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San Domeico SSML Private University Institute organizes Persian course
SSML San Domenico: Innovation in Language Education; Persian Course. SSML San Domenico is a private university recognized by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) based in Rome, a leader in the training of language mediators and translators/interpreters. From...
Tabriz celebrates Shahryar
International Congress for the Master of Persian Poetry Shahryar. The city of Tabriz is preparing to welcome writers and scholars from around the world to honor Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, the poet who embodied the soul of Iran...
Editorial News; "From Tehran to Mecca"
"From Tehran to Mecca": The Travel Diary "From Tehran to Mecca": The Travel Diary of a 1880th-Century Persian Noblewoman Leila Karami brings to light the extraordinary testimony of Mehrmah Khanum (1881-XNUMX) ...
Iranian Cinema Takes Center Stage at the 2025 Religion Today Film Festival
Iranian Cinema and Religion Today Film Festival 2025 "Where Spirit Meets the Game" - Iran between Spirituality and Resistance The 28th Religion Today Film Festival (September 17-24, 2025) presents an extraordinary selection of works...
11th Edition of the SAMFA Exam; Official Announcement
Standardized Persian Language Proficiency Assessment. WHAT IS SAMFA? SAMFA (Sanjesh-e Estandard-e Maharat-ha-ye Farsi - Standardized Persian Proficiency Assessment) is the most important Persian language proficiency test...
Italy returns 13 illegally stolen archaeological artifacts to Iran
Italy returns 13 illegally looted artifacts to Iran. Italian authorities have officially returned 13 valuable archaeological artifacts to Iran that had been illegally exported from the Middle Eastern country. The handover ceremony took place at the Italian Embassy...
Prophet Muhammad (S), the Prophet who confirmed his predecessors
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Prophet who confirmed his predecessors and the Prophets confirmed him. Prophet Muhammad, the great divine Prophet, is not exclusively the prophet of Muslims. One of the most important aspects...
Rabi', the month of joy for Muslims
Rabi', the month of joy for Muslims; a fifteen-hundred-year-old picture. The Hijri lunar calendar was the common calendar for Muslims around the world for fourteen centuries. In this calendar, there are two months called...
National Razi Day: Celebrating the Genius of Persian Medicine and Chemistry
Razi; the Genius of Persian Medicine and Chemistry Today, Iran celebrates a double anniversary of extraordinary importance in the history of science: National Razi Day, dedicated to the great Persian scientist and physician, ...
The Imam Reza Shrine: Heart of Islamic Art and a World Heritage Site
The Martyrdom and the Birth of a Holy Place The eighth Shiite Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (Imam Reza), due to the historical and political turbulence of the Abbasid Caliphate at the time and the strategic importance of the East for the ...
National Avicenna Day
National Avicenna Day and Celebration of Physicians On August 23, Iran celebrates National Avicenna Day, dedicated both to the memory of the great Persian philosopher and physician and to the honor of all physicians. This...
A Day of Deep Spiritual Commemoration
The Last Days of the Month of Safar; Deep Spirituality The last days of the month of Safar in the Islamic lunar calendar represent one of the most significant and spiritually charged dates for the Muslim community, especially...
The Coup in Tehran, Iran
Iran, August 19, 1953 - Symbol of American interference. August 19, 1953 - Symbol of American interference against popular movements in Iran. Twentieth-century Iran was a fertile ground for numerous social movements aimed at purifying the country...
Iran Marks Anniversary of Repatriation of Prisoners of War
Repatriation of Prisoners of Forced War Today Iran commemorates one of the most significant moments in its recent history: the anniversary of the start of operations to repatriate prisoners of war from the "Forced War" against Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
The Arbaeen Pilgrimage
The Arbaeen Pilgrimage: Transnational and Interreligious. Spirituality and prayer, despite evolving forms and approaches, are still widespread in the contemporary world, and, according to post-secularists, the "sacred refuge" of religions...
Darabgerd towards UNESCO
Darabgerd: The World's First Circular City Nominated for World Heritage. The Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Crafts of Fars Province has officially launched the process for the inscription of Darabgerd, the...
In Memory of Master Mahmoud Farshchian
A Giant of Persian Art Has Left Us It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Master Mahmoud Farshchian, born on January 24, 1930 in Isfahan, indisputably the most celebrated contemporary Iranian artist in miniature...
Iranian Cinema at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
Iranian Cinema and the 82nd Venice Biennale. A Significant Presence of Persian Cinema. The 2025 Venice Biennale celebrates the richness and diversity of Iranian cinema with a selection of works ranging from classics...
National Journalist's Day in Iran
August 8th is Journalists' Day in Iran. In the official Iranian calendar, August 8th is Journalists' Day, a day on which, following the Afghan Taliban's terrorist attack on the Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif,...
Iranian Constitutional Day
August 5 - Iranian Constitution Day A Historic Date for Iran. August 5, 1906, marks the anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitutional Decree, a pivotal date in Iran's contemporary history. This decree...
Turin Film Festival 2025: Registration is now open for the 43rd edition dedicated to Paul Newman.
Turin Film Festival: registration opens for the 43rd edition dedicated to Paul Newman. The 43rd edition of the Turin Film Festival is preparing to return to the forefront of the Italian and international film scene. From 21...
Iranian art triumphs in Italy: Keyvan Varesi wins the City of Tolentino International Prize.
Keyvan Varesi wins the City of Tolentino International Prize. A moment of great pride for Iranian art: Keyvan Varesi has won first prize at the 33rd International Biennial of Humor in Art (BIUMOR 2025) with...
Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity Day
August 5th is the Day of Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity. August 5th is the Day of Islamic Human Rights and Human Dignity, established by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in ...
33rd World Book Prize
33rd Iran World Book Prize - Call for Book Nominations. The 33rd Iran World Book Prize will be held in February 2026. Books considered for nomination may be of any ...
“Inside Amir” selected for the Venice Days 2025
Amir Azizi's "Inside Amir" selected for the 2025 Venice Days. Contemporary auteur cinema finds space on the Lido with "Inside Amir," Amir Azizi's new film, which has been selected for...
“Bashu, Little Stranger” at the 2025 Venice Film Festival
Bahram Beyzai's masterpiece in the Venice Classics section. The 82nd Venice International Film Festival pays tribute to Iranian cinema with a screening of "Bashu, Gharibeye Koochak" (Bashu, the Little Stranger) by master Bahram Beyzai.
The Iranian Jewish Community
The Iranian Jewish Community: A Historical and Cultural Presence. Iran is home to one of the oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities in the world, with roots that predate the Islamic era by many centuries. The...
Iranian jurists support Professor Francesca Albanese
Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories. Letter of support from a group of Iranian lawyers and jurists to Professor Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur. Dear Ms. Francesca...
Human Rights under the Doctrine of “Preemptive Strike”
Grave Human Rights Violations under the "Preemptive Strike" Doctrine. Abstract This article examines the coordinated Israeli-US military strikes against Iran on June 13, 2025, conducted under the pretext of the "preemptive strike" doctrine.
Seventeenth online course in Persian language and literature.
Registration is now open for the seventeenth online Persian language course. The Iranian Cultural Institute in Rome, as part of its cultural and educational activities, is the only officially recognized institution in Italy with the issuance of the...
