Books containing fake maps of Persian Gulf taken off stands

1391/02/17-08:30

Several titles containing forged maps of the Persian Gulf have been abruptly taken off stands in the 25th edition of Tehran International Book Fair, TIBF President Bahman Dorri told the book fair’s press office Saturday.

The TIBF authorities rounded up the lawless titles that carried the ‘A-r-a-b-i-a-n Gulf’ misnomer instead of the millennia-old, established name of Persian Gulf, Mr. Dorri said.

The titles were cleared immediately after the authorities were informed about their content.

Titles deemed to be in major breach of the TIBF rules will be abruptly taken of stands however their pavilions of origin will remain serving albeit without such titles. Such major breaches include promotion of deviant religious sects including Bahaism and Wahabism as well as promotion of ousted dictators of Muslim countries involved in the Islamic Awakening movement, namely Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen.

In case the violating pavilions keep breach of law, they may be subject of a shutdown order.