Art & Culture July 25, 2020 3 This Day in History (July 25) Iranian Documentary Competes Today is Saturday; 5th of the Iranian month of Mordad 1399 solar hijri; corresponding to 5th of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah 1441 lunar hijri; and July 25, 2020, of the Christian Gregorian Calendar. 1439 lunar years ago, on this day in 2 AH, Battle of Saweq occurred when the at Spain’s Fico Nova Festival pagan Arabs of Mecca invaded the surroundings of Medina in a bid to avenge their defeat in the Battle of Badr. They, however, lost heart and fled after killing order to avoid an early marriage two Muslims and burning palm groves. In order to escape faster from Muslims and domestic violence. who were chasing them, they threw down their provisions including “saweq” (a kind of flour eaten with honey). Zareis’ work is the winner of 881 solar years ago, on this day in 1139 AD, the Battle of Ourique took Best Director for Full-length place in Spain resulting in the defeat of the al-Murabetoun army of Spanish Documentary and Best Editing Muslims led by Ali ibn Yusuf, against a large mercenary force of Christians assembled from various parts of Europe led by Prince Afonso Henriques, who awards at the 12th edition subsequently separated the region of Portugal and crowned himself as its first of the Cinema Vérité, Iran’s king, under the title Afonso I. International Documentary 855 solar years ago, on this day in 1165 AD, the famous Spanish Muslim Gnostic, Mohammad Ibn Ali Muhy od-Din Ibn Arabi, was born in Murcia, Film Festival. Islamic Spain. He was a child prodigy who mastered the sciences of the day ‘Khatemeh’ also competed at in Seville, where his family had settled and where he met the famous philos- the 9th American Documentary opher, Ibn Rushd (Averroes). During the last twenty years of his life his close companion was the Iranian mystic, Awhad od-Din Hameed Kirmani, who and Animation Film Festival transmitted to him teachings of many of the great spiritual masters of the Is- (AmDocs) in the US as well as lamic East. Ibn Arabi, whose school of mystical thought had a profound impact for several centuries, was a prolific writer and the author of many books and the 2019 Florence Film Awards treatises, including “Fusous al-Hekam” (Bezels of Wisdom), and “Futuhaat in Italy. al-Makkiyya” (The Meccan Illuminations). In Chapter 366 of the voluminous The flick will also appear “Futuhaat”, he has described the characteristics of the Awaited Saviour of mankind, saying that Imam Mahdi (AS), the namesake and offspring of Proph- at the LIFE AFTER OIL et Mohammad (SAWA), is from the direct line of descent of the Immaculate International Film Festival be Hazrat Fatema Zahra (SA), and when he reappears the world will be filled with held in Italy on September 10- the global government of justice. 742 solar years ago, on this day in 1278 AD, Spanish Muslims led by the TEHRAN (IFILM) -- The 2020 The Spanish film event will Co-directed by Hadi and 19, 2020. Emirate of Granada and the Maranid Dynasty won the naval Battle of Algeciras Fico Nova Int’l Film Festival screen ‘Khatemeh’ (The End) Mehdi Zarei, the documentary The event is set for some time in the Strait of Gibraltar over the Kingdom of Castile. The Muslim navy was in Spain has selected to screen during its online competition tells the story of an Afghan during winter with the exact commanded by Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr, whose superior tactics led to the destruction of almost the entire Christian fleet of over 100 ships. ‘Khatemeh’ from Iran. event. girl who escapes from home in date yet to be announced. 237 solar years ago, on this day 1783 AD, the British were forced to lift the siege of the port city of Cuddalore on the Arabian Sea coast of southern India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War (lasting from 1779-1784) against ‎American Author Writes on Life in Qajar Era Iran Haider Ali Khan of the Muslim Sultanate of Mysore, when confronted with a TEHRAN (IBNA) -- ‘Twenty Years in view. combined army of French and Indians. 221 solar years ago, on this day in 1799 AD, Napoleon Bonaparte of France, Persia’, a book by American medical doctor Some of these historical accounts are at times during his invasion of Egypt, defeated an Ottoman army of 10,000 led by John G. Wishard ‎which describes the medical not exactly similar to what Iranian people have Mustafa Pasha at Abu Qir. services of his team and Iranian people’s life been, and at other times they have realized 186 solar years ago, on this day in 1834 AD, English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge died at the age of 62. His work included “The Rime of the Ancient ‎during Qajar era (1794-1925). ‎ many points and details in Iranian ethics and Mariner,” “Frost at Midnight” and “Kubla Khan.” In his later life he authored Featuring two main parts, the book with the social characteristics that we ourselves have the “Bibliographia Literaria”, a work of literary theory. full title, ‘Twenty Years in Persia: A Narrative not been fully aware of them. 126 solar years ago, on this day in 1894 AD, a battle broke out between China of Life Under the Last Three Shahs’ has been Arriving to Iran, Dr. Wishard went to and Japan following Japan’s attack for seizure of large parts of the Korean Peninsula. Japan’s well-equipped army won the battle and forced the Treaty of translated into Persian by Ali Pirnia and different parts of Kurdistan for medical Shimonoseki upon China, according to which the Korean Peninsula apparently released by Persian Blue Institute in 308 pages services in 1891, which is detailed in the first gained its independence, but in practice became Japan’s protectorate. and 700 copies. It was originally published in three parts of the book. in many instances, 106 lunar years ago, on this day in 1335 AH, Egyptian scholar Mohammad southeast 1908 by F. H. Revell Company and has been he puts forward the work of the American ,(نكال العنب) Ghazali as-Saqqa was born in the town of Nikla al-Anab of Alexandria. reprinted several times. missionary in Persia. 82 solar years ago, on this day in 1938 AD, two separate explosions in green The ancient land of Iran has always Wishard describes the American Hospital in grocery markets in Palestine martyred 62 Palestinians and wounded almost 100 others. Zionist terrorist outfits had planted the two bombs to terrorize and attracted many travelers and so far hundreds Tehran, which he had the honor and founding and drive away Palestinians from their homes and hearths, as part of the plan to set of articles, travelogues and other books have conducting for many years, and which is considered up the illegal entity called Israel. been published about our country by them. by the Persians as one of their own institutions; and 80 lunar years ago, on this day in 1361 AH, prominent Iranian religious Obviously, they have considered Iranian its philanthropies are of such a character that men scholar and Gnostic, Allamah Mohammad Hussain Gharavi Isfahani, popular as Kompani, passed away in the holy city of Najaf at the age of 65. He composed affairs and situation from their own point of of every creed could have a part in it. poems in praise of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) and the Infallible Ahl al-Bayt. 77 solar years ago, on this day in 1943 AD, during World War II, after 21 years of totalitarian rule, Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was forced out of office by his own Italian Grand Council and replaced by Pietro Badoglio, for having New CT Scan Method Lowers Radiation Exposure brought disaster and defeat upon the country because of his alliance with LONDON (Dispatches) then moved the sample being no parts of it were missed. a sample rotates as a full beam German Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler. Two years later in 1945 he was detained while trying to flee Italy and summarily executed. -- A CT scan technique that imaged in a cycloidal motion The researchers compared the is directed on to it, finding it 76 solar years ago, on this day in 1944 AD, Reza Khan, whom the British splits a full X-ray beam into that ensured the whole object new technique to conventional delivered the same quality of installed as the first Pahlavi king of Iran, died in exile in South Africa at the thin beamlets can deliver the was irradiated quickly -- that is, CT scanning methods, where image at a vastly reduced dose. age of 66 years, three years after being exiled by his masters, the British, for attempts to cooperate with Nazi Germany during World War 2. An illiterate same quality of image at a soldier, who was set up as king in Iran by the British after their abolishment of much reduced radiation dose, the Qajar dynasty, he terrorized the people of Iran for sixteen years through his according to a new by University anti-Islamic policies that included repression of ulema, banning Iranian men College London ( UCL) . from wearing the traditional clothes, and the forced unveiling of women in public. In 1920, Reza Khan, who was an officer in the Cossack Brigade, was The technique, demonstrated ordered by the British to stage a coup, following which he was appointed as on a small sample in a micro minister of defense and later instated as the premier. Finally, in 1925, he was CT scanner, could potentially declared king by the British to implement their policies of imposing decadent western culture on the Iranian people. During World War 2 his pro German be adapted for medical scanners views, made the Allied forces converge upon Tehran to replace him by his son, and used to reduce the amount Mohammad Reza. Reza Khan was detained and deported, first to Mauritius of radiation millions of people and then to South Africa, where he died. 42 lunar years ago, on this day in 1399 AH, Iranian Islamic scholar and Hadith are exposed to each year. researcher, Prof. Seyyed Jalal od-Din ‘Mohaddith’ Ormavi, passed away at the age A computerised tomography of 77 and was laid to rest in Rayy in the holy mausoleum of Hazrat Shah Abdul- (CT) scan is a form of X-ray Azim al-Hassani (AS), beside the grave of the great exegete of the holy Qur’an, that creates very accurate cross- Shaikh Abu’l-Futouh Razi. He had “Ijaza” (permission) to relate hadith from many Sources of Emulation, including Allamah Aqa Bozorg Tehrani and Shaikh sectional views of the inside Mohammad Ali Mo’ezzi. He edited, researched, translated and wrote over 45 books. of the body. It is used to guide 36 solar years ago, on this day in 1984 AD, Russian cosmonaut, Svetlana treatments and diagnose cancers Savitskaya, became the first woman to perform a spacewalk, as she carried out more than three hours of experiments outside the orbiting space station “Salyut and other diseases. Seven.” She became the second woman in space in 1982 seven months after Past studies have suggested Sally Ride became the first American female astronaut in space. CT scans may cause a small 27 solar years ago, on this day in 1993 AD, the usurper state of Israel launched a barbaric attack on southern Lebanon, martyring 128 civilians and wounding increase in lifelong cancer 500 others, in addition to making more than 400,000 people homeless. risk because their high-energy Moreover, major losses and damages were inflicted upon Lebanon’s economic wavelengths can damage installations and farms. The resistance of the Lebanese people forced the DNA. Although cells repair Zionist entity to end its attacks. Finally in May 2000, Zionist occupation troops were forced to withdraw from southern Lebanon. this damage, sometimes these 23 solar years ago, on this day in 1997 AD, Iran inaugurated the world’s largest repairs are imperfect, leading to crude oil refinery in the port city of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf, thanks DNA mutations in later years. to the dedication of Iranian experts, as part of efforts to reach self-sufficiency. 18 solar years ago, on this day in 2002, Egyptian philosopher and poet, Abdur- In the new study, researchers Rahman Badawi, passed away at the age of 85 in Cairo. placed a mask with tiny slits One of the most interesting cemeteries in Iran’s capital is the Alliance Cemetery which belongs to the 15 solar years ago, on this day in 2005 AD, Iran said it has fully developed over an X-ray beam, breaking soldiers of Alliance who were killed during the two World Wars. It is located in Qolhak Garden, a property solid-fuel technology in producing missiles, a major breakthrough that up the beam into beamlets. They owned by the British Embassy in Iran. increased the accuracy of missiles hitting targets. Courtesy of Mizan News Agency