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Iranian culture minister urges authors to censor own works

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 13:31 — Blake

Iran's culture minister has shared some eyebrow-raising advice with authors seeking to see their work published in Iran: "Censor pages which are likely to create a dispute." Literature should reflect the country's "religious, moral and national sensitivities," steer clear of "an excessive portrayal of a man and woman's private relationships" and not "subject our youth and adults to descriptions of intercourse," he added.

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