The Persian ''Tarbiyat'' ( fa, تربيت, italic=yes; DMG: ''Tarbīyat'';

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

equivalent: "Education") was the first non-governmental newspaper in Iran. It was founded in Teheran by Mirza Mohammad Hosseyn Foroughi, also known as Zaka-al Molk, in 1896 and was published until 1907. For Foroughi, who was a poet and also worked as a translator for

Naser al-Din Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Male ...

, the acquisition of modern sciences was of decisive importance for the development of the country and its society. Contrary to the common perception of traditional education and science, he wanted to contribute to the modernisation of the Iranian society by publishing this journal. The publication history of the nine years with a total of 434 issues varied between daily, weekly and monthly publications. The articles deal with topics such as history and geography but also with medical and other scientific subjects. Particularly due to its literary focus and the publication of numerous translations the journal was a literary pioneer of that time.Hassan Kamshad: Modern Persian Prose Literature, Cambridge 1966, p. 29ff.

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* Online-Version
Tarbiyat
* Further information
www.translatio.uni-bonn.de
* Digital editions
Arabische, persische und osmanisch-türkische Periodika
* 1896 establishments in Iran 1907 disestablishments in Iran Cultural magazines Defunct literary magazines Defunct magazines published in Iran Education magazines Irregularly published magazines Literary magazines published in Iran Magazines established in 1896 Magazines disestablished in 1907 Magazines published in Tehran Persian-language magazines {{lit-mag-stub

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