Zhin
March 2015
Copyrights
International Media Support
Zhin
based in
Paris
IQ
since
February 2015
Editor-in-Chief
Ala Lattif
Published by
International Media Support
print issued monthly
About
ZHIN is a magazine and more for women in Kurdistan in the age of 18 – 50. It offers a platform for women: ZHIN is a mirror and a girlfriend for the readers. ZHIN is a glossy but also an informational magazine; We call her a journalistic glossy. ZHIN is a magazine made by female journalists, which is unique in Kurdistan. The magazine tells stories and features from a female perspective. It shares stories about life and health, fashion and looks, politics and economics, environment and society. It tells stories, but also listens to stories of the women. Sometimes critical, sometimes with humor, reflective and analytical, but in the interest of her
ZHIN consists of 90 percent own -local- content and that includes the fashion features
With that, ZHIN is the only magazine in Kurdistan that publishes Kurdish fashion shoots
The aim of the magazine is to provide content women need and which is taken for granted in societies with an overload of information, but which is lacking in Kurdistan: to give the young woman what she wants in an appealing way. To make her aware of her choices, to offer her opportunities and to make her grow. To educate her and make her aware of her rights, which lay the foundation to play a role in a society that needs educated women to implement these rights. Women need to take a place in the front seat in the political and economical sphere and in society in general. Women are crucial to be part of nation building and change in a society. Women in Kurdistan need to come up for themselves together with their brothers
The reader of ZHIN is between 18 and 50. She is still studying, graduated and has some form of middle to higher education. Thanks to her open mind, potential, capacity and drive to develop herself as well as her community, she is an example to other women in the society. She lives in urban area’s, mainly Sulaymanya and Erbil. She believes that investing in herself is key to change and that this investment finds it roots in any kind of personal growth. Therefore, she is interested in politics, economics, society and life, but also fashion and beauty. She may dress West European style, or more traditional, it is where she feels comfortable in to make that change and to live happy. She finds in ZHIN a sister, a platform, where she can share her ideas and where she can absorb information from, to enhance her own identity. But she also finds in ZHIN a moment for herself to entertain herself, enjoying a moment for herself, to cherish being a woman, to get inspiration, being pampered and most of all, having a good time.
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