Hafez: A shared cultural and civilizational heritage of Iran and Afghanistan

Pars Today- Iran’s cultural attaché in Afghanistan said expanding joint sessions on Hafez studies could play an effective role in presenting Persian literary heritage more accurately and strengthening cultural ties between the two countries. According to Pars Today, citing IRIB, Seyyed Rouhollah Hosseini, Iran’s cultural attaché in Afghanistan, said expanding joint sessions on Hafez studies could play an effective role in presenting Persian literary heritage more accurately and strengthening cultural ties between the two countries. Speaking at a ceremony commemorating Hafez of Shiraz, held in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan’s Balkh Province, Hosseini highlighted the renowned poet’s enduring role in safeguarding the Persian language and literature. He added that Hafez was one of the region’s great cultural and civilizational assets, and that his thought and poetry could continue to inspire solidarity, ethical conduct, tolerance and stronger cultural ties among nations. Hosseini added that Hafez was not merely a great poet in the history of Persian literature, but also an enduring voice of the human conscience and one of the foremost cultural representatives of a civilization that transformed the Persian language into a medium for expressing profound human, ethical and spiritual ideas. Referring to Hafez’s poetry as a means of dialogue among cultures and civilizations, Iran’s cultural attaché said Hafez’s thought transcended geographical borders. Concepts such as love, the pursuit of…