''Chelcheragh'' (''Chandelier'' in English) is a weekly social and news magazine printed in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
History and profile
''Chelcheragh'' was established in 2002.
The magazine is published on a weekly basis on Saturdays
and targets younger readers and provides cultural and societal news.
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...
.[ Fereidoon Amouzadeh Khalili is the managing editor and actress ]Bahareh Rahnama
Bahareh Rahnama ( fa, بهاره رهنما; born December 1, 1973) is an Iranian actress and author. She won a Hafez Award for her acting in ''Tambourine'' (2008).
Early life
She was born on December 1, 1973, in Arak, Iran. Her father, Jalal ...
is among the contributors of the magazine.[ It was restarted in January 2011.][
The weekly organizes cultural events and one in January 2014 was cancelled by the Iranian authorities.][ It also publishes interviews with politicians such as ]Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...
which was published following his election as president
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
in June 2013. The weekly were locked up several times due to some of their columns such as "Assansorchi" (in English means "elevator man" .نشريه "چلچراغ" توقيف شد
''Fars News Agency''. 1 September 1989. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
During these many years there were talented Iranian working in this weekly magazine such as Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, , Touka Neyestani
Touka Neyestani ( fa, توکا نیستانی) (born 1960) is an Iranian political cartoonist who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the brother of Mana Neyestani, who is also a cartoonist.
Life and career
Touka Neyestani was born in Tehra ...
, Amir Mehdi Jule, Arash Khoshkhoo, Mansour Zabetian, Ali Mirmirani, Nima Akbarpour, Jalal Saeedi, Afshin Sadeghizadeh, Shermin Naderi, Pouria Alami, Siavash Zamiran, Mina Einifar, Negar Mofid, Niloufar Hajirahimi, Parichehr Bagheri, Naznin Matinnia, etc.
References and notes
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External links
Official Website of ''Chelcheragh'' Magazine
The Man with the Chocolate Robe in ''Chelcheraghs web site
2002 establishments in Iran
Magazines established in 2002
Magazines published in Tehran
News magazines published in Asia
Persian-language magazines
Weekly news magazines