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| Iran bans print advertising in foreign languages |
| 2004-10-08 |
| Iran has banned advertising printed solely in a foreign language as part of a campaign to ward off the encroachment of Western culture on the country, state television said on Thursday. The Islamic Culture and Guidance Ministry has ordered the use of Persian in print advertising, but allowed for the use of a foreign language as long as the letters were smaller than those written in Persian in the same advert, it said. The ban also applies to posters, billboards, shop signs and company logos. "The order aims to ensure Persian language is preserved," state television quoted the ministry as saying. reuters |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #7 Illeterate mullahs who can barely read Farsi can't censor what they can't comprehend! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-08 1:53:03 PM |
| #6 Chiraq must be happy someone is listening to him. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-08 1:06:07 PM |
| #5 They still got videos on MTV? When? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-08 12:55:21 PM |
| #4 Since the Koran is only supposed to be read in Arabic... |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-10-08 11:39:47 AM |
| #3 Alaska Paul, you're in top form today! |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-10-08 10:54:21 AM |
| #2 MTV in Farsi as well? Think the videos might lose some "oomph" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-08 10:53:39 AM |
| #1 They must have ordered the Fatherland Cultural Preservation Manual translated from the original French into Farsi by Jacques Chiraq. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-08 9:04:37 AM |