Iran to honor studies on Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi

The Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has announced that it is going to launch an international prize honoring studies on the Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi.

According to the prize policymaking council, the studies must focus on the significance and impacts of Nezami on Persian language, literature, art and culture.

The prize will be presented to the winner on Nezami Day, which will fall on March 12 this year.

Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Hojjatollah Ayyoubi said “Due to our negligence, different aspects of Nazemi have been introduced among the younger generation and this negligence has caused some movements. Different books on Nezami’s works have been translated across the world this year, but none of them have referred to his language and identity origin”.

Announcing the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO plans to hold the Persian poet in high regard in UNESCO programs more than ever, he added “According to numerous documents, the origins of Nezami’s family can be traced back to Tad, a village near the town of Tafresh”.

“Different massive programs have been arranged by the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO to celebrate Nezami’s works, which have inspired numerous literary, dramatic, and artistic works in Iran, the region and the world over the past 800 years. Due to his creativity and unique innovations in Persian literature and his creative imagination, several countries in the region are trying to connect themselves to the great poet,” the secretary of the prize Abdoleahdi Mostakin said.

He also noted that “Regarding his great cultural potential and his Iranian origin, Nezami can join the neighboring nations to the eternal sources of Islamic Iranian culture and develop Iran’s soft power in the global culture and civilization”.

Earlier in January, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced the plan to honor Nezami Ganjavi in March. The program, which has been set up as a hybrid event with virtual and live meetings, will begin on Nezami Day.

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