Bambad (newspaper)
Bamdad (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., lit. Dawn) was an Iranian newspaper published in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It has been described as a successor or continuation of the Shah-era newspaper apparatus associated with the Rastakhiz Party, after elements of the former press adapted to the political order of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1] The newspaper is notable for publishing material hostile to the Baháʼí community in Iran, including allegations concerning a Baháʼí center in Shiraz.[2][3]
History
Following the collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979, parts of the Iranian press underwent rapid political realignment. In a 1984 article, writer Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi stated that the newspaper Rastakhiz, which had been published by the Shah's Rastakhiz Party, "managed to get along with the Islamic government and continue publication with a newspaper called Bamdad".[4] This characterization suggests that Bamdad emerged within the broader restructuring of Iranian media after the revolution, when newspapers linked to the ancien régime were either suppressed, absorbed, or politically repurposed.
Coverage of the Baháʼí community
Bamdad is known to have published anti-Baháʼí reporting during the early years of the Islamic Republic. Material preserved by the Bahá'í International Community includes articles describing clerical action against Baháʼís and alleged discoveries at a Baháʼí center.[2][3] Such coverage reflected the broader climate of official and semi-official hostility toward Baháʼís in post-revolutionary Iran, where the community faced surveillance, dismissal from public life, confiscation of property, and periodic arrests and executions.[5]
See also
- Mass media in Iran
- Rastakhiz Party
- Baháʼí Faith in Iran
- Persecution of Baháʼís
References
Citations
- ↑ Sa'edi, Gholam Hoseyn (1984). "Iran under the Party of God". Index on Censorship. 13 (1): 16–20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Article in Bamdad Newspaper: When Shi'a Clerics Become Oppressors". Bahá'í International Community. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bamdad Newspaper Findings at Baha'i Center". Bahá'í International Community. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Sa'edi, Gholam Hoseyn (1984). "Iran under the Party of God". Index on Censorship. 13 (1): 16–20.
- ↑ "Iran's Bahais report renewed persecution". The Christian Science Monitor. 8 August 1980. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
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