''Layla'' was a first women's magazine published in
Baghdad, Iraq
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
, in 1923. It was published in the
Arabic Language
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
.
The magazine which became the forerunner of the women's movement in Iraq ceased publication in 1925.
History
''Layla'' was founded by
Paulina Hassoun
Pauline Hassoun (; 1895–1969) was an Iraqi journalist and teacher, who was the first woman to found and publish a magazine in Iraq.
Biography
Hassoun was born in Ottman Empire (in an area that is now Jordan) in 1895 to a father from Mesopot ...
, a Jordanian woman migrated to Baghdad, in 1923 and focused exclusively on women's issues.
[ It was closed due to financial reasons and protests from conservatives.][
The magazine was a pioneer of its time and the next women's magazine was started only over a decade later. The magazine was started at time when the Iraqi women's movement itself started and the magazine was seen as a pioneer for raising women's issues including an editorial to the Iraqi Assembly to give women more rights in 1924.]
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Magazines established in 1923
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Women's magazines