Iranian.com, also known as The Iranian and The Iranian Times,^[1] is an online English self-described "community site for the Iranian diaspora".^[2] It has been described as a blog that gives voice to dissidents.^[3]

The site lists as its staff Jahanshah Javid, Publisher, Editor, and Writer.^[2][4]

Founded in July 1995 by translator/journalist Javid, Iranian.com states on its advertising solicitation page that as of March 2007 it had the largest online following among Iranians residing in North America,^[5] with about 68,000 visitors per month^[6]

Awards and recognition[link]

In 2006, Iranian.com won the Persian Golden Lioness Award,^[7] given by The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media (WAALM), which is an extension body of the International Further Studies Institute, for Best Contribution to Freedom of Expression.^[8]

Blog Iranian.com was also awarded an "A-" in a review published in the July 2006 issue of the San Francisco magazine.^[9]

See also[link]

• Media of Iran

References[link]

1. ^ Iranian.com | Archive Pages
2. ^ ^{a b} "About Us". Iranian.com. http://www.iranian.com/main/about-us-0. Retrieved January 28, 2012. 
3. ^ Athina Karatzogianni (2006). "The politics of cyberconflict". http://books.google.com/books?id=fiKPBQe3A8UC&pg=PA185&dq=%22Iranian.com%22+blog&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lL0jT5ToL5K80QGz4e3gCA&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Iranian.com%22%20blog&f=false. Retrieved January 28, 2012. 
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5. ^ Iranian.com | Archive Pages
6. ^ Compete Site Analytics
7. ^ http://www.iranian.com/News/2006/April/Images/Iranian.com.pdf
8. ^ http://www.waalm.com/awardees/awardees_of_2006.pdf
9. ^ Iranian.com | Archive Pages

External links[link]

• Official website
• BBC interview with the Editor in Chief of Iranian.com (Persian)

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