▁of ▁Iran ▁Broadcast ing ' s ▁Press ▁TV ▁provided ▁the ▁reporting ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Jak arta ▁event . ▁ ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rel ations ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Al gi ers ▁hosted ▁the ▁Capital ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Culture ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁program ▁in ▁T lem cen , ▁Al ger ia . ▁The ▁event ▁mixed ▁Al ger ian ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁cart o ons , ▁hand ic raft s , ▁paint ings , ▁and ▁sculpt ure . ▁The ▁program ▁further ▁linked ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Iran ' s ▁shared ▁Islam ic ▁history . ▁ ▁Music ▁diplom acy ▁ ▁Music ▁diplom acy ▁is ▁one ▁aspect ▁of ▁cultural ▁diplom acy ▁that ▁see ks ▁to ▁eng age ▁foreign ▁public s ▁through ▁musical ▁performances . ▁The ▁Te h ran ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁is ▁often ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁government ▁in ▁musical ▁ex changes ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁its ▁efforts ▁to ▁approach ▁European ▁aud ien ces , ▁Iran ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁provided ▁free ▁tick ets ▁to ▁invited ▁dign itar ies ▁and ▁guests . ▁Descri bing ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁tour , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁referenced ▁over t ▁propag anda ▁through ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁" Pe ace ▁and ▁Friend ship ▁Sym phony ", ▁a ▁piece ▁written ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁th ir ti eth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁criticism ▁by ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁protest s