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Art & Culture November 22, 2017 3 This Day in History Kahtouyeh, an Exemplary Tourist (November 22)

Today is Wednesday; 1st of the Iranian month of Azar 1396 solar hijri; corresponding to 3rd of the Islamic month of Rabi al-Awwal 1439 lunar hijri; and November 22, 2017, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. Site in ’s Hormozgan 1375 lunar years ago, on this day in 64 AH, holy Mecca was attacked by the Omayyad (Tasnim) – Kahtouyeh dialect which has its roots in Larestani hordes of Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah, who ordered desecration of the sanctity of the holy Ka’ba by raining down fire and brimstone through catapults into Masjid al-Haraam (Grand Sacred Village is an exemplary site language. Mosque). As a result the supreme symbol of monotheism was badly damaged and many in the Iranian southern province of The region also boasts delicious men, women and children who had sought refuge in the holiest sanctuary of Islam were Hormozgan. kebabs and local souvenirs. killed or badly burnt. The people, inspired by Mukhtar Ibn Abu Obayda Thaqafi, bravely Since it is a village on rooftops, Since the village has many butcheries defended the city. The siege and the sacrilege of the Ka’ba by Omayyad commander, it is known as ‘Masouleh of the selling fresh meat, local people also Haseen ibn Numayr – a bloodthirsty and blasphemous person involved in the martyrdom South’. Located 35km off take interest in cooking. of Prophet Mohammad’s (SAWA) grandson Imam Husain (AS) in Karbala – ended some city, Kahtouyeh lies on the - Its souvenirs include ‘masqati’ ― a two weeks later when news reached of the sudden death of the tyrant Yazid. During the three-odd years of his illegal rule, the accursed Yazid perpetrated three shockingly Faramarzan Road. It has a population kind of sweet made of sugar, starch sacrilegious acts. He ordered the slaughter of Imam Husain (AS) and other members of of 1,600 and is situated 300km from and aromatic compounds ― and spices the Prophet’s blessed household. He next attacked Medina, killing at the Battle of Harrah . which are favorites of customers from hundreds of companions of the Prophet and then ordering his commander Muslim ibn Kahtouyeh means in the heart of littoral states. Uqbah to violate all Islamic laws through bloodshed, plunder of property, and rape of mountain since it is surrounded by Each year, thousands of tourists visit women for three days. Next he sent his forces to capture or kill the seditious Abdullah mountains, hills and valleys. along the Persian ibn Zubayr, who had sought refuge in Mecca. Before reaching Mecca, God’s wrath struck Muslim ibn Uqba in the form of a sting from a poisonous scorpion and he instantly died. Based on documents, the village Gulf to enjoy its natural beauties and The command of the army was taken over by the equally criminal Haseen ibn Numayr, was established 400 years ago. People see parts of ancient Persia. who was later to meet a humiliating death later at the hands of the forces of Mukhtar. from nearby villages migrated to Bandar Abbas is the of 998 lunar years ago, on this day in 441 AH, the famous poet, Abu’l-Ala al- Kahtouyeh. Their main occupation the province, while , Ma’arri died. Born in Maarra, as a 4-year old boy he lost his eyesight due to small pox was farming and animal husbandry Hajiabad, , Qeshm, , but this did not stop him from composing poems at the early age of 11. He wrote several Kahtouyeh Village is an exemplary tourism site in the Iranian southern by exploiting the water from nearby Bastak, , Parsian, works, including “Risalat-al-Ghufran” (Epistle of Forgiveness), which is an imaginary province of Hormozgan. spring. Roudan and are other major journey in the realms of the afterlife and includes dialogues with people in Heaven and Hell. Italian poet, Dante Alighieri, borrowed heavily from this work in writing the “Divine Kahtouyeh people speak in Bastaki cities of Hormozgan. Comedy”. 770 solar years ago, on this day in 1247 AD, Robin Hood, the heroic outlaw in English folklore, died according to the 1400 ballad “A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode”.. 520 solar years ago, on this day in 1497 AD, Portugal’s Vasco da Gama, with the help St. Olaf College Students Voice Desire for Friendship With Iran of Muslim Arab navigators, became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope TEHRAN (Dispatches) – St. Olaf desk of Mehr News Agency, was expressed a desire for friendship and each culture and for each individual. off the southernmost tip of Africa and discover the sea route to India. A treacherous and College in the U.S. celebrated World broadcast continuously in Buntrock communication between the Iranian “Faced with the complexity of murderous person, on landing in Calicut (presently Kozhikode), he indiscriminately massacred Hindus and Muslims, including the Arab navigator who had guided him. Later, Philosophy Day on Nov. 16 with 3,000 Commons at the center of the college people and the people of the United today’s world, philosophical reflection when 800 Arab merchants landed on the southern Indian coast for buying rice, he seized students who expressed desire for on the prospects of peace in the Persian States independent of the policies of is above all a call to humility, to take them; tortured them to death by cutting their hands, ears, and noses, and burned their friendship between the Iranian and Gulf. U.S. government. St. Olaf College a step back and engage in reasoned ships. American people independent of the American and Iranian flags were includes some Iranian students and dialogue, to build together the solutions 400 solar years ago, on this day in 1617 AD, Ottoman ruler, Sultan Ahmad I, died after policies of the U.S. government. displayed as a filmmaker recorded students of Iranian descent who came to challenges that are beyond our a reign of 14 years, during which he suffered setbacks both in Europe and against the On November 16 at St. Olaf College greetings to the Iranian people in the to the celebration to express their well control. This is the best way to educate Safavid Empire of Iran. Shah Abbas I and his famous general Allahverdi Khan shattered the Ottoman forces in Azarbaijan and regained and the parts of the Caucasus with 3,000 students and 200 faculties, name of the love of wisdom, the literal wishes for family at home. enlightened citizens, equipped to fight occupied by the Turks, forcing Grand Vizier Damad Nasuh Pasha to sign the treaty there was a celebration of Philosophy meaning of “philosophy”. By celebrating World Philosophy stupidity and prejudice. The greater recognizing Iran’s rights and settling the border between the two empires. Day in which a recorded message from Students expressed their consolations Day each year, on the third Thursday the difficulties encountered the greater 266 solar years ago, on this day in 1751 AD, the Maratha army was decisively defeated Mohammad Ghaderi, chief editor of and sympathy for victims of the of November, UNESCO underlines the the need for philosophy to make sense by the forces of Salabat Jang Asef od-Dowla of Hyderabad-Deccan in the first of three Tehran Times newspaper, and Javad recent, November 12, earthquake enduring value of philosophy for the of questions of peace and sustainable such victorious encounters that forced the Peshwa, Balaji Rao, to end his raids and agree Heiran-Nia, head of international along the Iran- border. They development of human thought, for development.” to peace. Salabat Jang’s troops were supported by French artillery units under Marquis De Bussy, who was given the titles Saif od-Dowlah Umdat ol-Mulk by the Muslim ruler. 243 solar years ago, on this day in 1774 AD, British soldier of fortune, Robert Clive, who established the military-political supremacy of the East India Company in Bengal, died in London. He reportedly committed suicide. A highly controversial and unprincipled Babies Understand Diverse Set of Words character, whom historians have dubbed a “psychopath”, he secured through hook and by crook for Britain, a large swath of what are now Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, and the LONDON (Independent) – Babies “Language is definitely developing read out a word like “apple”, the alike than “car and juice”. wealth that filled British coffers, in addition to amassing a personal fortune. Arriving in have a basic understanding of a words India in 1744 as a clerk, he spent two years as assistant shopkeeper, before circumstance furiously under the surface,” said babies tended to direct their gaze to While the study doesn’t suggest thrust military command upon him in the petty battles with the French and their allies in ranging from ‘car’ to ‘foot’, according Professor Elika Bergelson of Duke the relevant image. babies appreciate the “full-fledged Peninsular India. He now resorted to treachery to undermine Muslim rule – first in the to new research. University, the lead author of the new This new study suggests that the adult meaning”, these findings suggest Deccan where the death of the powerful ruler Asaf Jah Nizam ul-Mulk gave the British an Scientists used to think babies only study published in PNAS. babies’ repertoire is even more diverse. a basic understanding of a range of opportunity to interfere, and then in Bengal and northeast India, where the ruler Nawab understood words from around one To test babies’ word recognition The babies were presented with two words, and that babies appreciate the Siraj od-Dowlah of Iranian origin, was betrayed and executed. Through foul means, Clive year onwards. skills, the scientists used eye-tracking images that were either related or relative similarity of certain words. secured from the weak Moghal emperor of Delhi, the governorship of Bengal for the East But increasingly, research suggests devices to monitor them while they unrelated. Related images included “This study is an exciting first India Company, which enabled the British to establish a firm foothold on Indian soil that would pave the way a century later for gradual subjugation of the whole subcontinent and infants as young as six months old were presented with images on a foot and hand, while unrelated images step in identifying how early infants establishment of the British Empire. He has been criticized by historians for his atrocities, have some grasp of the words used screen, and while their caregiver might be foot and milk carton. learn words,” said Professor Sandra for high taxes, and for the forced cultivation of crops which exacerbated famines, around them. spoke to them. When their caregivers read one of Waxman, a child development especially the Great Famine of Bengal (1770-73) that left at least ten million people dead. In previous work, Professor the words, the babies spent more time researcher at Northwestern University 198 solar years ago, on this day in 1819 AD, English writer Mary Ann Evans, who Bergelson used this setup to looking at the relevant image when who was not involved in the study. wrote under the masculine penname “George Eliot”, was born. Her books include “Silas ‘Unveiling demonstrate that babies aged six to it was clearly unrelated to the other “Even in the very early stages of Marner”. nine months could understand what image in the pair. comprehension, babies seem to know 127 solar years ago, on this day in 1890 AD, Charles Andre Joseph de Gaulle, French general, writer and statesman was born. He fought in the First World War, rose to the Ceremony’ to Vie was meant by words for food items The babies were able to tell that “car something about how words relate to rank of general, was leader of Free France during 1940–44, and headed the Provisional and body parts. When the caregiver and stroller”, for example, are more each other,” said Professor Bergelson. Government (1944–46). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected at VideoBabel as President, until his resignation in 1969. He gauged the seriousness of the Algerian people’s struggle for freedom and granted Algeria independence in 1962 against the Festival wishes of the army. He pursued a policy of “national independence” which led him to TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian withdraw from NATO’s military integrated command and to launch an independent nuclear development programme that made France the 4th nuclear power. He restored animated short movie ‘Unveiling cordial Franco-German relations in order to create a European counterweight between Ceremony’ directed by Mehdi the “Anglo-Saxon” (American and British) and Soviet spheres of influence. He used to Boustani has been accepted to vie at say that the Anglo-Saxons have always exploited France and the rest of Europe for their VideoBabel Festival in Peru. own vested interests, and twice he vetoed Britain’s entry into the European Community. This festival ranks thirteenth in the He also openly criticised the US intervention in Vietnam and the “exorbitant privilege” world and second in South America. of the US dollar. This is the thirteenth international 112 solar years ago, on this day in 1905 AD, the solidarity pact known as “Seyyedain Sanadain” was sealed in Tehran between two prominent ulema, Seyyed Abdullah screening of the film and its second Behbahani and Seyyed Mohammad Tabatabai, for confronting oppression and despotism show in South America. of the Qajar regime until victory of the Constitutional Movement. The move followed The 8th edition of the festival, failure of the government to respect people’s sentiments and breach of promises by which mainly features animated Mozaffar od-Din Shah. The two religious scholars, who were excellent preachers and movies, experimental and video- models of virtue, guided the people till materialization of demands. arts, will kick off on November, 101 solar years ago, on this day in 1916 AD, American author, journalist, and social 27, and will last until the 1st of activist, Jack London, died. He wrote 50 books, produced 200 short stories, 400 nonfiction articles and 20 novels. Some of his famous works include “The Call of the Wild” and December. “White Fang”. ‘Unveiling Ceremony’ depicts a 74 solar years ago, on this day in 1943 AD, was separated from and ceremony during which a symbol declared independent by the French colonialists, who had seized Syria from the Ottoman is set to be unveiled but some Empire after the defeat of the Turks in World War 1. The French intended to make Lebanon problems occur during the process. a stronghold of the Christians but could not in view of the strong presence of Muslims in The movie has already been the country, especially the Shi’ite Muslims, who today form the largest single group – over 40 percent of the population. featured at the Grenoble France, the 54 solar years ago, on this day in 1963 AD, President John F. Kennedy of German Dmitry, the Italian Rimini the US was assassinated during a visit to Dallas in the State of Texas. It has Chamber Choir, the American Pro never been known who his real assassin was, since a certain Lee Harvey Oswald, Evolution Soccer, the Parisian accused of firing the shot, was killed on the spot by Jack Ruby, who also soon Iranian films, the New American died in prison, because of alleged cancer. animation, the Italian Cyborg, 50 solar years ago, on this day in 1967 AD, the UN Security Council passed Resolution the Polish Populism, the Chinese 242 on the chronic issue of the Zionist-usurped land of Palestine. This resolution, which Shaman, and also in festivals in has never been implemented because of US backing for , calls on Zionist troops to Legendary Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri and the Kamkars joined together in a concert on Monday night to Spain and Argentina. It will be withdraw from all Arab territories occupied in the June 1967 war. raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit their homeland Kermanshah in western Iran. screened at the Jordan Dignity Photo: Mehr News (Courtesy: IRIB English Radio – http://parstoday.com/en) Festival in December as well.