Quotable: 300 insults Iranian culture
Touchy, touchy: American cultural officials thought they could get mental satisfaction by plundering Iran’s historic past and insulting this civilization,” he said. “Following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hollywood and cultural authorities in the US initiated studies to figure out how to attack Iranian culture. “Certainly, the recent movie is a product of such studies.” ...
American cultural officials thought they could get mental satisfaction by plundering Iran’s historic past and insulting this civilization,” he said.
“Following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Hollywood and cultural authorities in the US initiated studies to figure out how to attack Iranian culture.
“Certainly, the recent movie is a product of such studies.”
-Javad Shamqadri, cultural advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s Fars News Agency, March 13, 2007, on the Frank Miller film 300
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