Int’l Festival of Muslim Women’s Print Media Kicks off

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The International Festival of Muslim Women’s Print Media began Sunday, January 08, in Tehran.The opening ceremony featured speeches by Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini and director general of the Islamic Culture and Relation Organization’s women and family affairs Sedigheh Hejazi.The Culture Minister said the Holy Quran has lauded great women and introduced them as role models not only for other women, but for men as well.Dr Hosseini said the Holy Book emphasizes that man and woman have no difference in terms of striving for perfection and reaching God.He referred to Taqwa (God-fearing) as the basis of the family and said the fact that the foundation of family has been shattered in the West is a result of neglecting Taqwa.He concluded his speech quoting supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khamenei as saying that western countries talk a lot about women but make no mention of family because the issue of family is their weakness.Chief editors and managing directors of print media from countries like Argentina, Egypt, Russia, Indonesia, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Tatarstan, Iraq, Bosnia, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ghana, Thailand, Syria, Tunisia, and France have attended the festival.There will be sideline forums discussing issues like new Islamic law and the role of time; present conditions of the Islamic world, requirements for activity in the field of print media; activities of contemporary Western journals; a look at Islamic and Western lifestyles; the latest developments in the Islamic world and Muslims’ mission; and the situation of capitalism in the world and Muslims’ duty towards the Occupy Wall Street Movement.Jointly organized by the Union of the Muslim World Students, Iran’s National Library, Tehran Municipality, and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the International Festival of Muslim Women’s Print Media will run until January 12. /129