The concept of freedom in '' Soraya'' published in Cairo

Abstract

For the Iranians, the Qajar period coincided with the familiarization and confrontation with modern Western concepts such as freedom. Iranian newspapers published outside Iran in the pre-constitutional period were one of the ways of familiarizing Iranians with this concept. Soraya newspaper, which was published in Cairo, Egypt, is one of these newspapers, which was published by Mirza Ali Mohammad Khan Kashani. Considering the significance of the concept of freedom, particularly in the years preceding the constitutional revolution in Iran, it is important to understand the history of theoretical discussions about the concept of freedom in the Iranian press and how it is reflected in Soraya. Accordingly, this article examines how the newspaper understands of the concept of freedom and its relevance to Western freedom. The article also attempts to answer the question with a descriptive-explanatory method in order to show to what extent freedom considered by Soraya corresponds to the freedom in the West during this historical period. The research findings reflect that although the freedom used in the West was approved by the newspaper, in some cases we have seen the reduction of this concept in Soraya.

Keywords

• freedom
• soraya newspaper
• mirza ali mohammad khan kashani
• qajar
• west