On Sunday 20th October and Sunday 27th October 2024 Prof. Christopher Clohessy, lecturer at PISAI, presented two online lectures to the ‘Porseman Educational and Cultural Institute’ in Iran. The first lecture dealt with aspects of Catholic and Qurʾānic Mariology, while the second dealt with a history and outline of Orientalism. In operation since 1980, the Institute comprises three departments, Education, Research and Media and International, and is situated in Qom.