“Various Media Means; Powerful Tools for Explaining the Facts to the Society”.

Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, during a meeting with the Director General and officials of the General Directorate of Public Relations and Media Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi, which was held at the Welayat Hall of Razavi Holy Shrine, described the mission of the public relations of Astan Quds Razavi in ​​the new period an important one and stated, “The public relations mission is the explanation of what is happening in the organization to the community, and the transfer of perceptions and public requests to the organization, so public relations must interact effectively with different departments of the organization and layers of the community.”
Member of the Expediency Council, pointing to the lofty position of the Razavi Holy Court in the minds of the Shi’ites and Muslims of the world noted, “Many are eager to be informed of the actions of this Celestial Court, to which we must respond and this is the responsibility of public relations.”
“The intention of Astan Quds Razavi in ​​the new period has been on interaction and cooperation with country’s various media and national media, which has been well done over the past year and should continue likewise” he added.
Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Raeisi, introduced responding to the many doubts that were raised to undermine the beliefs of the people, another of the public relations duty and expressed, “Information must be communicated accurately, promptly and transparently in order to illuminate the public opinion, this would prevent the misuse of enemies and anti-revolutionists.”
“We need to use various media formats to convey concepts, they are powerful tools for explaining facts and performances for the society” Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi enunciated.
Referring to the media leap of Astan Quds Razavi compared to the past, and the developments taken place in the field of media communications, he said, “According to the standard of the modern media, media production should be short and effective, which needs to be considered and public relations should focus on producing short-time media products.”
Member of the Assembly of Experts highlighted the future of virtual and cyber space as one of the most privileged informational capacities and reminded, “Countering the attacks of enemies on the subject of pilgrimage requires a coherent and widespread media front and we need an offense and defense, and in some of the areas, the enemy's plans should be neutralized preemptively.”
He also thanked the media for their efforts in Astan Quds Razavi and emphasized the need for further expansion of communications with the country’s media, especially the national media and said, “Today, expectations from Astan Quds Razavi in ​​various fields, especially communications and media have risen, therefore, it is necessary to make more efforts in this field.”
Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Raeisi, at the end, mentioned the communication and cooperation of the media with other holy shrines among the Astan Quds Razavi public relations’ missions and remarked, “Holy shrines in Iran and in Iraq are active in the field of media, which necessitates the public relations of Astan Quds Razavi for common cooperation.”
At the beginning of the visit, Mohammad Amin Tavakoli Zadeh, Director General of Public Relations and Media Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi presented a report on the performance of his department and then each of the officials of the General Directorate provided explanations regarding their field of activities.