Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Iran's Culture Minister Criticizes Upcoming BBC Series On Muhammad

The Guardian reported yesterday that Iran's ministor of culture and Islamic guidance, Mohammad Hosseini, is criticizing an upcoming BBC2 three-part series on The Life of Muhammad, even though no one in Iran has seen the shows.  Hosseini told the Iranian Fars news agency:
The BBC's decision to make a documentary on the life of [the] prophet Muhammad seems dubious and if our suspicions are proved to be correct, we will certainly take serious action. What the enemy is trying to do in ruining the Muslims' sanctity is definitely much more than causing us to react and unfortunately, some Islamic countries are not taking this issue seriously. One way to show objections is to express condemnation of the West over their despicable actions.