Art & Culture August 28, 2018 3 This Day in History Hamedan 2018 Tourism (August 28)

Today is Tuesday; 6th of the Iranian month of Shahrivar 1397 solar hijri; corresponding to 16th of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah 1439 lunar hijri; and August 28, 2018, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. Conference Opens 1588 solar years ago, on this day in 430 AD, Christian bishop, Augustine died Alisadr Cave, Bu-Ali Sina Walkway, the Tomb in Hippo – present day Annaba in Algeria. His writings included “The Confes- of Esther and Mordechai, Hamedan Bazzar, and sions.” He was the proponent of the theory of the so-called “just war”, saying a nation’s leaders must consider among other things, anticipated loss of civilian the city of earthernware, Lajin. life and whether all peaceful options have been exhausted before war starts. The next day is devoted to bilateral and Intellectuals have criticized his views, pointing out that his dogmatic invec- multilateral meetings between the head of tive laid the foundations for centuries of intellectual tyranny by the Catholic Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Church. Organization and foreign officials. 1386 solar years ago, on this day in 632 AD – as per the Gregorian Calendar –Hazrat Fatema az-Zahra (peace upon her), the venerable daughter of Proph- Hamedan was selected as capital of Asian et Mohammad (SAWA), was tragically martyred, leaving behind in a state of tourism in 2018 in the second meeting of the mourning her bereaved husband, Imam Ali (AS), and four little children – sons, Asia Cooperation Dialogue, which was held in Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Husain (AS); and daughters, Hazrat Zainab (SA) Siem Reap town of Cambodia. and Hazrat Omm Kolthoum (SA). She was the daughter of the Mother of Be- Iran has assumed the chairmanship of the lievers (Omm al-Momineen) Hazrat Khadijah (SA), and is regarded as the no- blest ever lady of all times, superior in merits to the Virgin Mary (SA) – mother Asia Cooperation Dialogue for the year 2017- of Prophet Jesus (AS). God Almighty has vouchsafed her spotless purity in the 2018. It will host the third ACD Summit this holy Qur’an. She remains a model-par-excellence for all virtuous women, and November with participation of 500 World her progeny, the Saadaat (plural of Seyyed), has today spread around the world Tourism Organization Member States from and is held in esteem by all Muslims. Her tragic martyrdom was the result of over 150 countries. The previous two editions the hurling upon her of the burning door of her house by a roguish group of her father’s companions, who had seized her patrimony of the orchard of Fadak, were held in Kuwait and Thailand, respectively. and had usurped the political rule of the Islamic state from her husband, Imam The ACD is a continent-wide forum Ali (AS), the Prophet’s divinely-decreed heir. According to the Islamic calen- inaugurated in June 2002 in Cha-Am, Thailand, th rd dar she attained martyrdom either on the 13 of Jamadi al-Awwal or the 3 of and currently comprises 34 countries, including Jamadi al-Akher, 11 AH. Iran, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, 968 lunar years ago, on this day in 471 AH, the Spanish Muslim astronomer and mathematician, Abu Abdullah Moḥammad ibn Mu’az al-Jayyani, passed India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, away at the age of over 90. Born in Cordova, after completing his studies in TEHRAN (MNA) – The International the Secretary General of the Asia Cooperation Afghanistna, Russia, etc. The Islamic Republic Islamic Spain, he went for higher studies to Cairo and stayed in Egypt for Conference of Hamedan as the “ACD Tourism Dialogue (ACD), head of Iran Cultural of Iran joined the bloc in 2004. four years, before returning to his homeland, where besides his scientific Capital, 2018” has been inaugurated in the Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organization, ACD aims to promote interdependence among activities, he served as Qazi (judge). He wrote important commentaries on the Asian countries, expand the trade and financial Greek scientist, Euclid’s Elements. He also wrote the first known treatise on west-central Iranian city in the presence of VP and a number of Iranian officials, including spherical trigonometry as a discipline independent from astronomy. His work Jahangiri and a number of ministers of Asian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri. market within Asia, serve as the missing link on spherical trigonometry contains formulae for right-handed triangles, the countries. After today’s conference, expert panels will be in Asian cooperation by building upon Asia’s general law of sines, and the solution of a spherical triangle by means of the The three-day event is attended by ministers held, followed by tours to a number of tourist potentials, and ultimately transform the Asian polar triangle. This treatise had a strong influence on European mathematics, and ambassadors of a number of Asian countries, destinations in Hamedan, including Ganjnameh, continent into an Asian Community. while his definition of ratios as numbers and method of solving a spherical triangle when all sides are unknown, influenced scholars of the Renaissance period. 829 solar years ago, on this day in 1189 AD, during the third Crusade, Jury Still Late Iran Actor Wins Award in Panama European invaders began the siege of the Palestinian city of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. It lasted until July 12, 1191, and was the deadliest event for the TEHRAN (IFILM)-Late Christian occupiers during the entire period of the Crusades. Out on Iran actor Levon Haftvan has 497 solar years ago,on this day in 1521 AD, Ottoman Turks captured Belgrade, won award at 2018 Canal de Panama the capital of Serbia, during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. The International Film Festival in earlier attempt to take Belgrade by the Ottomans in 1456 under Mohammad al- Aspirin a Fateh had proved inconclusive. The Turks transformed Belgrade into an Islamic Panama. city, complete with baths, public fountains, libraries, bazaars, and mosques. Day The demised actor grabs Best The city was occupied by the Serbs in 1807 and became capital of Serbia in Actor award for performing the role 1841. The Christians have erased much of the Islamic features of Belgrade. of Dr. Ahmad Kupal in the movie 476 solar years ago, on this day in 1542 AD, during the 19-year long Turkish- ‘Kupal’ directed by Kazem Mollaei Portuguese War that lasted from 1538-to-1557, the Ottomans emerged from the 3rd edition of the event. victorious in the Battle of Wofla. The Portuguese were scattered, and their leader Christovão da Gama was captured and later executed. Levon Haftvan had also had 269 solar years ago, on this day in 1749 AD, prominent German poet and some nominations and awards for writer, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was born. He became familiar with music, the same role from some other painting, and different languages, while pursuing studies in law. His deep international film events including interest in Persian and Arabic literature, especially the poems of the renowned 2017 Hamilton Film Festival Iranian poet, Hafez, made him study Islam and the holy Qur’an. He noted: (HUFF) in Canada. “The miracle of Islam par excellence is the Qur’an, through which a constant LONDON (Dispatches)-The jury is The movie ‘Kupal’ narrates the and unbroken tradition transmits to us news of an absolute certainty. This is still out on whether people at moderate story of Dr. Ahmad Kupal who faces a book which cannot be imitated. Each of its expressions is a comprehensive risk of a first heart attack or stroke one.” Goethe’s most famous works include West-Eastern Divan (inspired by a challenge just before the Persian should take daily aspirin to lower their the lyrics of Hafez), “Faust”, and “Iphigenie”. He passed away in 1832. New Year. He is a taxidermist and 147 lunar years ago, on this day in 1292 AH, the first edition of the Persian risk, according to late breaking results hunter. language newspaper “Akhtar” was published in Istanbul, Turkey, by Aqa from the ARRIVE study presented The Canal de Panama International Late Iran actor Levon Haftvan. Mohammad Taher Tabrizi. It was the first Iranian paper published overseas in at European Society of Cardiology Film Festival is a film event that modern style. Many prominent figures published their articles in “Akhtar”, Congress 2018 . unites filmmakers from east and the people of America, as well as to The third edition of the festival which gained fame in Iran, Caucasus, Ottoman Turkish Empire, India and Iraq. The ARRIVE study assessed the west, to show their productions to the guests. was held August 16-19, 2018. It played a crucial role in enlightening and informing the Iranian people, and impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, also played a part in the victory of the Tobacco Movement against the British. strokes, and bleeding in a population at 122 solar years ago, on this day in 1896 AD, renowned Urdu poet and critic Firaq Gorakhpuri was born in India in a Hindu family and named Raghupati moderate risk of a first cardiovascular Sahay. He finished his basic education and completed his Master’s degree event. Moderate risk was defined as in Urdu, Persian and English literature. He was well-versed in all traditional a 20-30% risk of a cardiovascular metrical forms such as ghazal, ruba’i and qat’a. He wrote more than a dozen event in ten years. The study enrolled volumes of Urdu poetry, a half dozen of Urdu prose, some literary themes in individuals with no prior history of a Hindi, and four volumes of English prose on literary and cultural subjects. vascular event, such as stroke or heart Among his famous works of Urdu poetry are Gol-e-Naghma, and Gol-e-Ra’na. 98 solar years ago, on this day in 1920 AD, the Islamic scholar and revolutionary, attack. Men were at least 55 years old Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taqi Golshan Ha’eri Shirazi, passed away in Iraq and had two to four cardiovascular at the age of 67 during the height of the struggle against British domination risk factors, while women were at of the country, and is believed to have been martyred through poisoning by least 60 years old with three or more colonialist agents. Born in Shiraz, he migrated to Iraq with his father and after risk factors. Risk factors included studies at the Najaf seminary reached the status of Ijtihad. He opposed the smoking, elevated lipids, and high British meddling in the affairs of Iraq and mobilized the Iraqi people in the blood pressure. southern parts of the country to inflict defeat on the British occupation army. He authored several books. A total of 12,546 participants were 26 solar years ago, on this day in 1992 AD, the revolutionary Iranian Islamic enrolled from primary care settings scholar, Ayatollah Seyyed Abdul-Majid Iravani, passed away at the age of 58. in the UK, Poland, Germany, Italy, Born in the city of Tabriz, he was a product of the Qom Seminary, where his Ireland, Spain, and the U.S. Participants teachers included Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hussain Boroujerdi and the Father were randomly allocated to receive a of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA). He actively participated in 100 mg enteric-coated aspirin tablet the Islamic movement and struggles against Shah’s despotic regime and was incarcerated by the security forces on several occasions. Following the victory daily or placebo. The median follow- of the Islamic Revolution, he lectured on Islamic sciences, while continuing his up was 60 months. The primary social and revolutionary activities. endpoint was time to first occurrence 6 solar years ago, on this day in 2012 AD, the Islamic Republic of Iran formally of a composite of cardiovascular death, received from Egypt the rotating presidency of the 120-nation Non-Aligned myocardial infarction, unstable angina, Movement. The NAM summit in Tehran once again proved the world stature stroke, and transient ischaemic attack. of the Islamic Republic and was a slap to the US and its few West European In the per-protocol analysis, aspirin accomplices who think they can isolate the country through threats and illegal sanctions. reduced the risk of total and nonfatal 5 solar years ago, on this day in 2013 AD, in Iraq more than a dozen bombings myocardial infarction (HR 0.53, 95% by terrorist groups backed by the US and Saudi Arabia, ripped through Shi’a CI 0.36-0.79, p=0.0014; HR 0.55, 95% Muslim neighborhoods in and around the capital Baghdad, the bloodiest in a CI 0.36-0.84, p=0.0056, respectively). wave of attacks that left at least a hundred men, women, and children martyred The relative risk reduction of Fin Garden is located southwest of Kashan, Isfahan province. Its reputation is due to a historic event across the country in addition to injury to hundreds of others. myocardial infarction in the aspirin that happened there. Qajarid Premier Amir Kabir was murdered in a plot hatched by Nassereddin group was 82.1%, and 54.3% in the 50- Shah’s men in the Fin Bathhouse in 1852. (Courtesy: IRIB English Radio – http://parstoday.com/en) 59 and 59-69 age groups, respectively. Courtesy: Tasnim News Agency