Layla (magazine)
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Layla was a first women's magazine published in
Arabic Language.[1][2] The magazine which became the forerunner of the women's movement in Iraq ceased publication in 1925.[3]
History
Layla was founded by Paulina Hassoun, a Jordanian woman migrated to Baghdad, in 1923 and focused exclusively on women's issues.[3][4] It was published 20 issues from 15 October 1923 to 3 January 1925.[1] It was closed due to financial reasons and protests from conservatives.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Layla, Issue 1, 15 October 1923". World Digital Library. 15 October 1923. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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- ^ a b Anchi Hoh (21 March 2017). "Her Magazine, Her Voice: Foremothers of Women's Journals in Africa and the Middle East". Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-7942-3.
- ISBN 978-1-60980-071-0.
- ISBN 9780861990610.
- ISBN 978-0-313-36240-8.
External links
Media related to Layla magazine at Wikimedia Commons
