I agree with Sedavasima about the hijab/ The media should show the beauty of the hijab – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

Mehr news agency – religion and thought group – Mustafa Shakri: All the experts and guardians of the hijab and chastity debate in the country agree that the most important factor in this field that can solve the challenges and problems is the issue of public culture, and the problem of not wearing the hijab should be solved with a cultural method. No doubt One of the most important cultural institutions of the country is the national media, which has a wide range of audiences throughout the country and can play an irreplaceable role in the field of culture and discourse creation. Although this position has been challenged by the development of social networks and interactive media, the national media still has a wide range in the field of messaging.

After mentioning these preliminaries, it is appropriate to raise the question whether the national media has been able to fulfill its duties in the field of chastity and hijab during the past four decades, and whether it basically has a comprehensive plan in this area or not? In the same way with Omid Ali MasoudiDirector of the Department of Social Communication and member of the Faculty of Soura University, we had a conversation, the text of which you can read below:

* As a first question, what is the capacity of the national media in the field of chastity and hijab and what role can it play?

Among the media in the country, our national media is popular the most It is media, it is true that there are many social networks, there is radio, there is press, but if you take statistics, the national media is still popular. For example, when a good series is aired, it is welcomed and this capacity itself is very good. Therefore, in all parts of radio and television productions, especially in the field of family programs, especially popular and attractive series, it is possible to work on the issue of hijab and remove the hijab from the state of command and prohibition and as a useful and productive phenomenon that can lead the society towards excellence. It was brought up. So the national media has a lot of capacity in this field.

*When you say that it is possible to explain the hijab issue more objectively in the form of national media, what kind of programming do you mean? now It has not happened and if it happens it will have a positive effect.

We could not see what those without hijab were saying. They are not intentionally against religion, and as far as I know most of those who are hijab are protesting in some way. Sometimes they protest against the family, sometimes they protest against me as a teacher, sometimes they protest against you He is a journalist and sometimes his protest is against the government. These are protesting And for them, not wearing hijab is a form of protest and civil disobedience. We have to see how much this civil disobedience can affect the beliefs and values ​​of those who are against the hijab and how much this lack of hijab harms the society. We should raise the same content in TV programs

I remember a vote debate get were those who opposed the vote get Those who were in favor of the vote were speaking in the national media get They were talking. This comparison is very important. We must give the power of choice to the audience. We cannot force the audience to accept that except And the hijab is probably good. We must say choose. Basically, Islam is a religion that gives man intellectual maturity and makes rationality rule the society, but we could not rule this rationality. It has been the same in many issues and we have always dealt negatively, we have not dealt positively. Unfortunately, we could not bring the philosophy of hijab to the community level.

On the other hand, we have to do pathology in radio and television. There were those who appeared on the radio and gained fame, benefited Mandy Hi They reached materially, but they cut off their own blessings, and unfortunately, this group of people created a negative propaganda about hijab much later. Therefore, we must analyze a part of it. On the other hand, we should note that some of our programs do not promote the hijab phenomenon in a positive way. I not I say All actors and presenters should observe a certain way of covering, but we must pay attention to the reasonable hijab that is important in Islam.

We have seen that some TV and radio programs are attractive, but they do not pay attention to the phenomenon of hijab. Of course, some historical series that are aired are very effective and indirectly raise the issue of hijab, but if we see artificial beauty in the same series, I mean cosmetic surgery that some actresses do, it has an impact on the audience. Radio and television should go more towards positive natural people and promote the hijab in an attractive and acceptable way in a way that is more of an invitation rather than a command and prohibition. Prohibition also has its place, but we should not bring it in the form of serials. In my opinion, social discussions are very good in this field. For example, sociologists should come and talk so that we can know ourselves better, see how our ancestors and our fathers lived, why like this They lived and if they were wearing a hijab, their clothes were traditional, they were successful or not, and we are in the same situation now We know that some people do not observe hijab Ash More than useful Ash is not?

* It seems that apart from producing attractive content, the way people view the national media also has an effect in this field. It is possible that an attractive program is produced, but it does not have the effect it should have on the audience because the audience does not have enough trust in the media message. Do you agree with this opinion?

Once upon a time, it is discussed that our young people or sections of the society have less trust in the national media, or some audiences pay attention to the social network. We must note that this issue is not only for us and it is the same in America, it is also the same in Europe. Maybe in Japan where people are traditional and follow written media like this No, but it is the same in Europe and young people do not pay much attention to TV channels and only trust some official channels.

At the same time, it should be noted that many of the social networks and foreign networks that attracted citizens do not have sources and they only use our news and publish the same and pass a round table and analysis for it. For this reason, radio and television should not be left behind in the news sections. not I say Whatever happens should be published in the national media because some news causes disappointment, it causes people’s resentment. At the same time, in social crises such as floods and earthquakes, radio works well and provides information, but in many issues such as political issues, we are behind our enemies and media competitors.

Another problem is media policy takes off be made We have to rethink our policy. now There are social networks, many of which are harmful to us and poison public opinion. In this situation, if the audience does not trust us and does not accept our news, even if it is attractive the most Let’s leave the news and the program, the audience does not accept it and prefers to see the same corrupt programs and news because it is protesting and shows its protest in different ways.

Another thing I wanted to say is the issue of culture. now In the field of traffic accidents, according to the statistics presented, several thousand people are killed on the roads every year may become. Part of this problem is related to the road and the car, but human error is also high. One of the things that has reduced accidents in recent years is the culture of wearing seat belts. We what Did drivers wear seat belts not only because of fines but also for their own safety? At the same time, we have not yet been able to create culture for many people in other issues such as traffic lights. Naturally, a part of this culture building It is the responsibility of the media.

*You mentioned the discussion of media policy. A claim that some people make is that the national media does not accept non-hijab as a part of the reality of Iranian society, and usually women without hijab are censored by the media except on certain days, such as election days, and this problem affects the media in order to make a positive impact. It makes it difficult. What is your view?

I disagree with this opinion. Hijab is a divine order and we cannot show in the national media that there is no problem if a woman does not have a veil. If the party is obscene as a protest and you give him an answer, it is good, but it is not right to leave the field at the disposal of those who do not pay attention to God’s orders. I agree with radio and television that obscenity should not be shown, but proper treatment of obscenity is different from promoting obscenity. Yes, dealing with nakedness should be humane, it should be positive, not negative, that is, we should not say that these are infidels or punish them, but at the same time, we should not show nakedness in the media.

Basically, our society is not supposed to become ugly, we are supposed to give society the right to choose. If you talk to many of these people who do not observe the hijab, you will see that they are Muslims and accept the religion, but they protest, and their protest is not related to the hijab, it is related to economic, social and political issues. So they have no objection to Islam and belong to the Islamic society. On the other hand, the national media must maintain the sanctity of the Islamic society, but this does not mean that we consider some of our children who have different beliefs as apostates and against the system. We should try to bring these two beliefs as close as possible.

I think we should talk about the beauty of hijab instead of talking about bad hijab. People will accept anything that is attractive. We introduced hijab in such a way that young people are upset and think it is wrong. As the Quran says, we must introduce hijab in its positive context. In that case, we gave our youth the right to choose, and they no longer say that hijab is compulsory. No, this hijab is optional and we should remove it from the mandatory mode of fining and punishing people.

* With all these explanations that have been said, from your point of view, what is the most important challenge or problem in the work of the national media in the work of chastity and hijab?

In conclusion, I would like to say that we should agree with the supporters of the hijab more than we disagree with the opponents of the hijab. The radio and television should defend the hijab, not against wearing the hijab. There is obscenity, we must solve obscenity with guidance and evangelism and from the aspect of positive advertising and introduce attractive attractions more and raise the costs of obscenity for the society. I will give an example. I was a reporter in the sixties. In those years, a series of murders of women happened and several innocent people were killed, whose only sin was trusting the murderer. I interviewed the killer. Basically, this problem was caused by a friendship that was not based on social customs and Islamic ethics, and naturally these marriages end up dead. That’s why this person decided to take revenge on all women. So the initial slip was the miscommunication. I don’t want to say that not wearing hijab always leads to murder and crime, but it has many damages.

Another thing I want to say is that the society should not be polarized. Radio and television should act in such a way that it sees everyone together and at the same time does not promote nakedness. The issue of hijab is that a woman should protect herself, not that she should not work or travel. now In our system, most of the students are women. The dignity of women has been preserved in our society, and these nakedness that is observed is civil disobedience, which is one of the characteristics of a human being. Anywhere If he feels that his right has been lost, he will protest.