Art & Culture December 6, 2020 3 This Day in History Australia’s Veterans Festival (December 6)

Today is Sunday; 16th of the Iranian month of Azar 1399 solar hijri; corresponding to 20th of the Islamic month of Rabi al-Sani 1442 lunar hijri; and December 6, 2020, of Hosts Iranian Film the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 1258 solar years ago, on this day in 762 AD, Mohammad “Nafs Zakiyya” (Pure lives against the COVID-19 vi- Soul), the great grandson of Imam Hasan Mojtaba (AS), the elder grandson of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), was martyred at the age of 53 near the holy city of Medina rus, and his child is witnessing during a battle against forces sent by Mansur Dawaniqi, the second self-styled caliph this,” a synopsis for the film of the usurper Abbasid regime. His father was Abdullah al-Mahadh – a son of the reads. survivors of the tragedy of Karbala, Hassan al-Muthanna and Fatema, the daughter of ‘Heritage’ is starring Esmaeil the Prophet’s younger grandson, Imam Husain (AS). 835 solar years ago, on this day in 1185 AD, Afonso Henrique, who rebelled against Hajati, Siamak Hoseinpour and over five-and-a-half centuries of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula and occupied Ilia Jalali. the emirates of Lisbon and Badajoz, by renaming them as Portugal and styling himself The 2020 edition of Veterans King Afonso I, died after a 46-year rule. His success against Muslim was due to a chanced victory in the Battle of Ourique over Ali ibn Yusuf of the al-Murabetun Film Festival is taking place on- Dynasty. line. It began on November 30 780 solar years ago, on this day in 1240 AD, Mongol armies of Batu Khan invaded the and will run until December 31. principality of Rus, occupied Kiev and destroyed it. For several centuries the Russians and Ukrainians acknowledged the Mongols and their Muslim Tatar successors as The festival is “dedicated to overlords. sharing stories that explore 316 solar years ago, on this day in 1704 AD, a battalion sent by Mughal Emperor, TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Iranian tralia. whose father was martyred in real or imagined perspectives Aurangzeb under command of Iranian general, Mirza Askari , routed the short film ‘Heritage’ is compet- Written and directed by Mana on warfare and its influence on Sikhs at the in the Punjab, but failed to arrest , the war. who was escorted by Ghani Khan and Nabi Khan to Jatpur where he was received ing at the 2020 edition of Veter- Pakseresht, the three-min- “The young man, who is a doc- society” according to an online by the local Muslim chieftain. He later went to Dina, where he wrote “” ans Film Festival (VFF) in Aus- ute film is about a young man tor, is now protecting people’s submission platform. (Epistle of Victory) in Persian, in 111 verses, and mockingly sent it to Aurangzeb. According to another version, Gobind Singh wrote the “Zafarnama” the next year following the Battle of Muktsar on 29 December 1705. Wazir Khan, who was governor of Sirhind in Punjab was captured by the Sikhs in the Battle of Chappar-Chiri in 1710 Low Dose Steroid Related to Increased Risk of and killed. 308 lunar years ago, on this day in 1134 AH, the Iranian poet and literary figure, Lotf- Ali Bayk Azar Bigdeli, was born in Isfahan. An eloquent speaker well-versed in poetry, Cardiovascular Disease he compiled a large number of works, including a divan of poems, and “Atashkada-e LONDON (Dispatches) -- A new isolone per day, the absolute risk Ratio = 1.74; 95% confidence including atrial figrillation, heart Azar”, which is an anthology of contemporary and past poets. study suggests that even low doses failure, acute myocardial infarc- 242 solar years ago, on this day in 1778 AD, French chemist and physicist, Joseph Gay-Lussac, was born. The invention of a type of alcoholometer, and densimeter, of glucocorticoid may increase the tion, peripheral arterial disease, and identification of chlorine as an element, are some of his achievements. His most risk of cardiovascular diseases. cerebrovascular disease, and ab- important scientific activities are laws on expansion of gases, which have been named Glucocorticoids are steroids dominal aortic aneurysm. after him. He died in 1850. widely prescribed to treat a range Previously, it was believed that 197 solar years ago, on this day in 1823 AD, Friedrich Max Muller, the German- born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life, of immune-mediated inflamma- taking 5 mg of glucocorticoid was born in Dessau. “The Sacred Books of the East”, a 50-volume set of English tory diseases. over the long-term was safe, but translations, was prepared under his direction. To quantify glucocorticoid the study suggests that even pa- 152 solar years ago, on this day in 1868 AD, August Schleicher, German linguist and academic, died at the age of 47. His famous work was “A Compendium of the dose-dependent cardiovascular tients taking low doses have dou- Comparative Grammar of the Indo-European Languages”, in which he attempted risk, researchers analyzed med- ble the risk of developing cardio- to reconstruct the Proto-Indo-European language. He was fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, ical records of 87,794 patients vascular disease. These findings Sanskrit and Persian. 103 solar years ago, on this day in 1917 AD, Finland emerged independent with a diagnosed with 6 different im- suggest patients needing long- republican system following the fall of the Russian monarchy. Throughout history this mune-mediate inflammatory term steroid treatment should be land was divided between Sweden and Russia. Finland covers an area of over 338,000 diseases receiving care from 389 prescribed the lowest effective sq km. It shares borders with Russia, Sweden, and Norway. United Kingdom primary care dose and have a personalized car- 98 solar years ago, on this day in 1922 AD, The Irish Free State was established as a Dominion of the British Commonwealth of Nations under the Anglo-Irish Treaty clinics in 1998-2017. The re- of cardiovascular disease nearly interval 1.64-1.84). Increased diovascular risk prevention plan signed by British and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand. searchers found that for patients doubled compared to patients not dose-dependent risk ratios were that accounts for past and current 67 solar years ago, on this day in 1953 AD, three Iranian students were shot and using less than 5 miligrams pren- using glucocorticoids (Hazard found across all CVDs measured, steroid use. martyred by the Shah’s forces at Tehran University for protesting the visit to Iran of the then US vice-president, Richard Nixon, three-and-a-half months after the US-coup that toppled the government of Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq and restored the fugitive Shah to power. The day after this tragic incident, Nixon was shamelessly awarded an honorary PhD by the regime at Tehran University. This day is thus marked India Honors Iranian Director as Student’s Day in Iran. 64 solar years ago, on this day in 1956 AD, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India’s so-called ‘Untouchable Caste’, economist, and the main architect of the national Pouran Derakhshandeh constitution, died at the age of 65. TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Ira- Cash Prize for the best Family & 61 lunar years ago, on this day in 1381 AH, Ayatollah Sheikh Hashim Mudarris nian film director and screen Educational Movie(Wet Dream) Qazvini passed away. Born in Qazvin, after completing his religious studies in his hometown, he joined the Islamic seminary at Isfahan for higher studies, before moving writer, Pouran Derakhshandeh, From 36th Roshod INTL Film six years later to holy Mashhad, where he taught for forty years. Among his students has been honored with a lifetime Fest-Tehran 2006, etc. was the future Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. achievement award at the Global A number of her award-win- 37 lunar years ago, on this day in 1405 AH, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad International Film Festival in In- ning movies, including “Hush! Khwansari passed away at the age of 96 in Tehran and was laid to rest in the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatema al-Ma’soumah (SA) in Qom. dia. Girls Don’t Scream”, “Under the 28 solar years ago, on this day in 1992 AD, to the shock of the civilized world, the Derkshhandeh received the Smokey Roof”, “Eternal Chil- historic Babri Mosque in Faizabad, India, was desecrated and razed to the ground award for her sincere contribu- dren” and “Wet Dream”, were by anarchic elements. The mosque built in 1528 by Mir Baqi Tashqandi, the Persian minister of Zaheer ud-din Mohammad Babar, the Founder of the Mughal Empire in the tion towards promotion of cine- reviewed during the festival. Subcontinent, was an architectural masterpiece topped by three domes and exquisite ma, Sandeep Marwah, president Persian and Arabic inscriptions. A whisper from the “mehrab” or prayer niche could be of the festival said during the heard clearly at the other end, 200 feet away and through the length and breadth of the central court. The deployment and projection of voice from the pulpit was such that closing ceremony of the event modern architects have attributed this intriguing acoustic feature to a large recess in which took place in Noida from the wall of the mehrab and several recesses in the surrounding walls which functioned November 26 to 28. as resonators; this design helped everyone to hear the speaker at the mehrab. The Derakhshandeh is mostly sandstone used in the Babri Mosque also had resonant qualities which contributed to the unique acoustics. A passive environmental control system comprised the high known for her great attention to ceiling, domes, and six large grille windows, which helped keep the interior cool by major social problems in Iranian allowing natural ventilation as well as daylight. Mir Baqi, who as Governor of Awadh society. helped the fledgling Mughal Empire subdue and pacify the region, had built the Babri Mosque for Shi’a Muslims, but in the subsequent centuries it was taken over by Sunni She is a graduate of filmmak- Muslims. In 1936 during the British era, Shi’a Muslims had filed a lawsuit for return ing from the Advanced School of the Babri Mosque to them on the basis of historical documents, but the petition was of Television and Cinema in rejected. It is worth mentioning that Hindus had no claim to this place of worship of the One and Only Creator, until over three centuries after its construction, the Babri Tehran. She started her profes- Mosque was mischievously registered as a monument built on the ruins of a temple, by sional career by making docu- a British official, following the fall of the Shi’ite-Muslim kingdom of Awadh of Iranian mentary films for IRIB channels origin to the colonialists, despite the fact that no Rajput history written by Hindus had in Kermanshah and Tehran. made such a claim, such as “Ramcharit Manas” of Tulsidas (1574). Several decades later, seditious groups, intent on harming national unity, stealthily installed idols in one “Hush! Girls Don’t Scream”, of sections of the mosque, and the court battle that followed led to the unjust division, “Under the Smokey Roof”, and later the lock-up of the Babri Mosque. Finally anarchic elements, exploited by “Eternal Children” and “Seri- unprincipled politicians, alleging that it was the site of birth of a pre-historic figure called Ram, destroyed it and unleashed clashes all over the country, resulting in the al Dream” are among her great death of over 2000 people, mostly Muslims. Although the Archeological Survey of works. India failed to find any traces of previous construction, let alone temple relics at the Pouran Derakhshandeh has site of the destroyed mosque, the court issued a controversial verdict allotting only a third of the place for construction of a mosque – the rest to be reserved for a temple won a number of awards, in- – a decision which India’s 250 million Muslims have rejected and filed appeal at the cluding “Golden Butterfly” Supreme Court for restoration of the whole site for the worship of the One and Only awards at the 21st Children and God. Young Adults Film Festival, 27 solar years ago, on this day in 1993 AD, Javad Ma’roufi, one of the most notable composers of Persian classical music and one of the first pianists who wrote Persian two Crystal Simorgh awards in Every year, with the start of the fishing season in mid-October, the northerns in Gilan and Mazandaran pieces for the piano, passed away in his hometown Tehran at the age of 82. Amongst the 25th Fajr International Film provinces, living on the coastlines of the Caspian Sea, catch fish in their traditional way. his celebrated pieces are “Khabha-ye Tala’I” (Golden Dreams) and “Jila”. Festival, A Golden Statue & Courtesy of Mehr News Agency