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Eighteenth online course in Persian language and literature.

Eighteenth online course in Persian language and literature.
The Iranian Cultural Institute in Rome, as part of its cultural and educational activities, as the only officially recognized institution in Italy to issue a fully valid certificate, is promoting its 65th and 18th online Persian language courses. The course aims to introduce...

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Eighteenth online course in Persian language and literature.

17 November 2025

Registration is now open for the eighteenth online Persian language course.

The Iranian Cultural Institute in Rome, as part of its cultural and educational activities, as the only officially recognized institution in Italy with the issuance of a fully valid certificate, is promoting the 65th course and the eighteenth online course of . The course

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UNESCO Recognizes Allameh Tabataba'i Among the World Celebrities

17 November 2025

UNESCO Recognizes Allameh Tabataba'i Among the World Celebrities.

The Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has announced that the name of Allameh Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Tabataba'i, the eminent contemporary philosopher and commentator, has been included in the UNESCO World List of Distinguished Personalities, upon the proposal of

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IRANIAN CINEMA AT THE MEDFILM FESTIVAL 2025

4 November 2025

Iranian cinema shines at the 2025 Medfilm Festival.

The 31st edition of the MedFilm Festival dedicates significant space to contemporary Iranian cinema, confirming its position as a privileged platform for giving voice to one of the most courageous and vital cinematographic genres on the global scene. In a historic moment

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Cardinal Mathieu: The image of the Virgin in the metro is a sign of peace.

3 November 2025

Tehran Metro; the image of the Virgin Mary in the subway, a sign of peace
Seeing the image of the Virgin Mary with her hands clasped in prayer placed in a bas-relief in a Tehran metro station is not an everyday occurrence. And it is very surprising to learn that, a few days ago, that station in the capital of the Republic

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Beyond the Veil

3 November 2025

Beyond the Veil: Deconstructing the West's Image of the Middle East.

The West as a Mirror

The image of the Middle East in the Western imagination is rarely an authentic representation; it is, rather, a construction.

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Dare Peace

29 October 2025

Daring to Peace; The Mission of Sant'Egidio in the Contemporary World.

In an era marked by increasingly complex conflicts and deep divisions, the Community of Sant'Egidio continues to embody the courage to "dare for peace." Founded in Rome in 1968, this organization has made humanitarian diplomacy and

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Writing history like a novel

24 October 2025

Bayhaqi, the pinnacle of Persian prose

Abu al-Fadl Bayhaqi (995-1077) was a secretary, historian and a key author of Persian prose who worked in the court of the famous Ghaznavid sultan Mahmud, for whom he wrote an extraordinary history of the Ghaznavids, the first major prose work in the New Persian language.Tarikh-e

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"My Daughter's Hair" (RAHA) Arrives at the Rome Film Festival

22 October 2025

 AT THE ROME FILM FESTIVAL: "MY DAUGHTER'S HAIR" (RAHA) ARRIVES.
The powerful Iranian social drama directed by Hesam Farahmand has its Italian premiere.

We're thrilled to announce an unmissable event for all arthouse cinema enthusiasts:  22 OctoberOn the occasion of Rome Film Festival, will be presented

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Hafez and Traditional Persian Music at the National Library of Rome

20 October 2025

Hafez and the universal language of poetry.

Although Hafez is counted among the most famous and celebrated poets in Europe, particularly appreciated in French and especially German circles, having even deeply inspired the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who, in his work entitledWestöstlicher Divan(Sofa

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The Gentle Giants

20 October 2025

Gentle Giants; Architecture and Anthropology of Dovecotes.
Rome, 22 October 2025 - From 22 October 2025 to 11 January 2026 the Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese hosts the exhibition The Gentle Giants: Architecture and Anthropology of the Dovecotes of the Province of Esfahan curated by Danilo Rosati, co-director of the Research Mission

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Unesco world heritage sites in Iran

Qara Kelisa or The Black Church

Black Church

Qara Kelisa or The Black Church is the burial place of San Taddeo. Historical sources reveal that in the Sassanid era a part of the Armenians was of Zoroastrian faith, while ... Read more
Hammam Ganjali Khan

Arg-e Bam

Arg-e Bam is the largest brick-built city in the world that is around 2200 years old. This site is located above Azarin Hill, a ... Read more
Rock inscription of Bisotun

Rock inscription of Bisotun

The rock inscription of Bisotun is located in the homonymous city in the province of Harsin (Kermānshāh region), at the foot of Mount Bisotun. This inscription is the largest in the world and the ... Read more
Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace has a monumental entrance and has several halls now used as a museum, such as the hall of mirrors, the hall of diamonds and the ivory room. In the hall of ... Read more
Tower of Gonbad-e Kavus

Tower of Gonbad-e Kavus

The Gonbad-e Kavus Tower (Qabus) is one of the tallest brick-built towers in the world, represents one of the most valuable works of Islamic architecture in Iran and is located ... Read more
city ​​of Yazd

Yazd

city ​​of Yazd: The Yazd region is one of the oldest territories in Iran and the historical works scattered in this area, each in its own way, tell the past ... Read more
Imam Mosque

Imam Mosque

The Imam Mosque, the most prestigious historical mosque in Esfahān, among the important buildings of Islamic architecture in Iran and known by other names such as: Mahdie mosque, Al-Mahdi mosque, Jāme 'Abbāsi mosque, ... Read more
NAGHSH AND JAHAN

NAGHSH AND JAHAN

The Naghsh-e Jahan square was built in the time of the Timurids, to a lesser extent than today. At the time of Shah Abbas I the square was enlarged and purchased the ... Read more
Pasargadae

Pasargadae

Along the road that connects Esfahan to Shiraz, in the plain of Morghab, there is the mausoleum of Cyrus the great. The mausoleum building includes a quadrangular room which is located ... Read more
Persepolis (Persepolis)

Persepolis (Persepolis, Parse)

Takht-e Jamshid ("Throne of Jamshid"), is the famous name of the most impressive architectural work of the Achaemenids located in the city of Marvdasht, Fārs region. The Takht-e Jamshid area which in ... Read more
Shahr-i Sokhta (Shahr-e Sukhteh)

Shahr-i Sokhta

Shahr-e Sukhte (Shahr-i Sokhta) is located 57 km west of the road from Zabol to Zahedan. Because of the vastness and the particular conditions ... Read more
Sheikh Safi-ad-din mausoleum

Sheikh Safi-ad-din mausoleum

Mausoleum of Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili is composed of a series of buildings from different periods and for the first time it was for the will of Shah Tahmasp Safavide who took on ... Read more
Shushtar hydraulic system

Shushtar hydraulic system

The hydraulic system of Shushtar is located in the city of the same name (Khuzestān region) and dates back to the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods. These ancient structures considered the most important architectural and ... Read more
Soltaniyeh dome

Soltaniyeh dome

the archaeological area of ​​Soltaniyeh is located at the forty-third kilometer of the Zanjan-Khoda Bande road. Soltaniye Dome is forty-eight and a half meters high, belongs to the Il-Khanide era and was built in nine ... Read more
Apadana Palace of Susa

Apadana Palace of Susa

The Apadana Palace of Susa is located in the city of the same name (Khuzestān region) and was the winter palace of the Achaemenid kings and the main one of Darius I who by his will was ... Read more
Choqa zanbil

Choqa zanbil

Choqa zanbil (Choga Zanbil) or Ziggurat Dur Untāsh is located in the city of Shush or Susa (Khuzestān region). This ancient place of worship was built by the great king of ancient ... Read more

Bāgh, Iranian garden

 Although, according to some Iranian myths, the first to collect and cultivate in a bāgh (garden) the seeds of flowers and fruit imported from mountain areas was ... Read more

Iranian art

PERSIAN LANGUAGE COURSE

The Cultural Institute of Iran in Rome, as part of its cultural and educational activities, promotes the Persian language course

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