The participants included over 100 women journalists and media members from a diverse range of countries, spanning West Asia to South and East Asia, Latin America to Africa, Europe to the Americas. Notably, there was a strong representation from Latin American countries.<\/span><\/p>\n Harici Media from Turkey was represented by Elif \u0130lhamo\u011flu and Cansu Yi\u011fit at the event.<\/span><\/p>\n The festival was organized under the direction of Marzieh Hashemi, a US-born Iranian journalist who serves as an anchor for Iran’s state-run Press TV. Hashemi’s detention in 2019 during a secret federal investigation in the US had made her an iconic figure in Iran and among anti-hegemonic countries.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the festival’s central themes was discussing the challenges faced by women in the media industry and exploring how anti-hegemonic women journalists could play a pivotal role in strengthening international media solidarity and cooperation against Western media hegemony and its portrayal of Eastern peoples and women.<\/span><\/p>\n The event posed a crucial question to its participants: “In a world where a few control the majority of media, what can media activists like us truly achieve?”<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to international attendees, Iranian women journalists also displayed significant interest in the event. Both international and Iranian women journalists engaged in numerous interviews and discussions on topics such as the state of the media, the role of women in the media, Western hegemony, and Iran’s stance on these matters.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Khorsheed\u2019 intl. media festival brings women journalists from across the world to Iran.<\/p>\n Press TV's Gisoo Misha Ahmadi reports from Mashhad pic.twitter.com\/6xXLoryJ8t<\/a><\/p>\n — Press TV (@PressTV) October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Merziye-Hasimi.jpeg\")
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