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Iranian students read books less than two minutes a day Tehran Times Social Desk TEHRAN (MNA) - Iranian students per capital book reading is under two minutes in every 24 hours, deputy minister of education said here on Tuesday. According to a recent study conducted by state Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, "Iranian students read books less than 53 minutes per month," Bahram Mohamadian said. "Of course, students' schoolbooks are not taken into consideration," Mohamadian averred, calling for more tremendous efforts to promote reading in the society [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
