Saffar Harandi Said in an Interview with Navideshahed:

We Have Not Focused on War Realities

TEHRAN, (SCIB) - Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said: “One of the reasons of having weal works in the field of sacred defense is the fact that we have not focused on realities of war as much as we should.”?

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پنجشنبه - ۲۹ بهمن ۲۰۰۸ / 2008 29 November

In an interview with Navideshahed reporter; Mohammad-hossein Saffar Harandi, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said the above and added: “In order to eliminate this weakness, we should listen to realities from narrators of war realities, those who were champions in that period of time and created those realities.”?
He further added: “Holding memory telling sessions are not merely formalities; but such sessions aim at transferring war realities to the young artists who were not present at that period of time. This way they can create art works in different fields of films, books, etc being inspired by these realities.”?
In conclusion, Saffar Harandi said: “The best and lasting art works in the field of sacred defense were those that had been influenced by reality in some way; hence, it is better that young artists focus on realities of that period of time in order to create everlasting art works in the field of sacred defense.”?

In an interview with Navideshahed reporter; Mohammad-hossein Saffar Harandi, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said the above and added: “In order to eliminate this weakness, we should listen to realities from narrators of war realities, those who were champions in that period of time and created those realities.”? He further added: “Holding memory telling sessions are not merely formalities; but such sessions aim at transferring war realities to the young artists who were not present at that period of time. This way they can create art works in different fields of films, books, etc being inspired by these realities.”? In conclusion, Saffar Harandi said: “The best and lasting art works in the field of sacred defense were those that had been influenced by reality in some way; hence, it is better that young artists focus on realities of that period of time in order to create everlasting art works in the field of sacred defense.”?