A Tough One: Improving Cultural Ties between Iran and Australia, Doogh and Fosters………
“Australian Ambassador to Iran Marc Innes-Brown called for the expansion of cultural ties between Tehran and Canberra. The envoy, heading a cultural delegation, visited Iran's Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought (IICT) and discussed ways to expand cultural ties between the two nations. Innes-Brown stressed that his visit to the institute was aimed at promoting cultural relations in line with the close ties existing between the two nations. During the meeting, the Austrian delegation voiced its willingness to cooperate with the Iranian institute in areas of philosophy of religion as well as Islamic economy and banking…....”
This was from Iran’s official Fars news agency. There probably aren’t many cultural ties between Iranians and the Aussies. How can there be? Maybe some academic ties, research, etc. Other than that, it is doogh (leban in Arabic) for one and Foster’s for the other: and those twain may never meet.
As for the idea of cooperation in “in areas of philosophy of religion as well as Islamic economy and banking……” Oy Vey.
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