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Sandstorms Cripple Life in SE Iran Art & Culture August 15, 2017 3 This Day in History Sandstorms Cripple Life in SE Iran (August 15) TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Harsh weather Layers of dirt on cars, streets and Today is Tuesday; 24th of the Iranian month of Mordad 1396 solar hijri; corresponding conditions in southeast Iran, a result of just about everything else outside are to 22nd of the Islamic month of Zil-Qa’dah 1438 lunar hijri; and August 15, 2017, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. annual ‘120-day winds’, have caused a common scene that people in Sistan 1381 solar years ago, on this day in 636 AD, started the 6-day Battle of Yarmouk near the the amount of suspended solids in the have seen every day in recent weeks as river of the same name in Palestine between the neo-Muslim Arab forces and the Christian air to rocket, exceeding the maximum dust storms continue to roar through the armies of Byzantine (Eastern Roman Empire), resulting in the victory of Muslims. Thus permitted levels by up to 14 times and region. started a new phase of wars in the Levant-Mesopotamia region between new adversaries the critical limits by 5 times in some Thousands of local residents have been only 8 years after the end of the 26-year long (602-628) last round of the Byzantine- Sassanid wars that had raged for almost four centuries, beginning with the start of battle places. admitted to medical centers in recent between Severus Alexander and Ardashir I in 230 AD – as continuation of the Roman- For much of the past couple of days, days for respiratory and ocular problems. Parthian wars started over three centuries earlier in 92 BC for control of Syria, Upper the 120-day winds have churned The Iranian Red Crescent Society has Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Armenia. With the advent of Islam and defeat of both the unrelenting storms of dust in the been distributing masks and foodstuff to Persians and the Byzantines, the ethno-religious demography of the region was changed, province of Sistan and Balouchestan, residents in the rural areas of Zahak and although Iranians as Muslims would continue to influence events and play vital roles in the region and beyond, on a scale greater than in the pre-Islamic era. reducing visibility to under 1000 meters Hirmand, located in the northern parts of 1299 solar years ago, on this day in 718 AD, the Omayyad regime was forced to lift in some areas. the large province. the 2nd Arab Siege of Constantinople after a year of unsuccessful efforts to conquer The clouds of dirt blown from the dried Meteorologists have warned residents the capital of the Byzantine Empire. In 716, Sulaiman Ibn Abdul-Malik, on hearing of up Hamoon Lagoon have sent pollution to avoid staying outdoors. a narration that the city would be conquered by a person bearing the name of a Prophet, levels in the Sistan region soaring to Sand dunes shaped by heavy storms sent a force of 200,000 on the assumption that he was Prophet Solomon’s namesake. The Arab army crossed into Thrace on the European side in early summer 717 and started five times higher than the critical level, had blocked the roads in 15 villages of blockade Constantinople. The Arab fleet, which intended to complete the blockade by sea, forming sand dunes at the walls of the Zahak County, but the rescue teams have was neutralized by the Byzantine navy. While famine and disease crippled the besieging houses and streets. opened all roads. Arab army, an additional army sent overland from Syria was ambushed and defeated. Meanwhile, Sulaiman died and the Arab army attacked by Bulgarians on their rear, was forced to lift the siege, losing 150,000 men during the campaign. On its return journey, the Arab fleet was almost destroyed by natural disasters and Byzantine attacks. The failure meant end of the Muslim advance into Europe, and is considered one of history’s most Iranian Student Grabs Silver in S.Korean Olympiad decisive battles, along with the Omayyad defeat in France at the Battle of Tours in 732. It was in 1453 that Constantinople was captured by Muslims under the Ottoman sultan, BANDAR ABBAS (IRNA) – Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva Mohammad II. 1239 solar years ago, on this day in 778 AD, the Battle of Roncevaux Pass occurred in the Iranian student Mobina Vatankhah which was held on March 29- April 2 Pyrenees Mountains in Spain between the rearguard of the retreating army of Charlemagne received silver medal in the 2nd in Switzerland. of France and the Basques, resulting in the death of the famous knight, Roland. It was not Korea International Youth Olympiad, The 2nd Korea International fought between Christians and Muslims, as alleged, but the Muslims did play a crucial role education official said. Youth Olympiad was held with the during the invasion of northern Spain by the French and their retreat, when Sulaiman al- Arabi, the pro-Abbasid governor of Barcelona and Girona, along with Hussain of Zaragoza Vatankhah has invented intelligent attendance of 400 inventors on August and Abu Taur of Huesca promised Charlemagne military aid against Abdur-Rahman I, the system for fluid and water leak 11-13 in Hwaseongsi, South Korea. Omayyad Emir of Cordoba. The three also said the caliph of Baghdad, Mahdi al-Abbasi, detection, Bandar Abbas education Competitors from Iran, Russia, U.S., was preparing an invasion force against Abdur-Rahman. Seeing an opportunity to extend office manager Asghar Bahrami said. Moldova, Sri Lanka, Thailand and his own power, Charlemagne invaded and was welcomed in Barcelona and Girona by Iranian inventor also bagged bronze some other countries attended the Sulaiman al-Arabi. Abdur-Rahman of Cordoba sent his general, Tha’laba Ibn Obeid, to prevent the French invasion, but was defeated and imprisoned by Hussain, who handed medal in the 45th International event. him, along with gold, to Charlemagne. The French king who had planned to seize Zaragoza but was frustrated in his designs, turned against his Muslim ally Sulaiman al-Arabi. Meanwhile, an Iranian-Arab force sent by the Baghdad caliph was halted near Barcelona. Putting on Fake Happy Face Following his failure to take Zaragoza, Charlemagne retreated to France and in Pamplona he suffered an ambush led by the pro-Abbasid Muslim forces who freed Sulaiman al-Arabi. The French were also attacked by Basques who killed Roland and the rear guard. Makes You Feel Downbeat 1030 lunar years ago, on this day in 408 AH, the renowned Iranian vizier, Khwaja Nizam ul-Mulk, was born in Tous, Khorasan. With the rise of the Seljuqs, he served Sultans Alp Arslan and Malik Shah I as vizier. He established several academies of higher education in many cities, known as Nizamiyyah in his honour that turned out to be models of universities which were later established in Europe. Nizam ul-Mulk also wrote a treatise on kingship titled “Siyasat-Namah” or “Siyar al-Molouk” (Book of Government). Although it is claimed he was fatally stabbed near Nahavand on his way from Isfahan to Baghdad by Iranian student Mobina Vatankhah. an Assassin (corruption of the Arabic-Persian word Hashshashin) sent by his former friend, Hassan-e Sabbah of Alamut, his son-in-law Muqatel bin Atiyyah, who was eyewitness to a polemical debate, says he was assassinated in the same year as Malik Shah I, after a debate between Sunni and Shi’a scholars that convinced Nizam ul-Mulk and the Seljuq sultan to “Ava” Goes on Screen at Toronto convert to the school of the Prophet’s Ahl al-Bayt. 1091 solar years ago, on this day in 927 AD, Muslims from North Africa, after bringing the island of Sicily under Islamic rule, took control of the city of Taranto in Apulia, southern International Film Festival Italy. In the preceding century Muslims had established a foothold in southern Italy, founding the emirate of Bari, which fell over a half-a-century earlier in 871 to Christian forces of Holy Roman Emperor Louis II, who massacred Muslims, burned libraries, and TORONTO (Dispatches)-Iranian influence the life of her family, her turned mosques into churches. feature movie ‘Ava’ will go on friends and herself. 1035 solar years ago, on this day in 982 AD, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II was screen at Toronto International The 42nd annual Toronto decisively defeated by forces of the Fatemid Ismaili Shi’a Muslim dynasty of Egypt-Syria- Film Festival (TIFF). International Film Festival is North Africa at the Battle of Capo Colonna in Calabria, Italy. The Fatemids, after control of Sicily, advanced into southern Italy when they came into conflict with the Germans under “Ava,” a joint product of Iran, scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 Otto, who marched from the north to seize Apulia and Calabria from the Byzantines. The Canada and Qatar, and Sadaf September 2017. Sicilian Emir, Abu’l-Qassem, to whom the Greek Christians had appealed for aid against Foroughi’s first feature film, will The Toronto International Film the Roman Catholics fought Otto and in a pitched battle at Cape Colonna, and although premiere at the Discovery section Festival is one of the largest the Emir was martyred, the Muslim troops surrounded Otto’s soldiers, killing many of of the Toronto International Film publicly attended film festivals in them and inflicting a severe defeat upon him that changed the political map of Italy, where Muslims retained their presence, while the Greek Orthodox forces joined the Muslims Festival. the world, attracting over 480,000 to regain possession of Apulia from the Catholics.
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