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Iran
Iranian hardliners have accused the editor of a newly launched women’s
magazine of promoting un-Islamic ideas and feminist views.
Iran’s
semi-official Fars news agency reported last week that Shahla Sherkat
has been called to appear before Iran’s Press Court on 7 September.
Fars, said to be close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC),
did not provide details about the charges against Sherkat.
Sherkat edits Zanan-e Emruz (Today’s Women), which was launched in May
amid hopes that it might signal greater freedom for the media and women
under President Hassan Rouhani. The Fars report has led to concern that
action could be taken to shut down the monthly devoted to women’s
issues.
Iranian editor and journalist Shahla Sherkat
Photograph: parstimes.co.uk
