▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization ▁activities ▁include : ▁ ▁The ▁Iran ▁Friend ship ▁Association ▁see ks ▁to ▁target ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁business , ▁political , ▁and ▁scientific ▁communities . ▁Cre ated ▁by ▁A lib eman ▁E gh b ali ▁Z arch , ▁former ▁Iran ian ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Alban ia , ▁the ▁Iran ▁Friend ship ▁Association ▁has ▁strong ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Alban ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Th ought ▁and ▁Culture . ▁ ▁The ▁Sa adi ▁Sh ira zi ▁Cultural ▁Foundation ▁is ▁directly ▁fin anced ▁through ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ izations . ▁The ▁foundation ▁provides ▁support ▁for ▁Iran ian - related ▁activities ▁and ▁organizations ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁Such ▁support ▁has ▁included ▁providing ▁Iran ian ▁personal ities ▁for ▁speaking ▁t ours ▁in ▁Tir ana , ▁including ▁former ▁M embers ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁Sa adi ▁Sh ira zi ▁Cultural ▁Foundation ▁targets ▁middle ▁and ▁upper ▁class ▁Alban ians . ▁ ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization ▁hosts ▁art ▁exhib itions ▁displaying ▁Iran ian ▁and ▁Pers ian ▁culture ▁and ▁history . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Jak arta ▁provided ▁an ▁exhibition ▁show c asing ▁Pers ian ▁call ig raph er ▁M oj tab a ▁Sab ze h . ▁The ▁exhibition ▁displayed ▁Pers ian ▁call ig raph y ▁samples ▁while ▁also ▁offering ▁discussion , ▁sem in ars , ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁related ▁to ▁Iran ian ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁Republic