TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) � Iran�s former minister of culture has said launching more than 160 Persian-speaking satellite channels were not for mere fun, but Hollywood intended to promote Islamophobia and Iranophobia.
At the eve of Eid Al-Mab�ath, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini attended Iran state TV�Channel Quran�s�Heavenly Night�on Sunday night. ��Even during his prophecy, Prophet Mohammad paid much attention to culture and thought in the society, while he invited the public to worship God,� said the former minister of culture to the program.

he added that �today�s world is very complex and some individuals overseas and inside the country are systematically targeting people�s beliefs; enemies are focused on cultural and art measures, making them busy with different subjects.�

�There are more than 168 channels available on satellite in Persian; it would be na�ve to suppose that this number of channels just worked for frivolity, for so-called �art for art�s sake�; rather, they propagate their own specific messages,� Hosseini said.

The member of Ahmadinejad�s cabinet said that �Hollywood has among its menu hatred of Iran and Islam. It is not restricted to after the Arab conquest of the country, but they are also focused on pre-Islamic Iran to reflect an uncultured face of Iranians.�

"The latest such production �features �Avicenna, a prominent Iranian philosopher and physician who is also regarded a prominent physician �in the West; we expect them not to distort the true history in the favor of stylistic and artistic attractions of the cinema,� he added.

He asserted that contamination of a nation�s culture would affect the public�s faith and beliefs. �Allocation of only a fraction of the budget in health sector could be a source of hope and a cause for praise for the officials,� Hosseini said, and that �but if anything unfavorable happens in culture, it would not be reversed so easily.�

By Mehr News Agency

 

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