Taqlid: Who Should Supervise Media in an Islamic System?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Taqlid: Who Should Supervise Media in an Islamic System?

English:

Question #58

Should the media in an Islamic system be supervised by the jurist leader, by the Islamic Seminaries, or by some other organisation?

Answer #58

They should be run under the direction and supervision of the leader of Muslims. That is, it should be used for the service of Islam and Muslims, the dissemination of divine teachings, solving the problems of the Islamic society, intellectual development, the promotion of Muslim Unity and brotherhood, solidarity amongst Muslims, and so forth.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules of Taqlid, Authority of the Jurist Leader and the Edict of the Authorised Religious Authority