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Persian Weekly

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Persian Weekly
TypeWeekly newspaper (Fridays)
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Golden Class Ltd.
Editor-in-chiefAbbas Najafi Zarafshan
Founded29 June 2007
Political alignmentNone
LanguagePersian - English
HeadquartersLondon
Circulation3,000
ISSN2042-213X
Websitepersianweekly.co.uk

Persian Weekly (Persian: هفته نامه پرشین) is the only non-political, non-religious, non-affiliate and impartial weekly newspaper to exclusively serve the vibrant Iranian (Persian) community in United Kingdom and abroad IRAN .[1]

History

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Persian Weekly was first established and founded by Abbas Najafi Zarafshan in June 2007 for the purpose of serving the Persian community in London and United Kingdom.

Editors

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Abbas Najafi Zarafshan[2] (2007–present)

Features

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Persian Weekly has a variety of sections including:

  • Our Readers Views - Letters from readers.
  • Births, Marriages & Deaths
  • Entertainment - Includes events that are on in United Kingdom over the coming weeks.
  • Classifieds - Advertising section for readers.
  • Sport - Sport News.

Online

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In March 2010 Persian Weekly relaunched their website to be a lot more editorially focused, instead of a standard blog.

References

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  1. ^ Persian Weekly/ About us Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Abbas Najafi Zarafshan (Persian Weekly)". NUJ Freelance Directory. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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