Art & Culture February 27, 2018 3 This Day in History Qashqai Nomads Mean (February 27) Authenticity Today is Tuesday; 8th of the Iranian month of Esfand 1396 solar hijri; corresponding to 10th of the Islamic month of Jamadi as-Sani 1439 lunar hijri; and February 27, TEHRAN (IFP) -- The unique and innocent faces of tribal Qashqai women, men and chil- 2018, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. dren, who always pass through the mountains and plains, have different expressions. The 1746 solar years ago, on this day in 272 AD, Constantine I, who imposed the small lines on the face to the bristling of a woman’s hair, each narrate the story of the days Pauline Creed on the Roman Empire, was born. His father, Flavius Valerius Constantius, was an army officer, who on becoming deputy emperor of the west in of nomadic life. 293, sent Constantine to the east as a military tribune to the emperors Diocletian and The traditional nomadic Qashqai people travel with their flocks twice a year to and from the Galerius – notorious for their persecution of the monotheist followers of Prophet summer highland pastures north of Shiraz roughly 480 km or 300 miles south to the winter pas- Jesus and those who later came to be known as Christians. In 305, his father was raised to the rank of Augustus, or senior western emperor, and Constantine was tures on lower and warmer lands near the Persian Gulf, to the southwest of Shiraz. They live in recalled to the west to campaign in Britannia. Acclaimed as emperor by the army on black tents that are made of goat wool. Nomadic women are responsible for taking care of children his father’s death in 306, he emerged victorious in civil wars against the emperors and preparing family meals along with milking of goats and carpet and Kilim weaving. These Maxentius and Licinius to become sole ruler of both the west and the east by 324. women wear traditional clothes and their only make-up is Kohl which is an ancient eye cosmetic. He built a new imperial residence at Byzantium, which in his honour was called Constantinople. Constantine has earned lasting notoriety for persecuting Arianism The tribal men are shepherds and devote much of the day to breeding and grazing animals. and the purely monotheistic followers of Prophet Jesus. The form of Christianity he imposed is actually the innovation of Paul the Hellenized Jew, who was a fierce opponent of Prophet Jesus, but after him claimed to be his follower in order to Fajr Fashion distort the monotheistic message of the Messiah, by coining the weird concept of 36th FIFF Discloses Terms of Screening Trinity that was closer to the Roman pantheon. 1638 solar years ago, on this day in 380 AD, the Edict of Thessalonica was issued Festival Opening by Roman Emperor Theodosius I, with co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II, Movies For International Markets forcing all Roman citizens to convert to the Trinitarian form of Christianity, or else TEHRAN (MNA) – The 36th be branded as heretics subject to punishment. This weird concept of ‘godfather’, Ceremony Held ‘godson’ and the ‘holy ghost’ – an invention of Paul the Hellenized Jew who was a Fajr International Film Festival staunch opponent of Prophet Jesus and after him feigned to be his follower – was (FIFF), scheduled to be held in designed to suit the polytheist beliefs of European pagans, in opposition to the late April, is to introduce a sec- monotheist message of the Virgin-born Messiah. 881 lunar years ago, on this day in 558 AH, Abdul-Mo’men ibn Ali al-Koami, the tion, reviewing the Iranian movies founder of the Muwahhedoun (Almohad) State in Morocco and Andalusia, died. screened in the current year. His capital was Marrakesh and he made relentless efforts to expand his territories According to officials, Irani- in Spain and in the east till the borders of Egypt. an film producers can apply for 821 lunar years ago, on this day in 618 AH, Persian poet and mystic, Farid od-Din Attar Naishapuri, was killed during the Mongol invasion of Khorasan. The son of “The Iranian cinema review” a pharmacist, he followed his father’s profession and led a prosperous life before dubbed as “screening movies for experiencing an inner revolution that made him turn to mysticism and frequent market”, which is a part of the travels that took him to Iraq and Arabia including holy Mecca, as well as to the dif- 36th Fajr International Film Fes- subtitles. as well. ferent cities of Iran and Transoxiana. One of his valuable prose works is “Tazkerat TEHRAN (Honaronline) -The al-Awlia” on the status of mystics. His poetical masterpieces manifest the power of 7th Fajr International Fashion tival, until February 29th. Ghalamfarsaie stated that the The festival also provides a imagination as is evident by the versified book“Manteq ot-Tair” (Discourse of the and Clothing Festival opened Atoosa Ghalamfarsaie, the fes- movies will be selected by the place and an interpreter, if both Birds). Attar, who in some of his poems also pays tribute to the peerless personality Monday morning in Roudaki tival’s spokeswoman, said some secretary of the festival. sides agree to hold a meeting. of Imam Ali (AS), had a profound influence on the great Persian poet, Mowlana Iranian films produced in the The video library is part of the The movies must be submit- Jalal od-Din Balkhi Roumi. Hall and will be held for 10 days. 509 solar years ago, on this day in 1509 AD, nine years after the discovery of Brazil The opening ceremony was current year, including animated event which includes archives of ted with English subtitles. Short by the Portuguese explorer, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Portugal formally established attended by Deputy Culture movies, long and short movies Iranian movies, such as animated movies up to 30 minutes and its hegemony on this large swathe of South America. Until the independence of Minister Seyyed Mohammad as well as documentaries, will films, long and short movies as long movies with duration of Brazil in the year 1822, France and Holland on several occasions tried to seize well as documentaries, produced more than 70 minutes will be ac- this territory but failed. Over the centuries, the Portuguese forcibly brought three Mojtaba Hosseini, festival sec- be screened in a limited time in million black people from Africa to Brazil for forced labor in sugarcane plantations. retary Hamid Qobadi, as well order to introduce Iranian films in 2013-2018. The films will be cepted. At the same time, the persecution of the indigenous Latin American people led and filmmakers to international presented in the video stream for- For more information, you can to numerous uprisings against the Portuguese colonialists; which were all brutally as lawmakers Fatemeh Zolgh- adr and Farideh Olad. A num- distributers. mat to specific audiences. take a look at the FIFF official suppressed. Although Brazil gained its independence in the year 1822, the presence The FIFF will pave the way for website at www.fajriff.com. and infiltration of the Portuguese in this country continued for several more decades. ber of fashion industry design- She added that two private screening events will be orga- the audience to contact the di- The major artistic event is set to 211 solar years ago, on this day in 1807 AD, American poet, Henry Wadsworth ers, producers, union members Longfellow, was born. His famous poems include “The Children’s Hour”, nized for each movie. The films rector of the film. It informs the be held in the capital city of Teh- and associations also took part “Evangeline” and “What is time?” must be submitted with English director on who the audience is, ran from April 19 to 27. 174 solar years ago, on this day in 1844 AD, Dominica, which the Haitian in the opening event. revolutionary leader, Toussaint Louverture, had seized from the Spanish in 1801, declared its independence. In 1916, it was occupied by the US, which 8 years later in 1924, due to the resistance of the Dominican people, was forced to sign a treaty for gradual withdrawal of its occupation forces. Colonel Rafael Trujillo Iran’s ‘Privacy’ Archaeologists Uncover Ancient staged a coup in 1930 and for 30 years until his assassination, he ruled the country. Thereafter, the US has often interfered in this country, which shares the Hispaniola Island with Haiti. to Be Screened Necropolis in Egypt 165 lunar years ago, on this day in 1274 AH, Iranian Islamic scholar and literary figure, Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Qasim Ordo-Abadi, was born in Tabriz. A in Canada CAIRO (Dispatches) - An an- product of the holy Najaf seminary, on his return to Iran he wrote numerous books, cient necropolis containing dozens of including “ash-Shahaab al-Mobeen fi Ejaaz al-Qur’an al-Kareem” (Radiant Star stone coffins and a necklace bearing of the Miracle of the Noble Qur’an). a “message from the afterlife” has 116 solar years ago, on this day in 1902 AD US novelist John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California. His works are: “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and been discovered in Egypt. Men”. The site near the city of Minya, 86 solar years ago, on this day in 1932 AD, neutron was discovered by Dr. James south of Cairo, is more than 2,000 Chadwick at Cambridge University of Britain. Neutron has been a key to the years old and is expected to take production of nuclear power. 76 solar years ago, on this day in 1942 AD, during World War II, major air another five years to excavate. An- strikes of Japanese warplanes against the Allied Powers’ naval units started. These tiquities Minister Khaled al-Enany operations took place in the Sea of Java and destroyed many US, Australian and said it contained 40 sarcophagi, British warships. 42 solar years ago, on this day in 1976 AD, the Spanish occupied Western Sahara jewellery, pottery and a gold mask. declared its independence under auspices of the Polisario Front as the Sahrawi Arab He said there were burial shafts Democratic Republic (SADR). Because of western and Arab reactionary support to dating from the late Pharaonic pe- Morocco, SADR remains a partially recognized state that controls only 20-to-25% riod to the early Ptolomaic era of beginning of a new discovery,” he going to add a new archaeological of its territory. told reporters. “We are very soon attraction to Middle Egypt.” 32 solar years ago, on this day in 1986 AD, Iranian singer, Gholam-Hussein around 300BC. “This is only the Banaan, passed away. He started his career on Iran Radio in 1942, as a master of traditional Iranian music as well as Iran’s modern music. He created 450 songs during his career at Iran Radio. 31 solar years ago, on this day in 1987 AD, Hussain Kharrazi, one of the brilliant young commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), achieved martyrdom in the “Karbala 5” Operations against the invading Ba’thist forces in the southwestern theatre of the war imposed on Iran by the US through Saddam. He was commander of the Imam Husain (AS) 14 Battalion. Three years earlier during the Khaibar Operations in the Majnoon islands, he had lost his right hand TEHRAN (ISNA) – The Ira- – as a devotee of Hazrat Abbas (AS), the valiant brother of the Martyr of Karbala Imam Husain (AS), who had lost both his hands during the battle with the forces nian film “Privacy” directed of Yazid the tyrant. Hussain Kharrazi had joined the Basij forces in its formative by Ahmad Moazzami will be years, serving with distinction against the anti-revolutionaries in the Turkman Sahra region and later in Kurdistan. On start of the imposed war and fall of the port city of screened in Vancouver, Cana- Khorramshahr, he was dispatched to the battlefronts, where he proved to be an astute strategist during the “Thamen al-Aimma”, “Fath al-Mobin”, “Bayt al-Moqaddas”, da. “Khaibar”, “Badr”, “Wa’l-Fajr 8”, and “Karbala 4” and “5” Operations. According to reports, “Priva- 21 solar years ago, on this day in 1997 AD, a 6.1 earthquake at Ardebil in northwest Iran struck at 4:27 p.m. local time. The quake damaged 110 villages and killed some cy” is Moazzami’s debut fea- 3,000 people. A second 5.1 quake followed in 2 days. ture film. 16 solar years ago, on this day in 2002 AD, anarchists torched a train, the Sabarmati Express, in Godhra in Gujarat state of India, while it was returning ‘Privacy’ addresses chal- from Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Hindus were campaigning for building a temple on the ruins of the criminally destroyed Babri Mosque. The lenges today’s youth encoun- incident was blamed on Muslims. Anarchists went on rampage in Gujarat and in the ter in the digital environment. following days slaughtered some 3,000 Muslim men, women and children, as the state government of Chief Minister Narendra Modi – currently the prime minister The movie is slated to be of India – not just mutely watched the massacre, but its police and security forces screened on April 15 and 19 at helped the anarchist mobs. 8 solar years ago, on this day in 2010 AD, an 8.8 degree earthquake struck Chile, the Pacific Cinémathèque in toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. The death toll was over 700, while 1.5 million Chileans were affected and 150,000 Vancouver. left homeless. The resulting tsunami swept across the Pacific, devastating coastal The film’s synopsis reads, communities. Damages were estimated at $30 billion. 2 solar years ago, on this day in 2016 AD, prominent Iranian Film director, “It’s not safe here ...” Farajollah Salahshour, passed away. He directed several historical and religious Actors in the film include films such as “Prophet Job”, “Prophet Joseph”, and “Men of Angelos” – the last named a serial on the Qur’anic account of the Seven Sleepers of the Cave, Milad Keymaram, Andisheh who because of their firm faith in monotheism had fled to the mountains to escape A new calligraphy paining exhibition by Saeed Naghashian, titled Blue Homework, is currently underway persecution from the pagan Romans. Fouladvand and Behnoush at the Art Center (Garden) Gallery in Tehran until Wednesday, February 28. (Courtesy: IRIB English Radio – http://parstoday.com/en) Bakhtiyari, among others. Courtesy: Honaronline