“Many invaders attacked this land, what remained was Iranian culture and civilization,” said Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri at the International Iranology Summit held under the theme of “network-building and problem-solving” at the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.
Salehi-Amiri said the Persian language holds “an unparalleled position, not only as a tool of communication but as the inner code of Iranian identity.”
The Persian language has connected narratives, myths, wisdom, poetry, values and historical experiences for thousands of years, he said.
Salehi-Amiri highlighted Iran’s historical role along the Silk Road, saying the country both drew from diverse cultures and influenced them in return, a cultural exchange that made Iranian identity “dynamic, constructive and global.”
He added that cultural figures like Ferdowsi, Saadi, Hafez, Khayyam, Avicenna, Biruni, and Razi form the enduring pillars of this continuity.
Describing the nature of Iranian cultural identity, he said it is “a set of continuous and living layers,” shaped through a long, uninterrupted and creative process.
IRNA