Hamshahri

Hamshahri

"Hamshahri" (Persian: همشهری) is a major national Iranian Persian-language newspaper published by the Municipality of Tehran, and founded by Gholamhossein Karbaschi. It is the first coloured daily newspaper in Iran and has over 60 pages of classified advertisement, and is priced at 1000 Iranian rials. Currently, the newspaper is distributed within the limits of Tehran municipality. It has a daily circulation of over 400,000 copies, which is on par with major American daily newpapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, and Chicago Tribune. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/featuresNews/idUKBLA73920920070611?feedType=RSS&pageNumber=1]

Hamshahri and Khatami's election

In 1997 Iranian presidential election, Hamshahri newspaper, then run by former mayor of Tehran, Gholamhossein Karbaschi, was accused by conservatives of supporting Mohammad Khatami. This was seen as illegal, as papers receiving government subsidy were forbidden to take sides in the elections. The issue eventually led to Karbaschi being put on trial on grounds of embezzlement and was sentenced to time in prison. During Khatami's second term, Tehran press court ruled that the newspaper can only be distributed inside Tehran.

International Holocaust Cartoon Competition

On 6 February 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of "Hamshahri", announced the International Holocaust Cartoon Competition, a cartoon contest to denounce what it called 'Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech', alleging that "it is impossible in the West to joke upon or even discuss certain topics related to Judaism, such as the Holocaust, and the pretexts for the creation of Israel.". The contest ended on 1 November 2006, and Abdellah Derkaoui, a Moroccan cartoonist claimed the first prize.

See also

* Hamshahri Corpus
* Iran Holocaust Cartoons Contest
* Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

References

External links

* [http://hamshahrionline.ir/ Hamshahri.org newspaper homepage] (Persian)
* [http://hamshahrionline.ir/ Hamshahri.org newspaper homepage] (Persian)
* [http://hamshahrionline.ir/ Hamshahri.com homepage] (Persian and English)
* [http://hamshahrionline.ir/images/InternationalCartoonE.jpgPreliminary contest rules on Hamshahri.org] (English)
* [http://irregulartimes.com/iranianholocaustcartoons.html Holocaust Cartoons] - mirrored cartoons from Hamshahri, and commentary by irregulartimes.com


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