17 July 2010 - 19:30

Tehran, Iran -- Second International Muslim Women Conference opened in Tehran capital of Iran, on Sunday and will continue for three days.

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Tehran, Iran -- Titled ‘Woman, Family and Islamic Civilization’, the event is attended by 23 guests from 19 Asian, European and Pacific countries as well as the US.

The conference will discuss cultural effects of media and cultural identity, human and moral values.

The event includes 12 panels of discussion with three pivots of media and cultural shaping, media and family and rights of citizens.

Some 19 articles will be presented in the international section and seven in internal section.

The ongoing conference is sponsored by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization’s Directorate General for Women, World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, the Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Tehran Municipality’s Directorate General for Women, Family Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University and Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s (IRIB) Office for Women Studies.

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