{"id":340785,"date":"2023-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1\/session-of-requirements-of-media-narration-of-ahlulbayt-a-s-school-in-todays-world-held-by-abna\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:30:00","slug":"session-of-requirements-of-media-narration-of-ahlulbayt-a-s-school-in-todays-world-held-by-abna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/news\/session-of-requirements-of-media-narration-of-ahlulbayt-a-s-school-in-todays-world-held-by-abna\/","title":{"rendered":"Session of \u201cRequirements of Media Narration of AhlulBayt (a.s.) School in Today\u2019s World\u201d held by ABNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\"><strong>ABWA Official Website \u2013<\/strong> On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, a brainstorming session of professors and international media activists on the topic \u201cRequirements of Media Narration of AhlulBayt (a.s.) School in Today\u2019s World\u201d, hosted by ABNA News Agency, was held at the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dae0d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" alt=\"dae0d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.JPG\" width=\"720\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">At the beginning of the session, Dr. Khojaste, a member of ABNA International News Agency\u2019s Policymaking Board, referring to content production, stated, \u201cOur biggest issue is news production. How and with what subtleties and observances to have an effective narrative, with the best role-playing, from the AhlulBayt (a.s.) school in today\u2019s world, should be discussed. This exchange of opinions leads us to the media school of AhlulBayt (a.s.) so that we can explain and present it to the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Further in the session, some media professors and activists in the international arena expressed their views on the requirements of the media narration of AhlulBayt (a.s.) school, capacities, opportunities, and some problems in this regard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Emphasizing the importance of news and information and considering centralism as one of the requirements of media activity, Sohail Asa\u2019ad, producer and international media activist, stated, \u201cWe are scattered in terms of presenting narratives. While in my opinion, we should focus on and strengthen a specific point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">\u201cEvery day we establish a new network and news agency, while we do not pay much attention to the effectiveness of the narrative and focus on its presentation,\u201d added the Argentinian activist, referring to the concentration of prominent news corporations in the world in presenting uniform narratives.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fee0d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" alt=\"fee0d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" width=\"720\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Morteza Ghoroqi, the former IRIB\u2019s anchor also said in this session, \u201cExpertise is not seen in (our) news agencies and media outlets. The prominent media outlets of the world generally have a professional and prominent columnist who narrates the views and ideology governing that media, or even the intellectual movement. Specialized news agencies such as ABNA, which have the task of media reportage of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) school, need specialized staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">\u201cA media outlet must have a genuine will to be professional,\u201d he added, \u201cIn our narratives, in addition to knowing the target community in different countries, we must know the standard language of this work and train or identify active journalists in this regard. Media narrative for the people of the world requires international experience and work abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Then, Ms. Elham Shakeri, in expressing her point of view, considered the most important issue in news broadcasting to be the appropriate platform and language and said, \u201cIn Iran, this defect is seen so that in the face of the target society, an imposing tone is seen most of the time. We are lagging in the use of today\u2019s tools, and considering the speed of world developments, we don\u2019t have time for trial and error. We must choose professional teams. We need professional and expert teams, both in terms of web design and the appearance quality of websites and in choosing different platforms and formats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ace1d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" alt=\"ace1d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" width=\"720\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">\u201cData mining is one of the appropriate features for making decisions and producing targeted content,\u201d the international media activist added, \u201cAll these works require budgets. But in the case of purposeful action, we will see its results. For example, what purposeful, consistent, and continuous activity have we done to show Iran is beautiful and powerful in the world? At the same time, many people in the world are eager to know about Iran and the achievements of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Also, in the developments of today\u2019s world, it is an inevitable necessity. On this basis, we should also carry out the media narrative of AhlulBayt (a.s.) in a targeted manner. Are we going to introduce AhlulBayt (a.s.) to the Shiites and AhlulBayt (a.s.) followers? Or will we convey such news, information, and knowledge to non-Muslims as well? Each of these cases requires different functions and types of narration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Further in the session, Ms. Zaynab Shariatmadar, another expert and media activist, stated, \u201cThe form and content presented in AhlulBayt News Agency should be in accordance with the character and teachings of AhlulBayt (a.s.). Creating a discourse centered on Shiite beliefs and confronting Islamophobia and Shiaphobia are among the main tasks in the media narrative of AhlulBayt (a.s.).\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">This university professor, while emphasizing the central role of women in the narration about AhlulBayt (a.s.), added, \u201cIn order to narrate about AhlulBayt (a.s.), in addition to being active ourselves, we need to activate our audience as well. In my opinion, women have a more appropriate and effective capacity for active and purposeful narration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae1d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" alt=\"9ae1d60c-ff98-4baf-8533-8963ec4d2f93.jpg\" width=\"720\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Dr. Fuad Izadi, Professor of International Relations at Tehran University, the other speaker at this session, expressed his suggestions on an effective media narrative about AhlulBayt (a.s.).<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">A senior analyst of American affairs, Izadi emphasized the \u201chigh capacities and abilities for Shiite activities, as well as media work related to AhlulBayt (a.s.) in the world\u201d and said, \u201cAmong AhlulBayt (a.s.) followers in the world, a large number have studied journalism and communication, who may be interested in working with specialized news agencies related to Shiite activities, such as ABNA. There is another group who are not journalists, but their interest in AhlulBayt (a.s.) and the Islamic Republic has raised concern and capacity in them that they want and can help the media narration about AhlulBayt (a.s.) in various fields. The third group is the AhlulBayt (a.s.) enthusiasts who can financially help the media narrators of AhlulBayt (a.s.). These people, if they realize that they can do something to promote Shia and the media narrative of AhlulBayt (a.s.), will definitely help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">Referring to some considerations in international activities, Dr. Izadi included the use of representative capacities of some institutions, such as the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, in different countries as effective strategies in international activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">In part of the session, Hassan Sadraei Aref, head of AhlulBayt (a.s.) International News Agency &#8211; ABNA &#8211; while welcoming the professors and international media experts, considered the media narrative of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) school and the artistic expression of Shiite teachings, as well as informing about the activities of Shiites around the world, among the duties and missions of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) News Agency and included the mentioned points as capital and road map for the News Agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">It is worth mentioning that the session was held with the participation of professors and activists such as Dr. Khojsteh a media professor, Dr. Rashed, Deputy for International Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Dr. Shariatmadar, Director General of African Arabs Affairs of the Assembly, Dr. Fuaad Izadi, Morteza Ghorghi, Sohail Asa\u2019ad, and a group of other activists and editors of international news agencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">**************<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;text-align: justify\">End\/ 345<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this session, prominent media professors and activists in the international arena expressed their views on the requirements of the media narration of AhlulBayt (a.s.) school, capacities, opportunities, and some problems in this regard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":340770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,2642,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conferences-events","category-independent-conferences","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahlulbaytworldassembly.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}