TEHRAN -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi has said the Islamic world’s media outlets should strive for unity.

Today, the main duty of the Islamic media is to present a good image of Islam to the world, Qashqavi told participants at the Islam and the Media in the Twenty-First Century conference in Khartoum, Sudan on Monday.
He also pointed to the increasingly important role the media plays in influencing public opinion.
Qashqavi asked the ulema and media people to downplay the minor differences of opinion between Islamic schools of jurisprudence and to take a stand against the “organized” propaganda campaign against Islam.
World Center for African Studies Secretary General Abdullah Zakaria elaborated on the differences and common points of the Western and Islamic cultures and civilizations.
Iran-Sudan Friendship Association Secretary Hemad Ismail and Iran’s cultural attaché in Sudan, Hojjatoleslam Ansari, pointed to the cultural and media potential of the two countries and stated that exchanges of cultural delegations can improve the two nations’ understanding of their affinities and perspectives