The Islamic Republic plans to launch Iran’s first Arabic-language movie channel during the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Fitr at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The new channel, dubbed iFilm, will begin airing programs, mainly movies and television series, on Thursday afternoon Tehran time, the deputy head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Mohammad Sarafraz, told reporters on today.
The 9 September launch of the 24-hour television network is meant to familiarize some 300 million Arabic speakers in the Arab world with Iran’s history and art.