NIFTH and The Cultural Consulate, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran, Collaborate

The National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage (NIFTH) and The Cultural Consulate Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran collaboratively held an exhibition ‘Mehfil‘ at NIFTH Gallery Lok-Virsa, Islamabad, from 20th October to 24th October, 2021. The opening event included Mehfil-e-Naat and Qirat by an internationally acclaimed Iranian Qari Mr Agha Karim Mansouri, followed by the Islamic Calligraphy & Relics Exhibition. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Zafar Mirza, Former State Minister for Health.

Executive Director NIFTH Talha Ali Kushvaha along with Program Consultant NIFTH Mehdi Kazmi, recently called upon Cultural Councilor of Iran Mr. Ehsan Khazaei to discuss the holding of this exhibition along with other projects, including a potential collaboration between the Iranian National museum and NIFTH museum, with the involvement of the Foreign Ministry. It was also discussed that Iran and Pakistan should collaborate overall as culture is a powerful tool through which the two nations can not only understand each other better, but also compete on the world stage and tackle currently ongoing media and cultural wars by being strongly grounded in our own cultures and coming together to meet international challenges. “It is of great benefit for nations such as Pakistan and Iran which have rich cultures, to work together in this capacity“, remarked Mr. Talha Ali Kushvaha.