The series "The Hashashins" revolves around Hassan al-Sabah and his group, a sect of Ismaili Shiites in the 5th century AH who settled in the mountain fortresses of northern and western Iran and were known for carrying out violent political assassinations.
Today, Iranian state media reported that Iranian authorities have banned the broadcasting of the Egyptian television series "The Hashashins," which depicts the life of Hassan al-Sabah. According to the IRNA news agency, Mahdi Seifi, the director general of the Audiovisual Media Regulatory Authority in Cyberspace (SATR), stated that "this series' narrative from Islamic history contains many distortions and appears to have been produced with a biased political approach." Without providing further details about the content of the series, he said, "Therefore, according to SATR's decision, the broadcast of 'The Hashashins' has not been approved for visual and audio media in Iran."
The series consists of 30 episodes, focusing on Hassan al-Sabah and his group, who were a sect of Ismaili Shiites in the 5th century AH, known for their violent political assassinations. The ruins of Alamut Castle, which served as the main site for this group, have become a tourist attraction near the city of Qazvin in northern Iran today.
The series "The Hashashins" has been airing in Egypt since the beginning of Ramadan and has gained popularity across the Middle East. A board member of SATR, Omid Ali Masoudi, told the IRNA news agency today that "The Hashashins" was produced with a budget of $12 million, making it one of the most expensive series in the history of Arab countries. He added that in his view, "one of the series' objectives was to link terrorism and the origins of terrorism with Iranians," citing that the series identifies the Iranian cities of Rey, Qom, and Isfahan as the origins of the terrorists.
