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Iran Animation Takes Part in Chinese Festival Art & Culture January 4, 2020 3 This Day in History (January 4) Iran Animation Takes Part Today is Saturday; 14th of the Iranian month of Dey 1398 solar hijri; corresponding to 8th of the Islamic month of Jamadi al-Awwal 1441 lunar hijri; and January 4, 2020, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 503 solar years ago, on this day in 1517 AD, the Battle of Ridhaniya near Cairo, led to the total victory of the Ottoman Turks of Sultan Salim I over the in Chinese Festival Turkic Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and the killing of Sultan Bay. In this battle, Kong Arts Centre will be receiving regardless of the fact that, their the Ottoman commander, Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha, who had engineered a resounding victory over the Mamluks in the decisive Battle of Khan Yunus in Iranian animation on the aftermath countries are burning in the fire of Gaza on October 28, lost his life. This last phase of the Ottoman-Mamluk wars of war directed by Lida Fazli. a war that the adults have brought started in August 1516, when Sultan Salim, two years after his narrow victory In an earlier exclusive talk with upon it. at Chaldiran in Azarbaijan over the Shah of Persia, Ismail I, suddenly invaded ifilm, Fazli had said that she has According to the official website Syria, since he greatly feared the Iranians might reorganize and counterattack in made the short to convey the of the event, this year edition of the view of the widespread influence of the Safavids in Syria and Anatolia (modern day Turkey). The collapse of the 267-year rule of the Mamluks over Egypt-Syria message that no border can limit awards ceremony is looking for the meant the transformation of the Ottoman dominion from a realm at the margin of friendship and love. She emphasized “hidden power of creativity, just like Islamic lands located in Asia Minor and southwestern Europe, into a huge empire the fact that the love and kinship that a little body could harbor a great encompassing the historical cities of Cairo, Damascus, Bayt al-Moqaddas and exists between kids is so pure and soul to embrace whatever happened Aleppo, as well as the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, since the Sharif of Hejaz, innocent that nothing can destroy it around the world, and chase any pledged allegiance to Sultan Salim, who despite being a Turk, started calling The ifva Awards ceremony. himself the Caliph of Muslims. even the dark shadow of war. dreams that you’ve ever imagined!”. 211 solar years ago, on this day in 1809 AD; French educator, Louis Braille, who TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Iranian short China. The short shows how the children The 25th edition of the ifva Awards developed a tactile form of printing and writing, known as braille, since widely animation ‘This Side-Other Side’ has The 25th edition of the Chinese of two opposite sides of a border is slated for February 26 to March 7, adopted by the blind, was born. He himself knew blindness from the age four, been set to attend the ifva Awards in awards ceremony held by the Hong cherish each other’s company, 2020. following an accident while playing. In 1821, while he was at a school for the blind, a soldier named Charles Barbier visited and showed a code system he had invented. The system called “night writing”, had been designed for soldiers in war trenches to silently pass instructions using combinations of twelve raised dots. Young Braille realised how useful this system of dots could be. He developed a Pune Festival Hosts ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’ simpler scheme using six dots. In 1827 the first book in braille was published. TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian January 2020 in India. Now the blind could write it for themselves using a simple style to make dots. short film ‘Better than Neil Pune International Film Festival 207 solar years ago, on this day in 1813 AD, Isaac Pitman, an English teacher Armstrong’, directed by Alireza (PIFF) aims to give film lovers in who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Ghasemi, will take part in the 18th the Indian city access to global Pitman shorthand, was born in Britain. He first proposed this in Stenographic edition of Pune International Film cinema and spark a cultural Soundhand in 1837. 180 lunar years ago, on this day in 1261 AH, the prominent religious scholar Festival in India. exchange, according to the event’s of Isfahan, Ayatollah Mohammad Ibrahim bin Mohammad Hassan Khorasani, Written and directed by Alireza organizers. Every edition of popularly known as “Haji Karbasi”, passed away in his hometown Isfahan at Ghasemi, ‘Better than Neil PIFF has a unique contemporary the age of 81. He completed his higher studies at the Najaf Seminary in Iraq, Armstrong’ is the story of four theme. Through categories like and on returning to Iran, lived a life of piety. He wrote numerous valuable works kids who start their journey to the World Competition, Marathi including “al-Hidaya wa Minhaj al-Hidaya”. moon with the mission of finding Competition, Global Cinema, 142 solar years ago, on this day in 1878 AD, the Muslim city of Sofia was a mysterious place called ‘The Country Focus and Retrospective, seized by the Russians from the Ottomans and turned into the capital of the Redland’, but the gates of The the festival brings forth quality newly established principality of Bulgaria, after ethnic cleansing on a large scale Redland are being guarded by a films from various countries and that saw expulsion of thousands of Muslims and destruction of mosques. It was mischievous snake. cultures. in 1382 that Sofia had been liberated by Muslims and made seat of the newly created Sanjak of Sofia in 1393. In the next century it became the capital of the The Iranian short will take An Iranian feature, ‘Diapason’, Ottoman Province of Rumelia and for more than four centuries was a thriving part at the 18th edition of Pune directed by Hamed Tehrani, is city. In the 16th century, Sofia’s urban layout and appearance began to exhibit International Film Festival, also a part of the screening a clear Islamic style, with many mosques, madrasahs, libraries, caravanserais, scheduled for 9th-16th A still from ‘Better than Neil Armstrong’. program of 18th PIFF. fountains and hamams (bathhouses). During that time the town had a population of around 7,000. Today nothing exists of the rich Islamic heritage, and only a very small number of Bulgarian Muslims survive in their homeland, after being forced Moradi Kermani ‘ The Vat’ Available in Italian to renounce their Islamic identity and religion over the past century. TEHRAN (IBNA) -- The children book, ‘The Islamic Guidance which aims to back the 128 lunar years ago, on this day in 1313 AH, the scholar, Mirza Mohammad Vat’ by the acclaimed Iranian author Houshang Baqer Zain al-Abedin Khwansari, passed away in Isfahan. An expert in hadith translation and publication of Iranian books into and biographies of ulema and scholars, he served as head of the Isfahan Seminary, Moradi Kermani has been translated into Persian other languages. and wrote many books, including the 8-volume biographical work “Rowzaat al- and released by Ca’ Foscari University Press in The story of ‘The Vat’ is set in an Iranian Jannaat”. Venice . village where the vat of the school from which 118 lunar years ago, on this day in 1323 AH, Egyptian revolutionary scholar, Shaikh Mohammad Abduh, passed away in Alexandria. A product of Cairo’s According the public relations department to students drink water is broken and not usable famous al-Azhar Academy, he attended the classes of Iran’s pan-Islamist activist, of Islamic culture and relations organization anymore. The school manager, students and Seyyed Jamal od-Din Asadabadi in Cairo, benefiting from his thoughts and ideas. (ICRO), the book has been printed in cooperation some village people try to find a solution for the After Asadabadi’s departure from Egypt, Abduh took over the movement against British colonialist influence in Egypt, for which he was exiled to Syria, from with Iran’s Cultural Attaché to Italy. problem and the story describes their efforts. where after a six-year stay, he went to Paris and joined Seyyed Jamal od-Din ‘The Vat’ by Moradi Kermani has been Ca’ Foscari University Press in Venice was Asadabadi in publication of the newspaper, “al-Orwat al-Wosqa” or the Firmest translated into Italian by a professor of Persian born in 2011 with the aim of encouraging the Bond. Upon return to Egypt, he served as judge. Like Asadabadi, he called for the unity of the World of Islam and Islamic denominations. He urged Muslims language and literature Daniela Meneghini dissemination of research results within the must close ranks against disbelievers and colonialists. He made great efforts to and released by Edizioni Ca’ Foscari in 165 University and from here to both the national preach harmony between Sunnis and Shi’ite Muslims, and was highly influenced illustrated pages and 1000 copies. and international scientific communities, by “Nahj al-Balagha” the compilation of the sermons, letters and maxims of The book has been published through the relying on the opportunities offered by digital Imam Ali (AS), the 1st Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). Abduh also wrote exegeses on the holy Qur’an and was introduced to the “Sahifat as- Grant Plan of Iran’s Ministry of Culture and technologies. Sajjadiyya”, the eloquent collection of supplications from the Prophet’s 4th Infallible Heir, Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS). 89 solar years ago, on this day in 1931 AD, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, the Indian Muslim leader, activist, scholar, journalist and poet, passed away Iran-India at the age of 53 while on a visit to London.
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