fereshteh Didegah (2010). "Evaluating Iranian newspapers' web sites using correspondence analysis". Library Hi Tech. 28 (1): 119–130. doi:10.1108/07378831011026733.
- ^ Trita Parsi (1 October 2007). Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States. Yale University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-300-13806-1.
- ^ About Resalat
- ^ Said Amir Arjomand; Nathan J. Brown (25 March 2013). The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran. SUNY Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4384-4598-4.
- ^ Resalat Newspaper Kompass. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
External links
Official website
Media related to Resalat (newspaper) at Wikimedia Commons
