''Layla'' was a first women's magazine published in

Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the list of largest cities in the Arab world, second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the ...

, in 1923. It was published in the

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. The magazine which became the forerunner of the women's movement in Iraq ceased publication in 1925.

History

''Layla'' was founded by Paulina Hassoun, a Jordanian woman migrated to Baghdad, in 1923 and focused exclusively on women's issues. It was published 20 issues from 15 October 1923 to 3 January 1925. It was closed due to financial reasons and protests from conservatives. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Layla 1923 establishments in Iraq 1925 disestablishments in Iraq Arabic-language magazines Defunct magazines published in Iraq Magazines established in 1923 Magazines disestablished in 1925 Mass media in Baghdad Monthly magazines Women's magazines