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Top researchers were awarded at International Foundation of Prof. Yalda

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Emad Askarieh
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International Academic Foundation of Professor Yalda.
International Academic Foundation of Professor Yalda.

Ettela’at, a daily, on October 10 ran a report on the 5th International Academic Foundation of Professor Alireza Yalda. The following is the translation of what the newspaper reported on the event:

At the 5th International Academic Foundation of Professor Alireza Yalda, the father of knowledge on infectious diseases, a number of veteran professors, top medical researchers and innovators were awarded.

At the gathering held at the Avicenna Conference Hall of the Medicine School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Yalda [who is now 84], President of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Dr. Jafarian, Director of the International Academic Foundation of Professor Yalda Dr. Ranjbar, Head of Alumni Office of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Dr. Bahadori, a number of university professors and students along with medical researchers were in attendance. During the scientific congress, the efforts of top professors and researchers in seven fields were appreciated.

According to the report, the Medals of Honor of the 5th International Medical Congress were conferred upon a number of leading and veteran researchers, including Prof. Hossein Daruish-Fahimi from Heidelberg University of Germany, Dr. Hassan Farsam from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Mohammad Keshtgar from University College London, Dr. Sadat Bagher-Maddah from University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Dr. Kazem Mohammad from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Morteza Mosaffa from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Hossein Sadeghi from University of Lausanne.

Also the Medals of Outstanding Professors in Medical Sciences were awarded to Dr. Abbas Amir-Jamshidi from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Alireza Fazel from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh from Tehran University of Tehran, Dr. Masoud Neghab from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Mostafa Rezaian from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Fereydoun Siassi from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi from Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Ahad Bazzazi from Cologne, Germany, Dr. Seyyed Mansour Gatmiri from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Hamid Reza Poor-Eslami from Kerman University of Medical Sciences and late Dr. Kamel Shadpour from the Health Ministry received the Social Responsibility in Public Health and Medicine Award.

The Innovation in Medical Sciences Award was handed out to Fatemeh Hajati from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Alireza Kia from the German University of Mirbach, Dr. Reza Vahdad from Germany and Dr. Shahram Shahabi from Orumiyeh University of Medical Sciences.

Dr. Nasser Kanani from Berlin and Dr. Gholamreza Mozaffarian from Seattle earned themselves the Culture and Art Award of the Academic Foundation.

Dr. Leila Amiri Farahani from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Niloofar Mohammadzadeh from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Arash Seifi from Tehran University of Medical Sciences secured the title of Junior Scientist in Medical Sciences of the congress. The award of best poster designed by a university student went to Nafiseh Bahiraei.

The International Academic Foundation of Professor Yalda was set up in 2009 by a group of Iranian expatriate doctors and researchers in recognition of the valuable services of professor Yalda, who is also the father of knowledge on infectious diseases. The foundation cooperates with the Alumni Office of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Since October 2010 the medical congress has met five times and handed out awards to those who have presented the most recent achievements in molecular, cellular and clinical medicine.

Professor Yalda has offered precious and ever-lasting services in the realm of medicine; his remarkable efforts at educating competent trainees, his great commitment to moral obligations as far as his patients are concerned and his outstanding characteristics have turned him to an unrivalled and unique character in medicine. To appreciate his significant role, the Chair of the Infectious Diseases Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences has been named after Professor Alireza Yalda.

Unlike Salafism, Ijtihad explores new responses to recent questions

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Emad Askarieh
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Seyed Hassan Khomeini
Seyed Hassan Khomeini

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, has described the destructive impact of ISIL on Islam as unprecedented and underlined the importance of efforts to find new ways, based on Islamic principles, to address the questions that arise in this day and age. The following is the translation of part of his comments on October 10 at a ceremony to officially launch the website of Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum:

“Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and the Tatars couldn’t have possibly delivered a blow heavier than the one ISIL has dealt to religion,” Seyyed Hassan Khomeini said.

Denouncing ISIL as a symbol of breakaway from the Islamic notion of Ijtihad [the utmost effort one can put forth in an activity], which was taught at an early stage by the Prophet Muhammad’s Household to their students, he stressed that in order to keep the Islamic thinking dynamic, Ijtihad must be regularly practiced.

“Salafism, which stands opposed to the school of thought championed by Prophet Muhammad’s Household, has emerged as a terrorist group by the name of ISIL. If the whole world had joined hands to disparage the Prophet Muhammad and Islam, they could not have done it any better. Even Genghis Khan and Tamerlane could not have ruined the reputation of the religion more thoroughly than [ISIL] did,” he added.

“The world should be told that the genuine school [of thought] offered by the Prophet Muhammad is what comes from his household,” Hassan Khomeini said.

“The [Imam Khomeini mausoleum] website is designed to respond to questions in a way that Ayatollah Khomeini would have answered if he were alive. We can treat questions sent to the site in two different ways: In reply to newly-raised questions, we can provide prefabricated responses like what Salafists did in the past which constitutes treading water with no prospect of moving forward.

“The other way is to employ Ijtihad to find answers to new questions which have been brought up of late. Such Ijtihad is not tantamount to critiquing and denying the past concepts. Rather, it amounts to extraction of new responses from old sources to the new questions. Those who are under the impression that there are prefabricated answers to the newly-raised questions are stuck in the past, because new questions require new responses,” he said.

“If one thinks that there is no need to refer to the past in exploring new answers, the approach they employ is review rather than Ijtihad which involves a quest for answers based on deep-rooted principles of the Islamic thinking.” He said in the newly-launched website, steps should be taken toward the second approach.

Underlining the need for exploring the ideology of Imam Khomeini, he described Ijtihad as a bid to evolve, complete and add dynamism to the social and political thoughts of Imam Khomeini.

“We should seek to explore new answers to today’s questions; not the ones which are prefabricated; we should not think that we do not need rudiments and principles either.”

He further stated, “The Supreme Leader has been one of the flag-bearers of practicing Ijtihad as far as Imam Khomeini’s thoughts are concerned. Imam took a rigid stance on al-Saud family, saying that in an unlikely event of pardoning Saddam he would never forgive the al-Sauds.

“However, exactly one year after his demise, ties were reestablished with the Saudi government and no one decried it as a measure in contrast with Imam’s ideology, because his followers explored a response in line with Imam’s line of thinking after practicing Ijtihad. If they had practiced prejudice, it would have meant that we had to sever ties with Riyadh forever.

Iran opens first Islamic Awakening House

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Emad Askarieh
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islamic awakening house
islamic awakening house

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was on hand Saturday for the inauguration of a first Islamic Awakening House in Isfahan.

In a keynote speech at the inaugural ceremony, the top MP said an awakening movement is sweeping across the Muslim world and what happened, among other places, in Libya and Egypt, was the result of such movement.

Etella’at newspaper covered the event in its October 12th issue and the following is the translation of Larijani’s remarks in the inaugural:

“Mischievous acts by the West and extremist policies they pursue inside Islamic countries could, on occasion, stand in the way of Islamic Awakening and block its dynamic forward movement. These movements may slip underground for a while, but they come out in the open again; that’s why these movements will never disappear.

“The more we try to promote the resistance mentality among the Islamic Awakening movements, the longer they would stay in the minds of people, and the more such movements keep distance from efforts to fight colonialism, the less they would be remembered by people.

“Some of these countries have had some problems in dealing with Islamic issues. They need to rise to the challenge and analytically address the root causes of such tribulation. Extremist currents too have created problems for Islamic nations.

“When the Constitutional movement was in the making in Tehran, it faced many challenges, mainly political in nature. Back then Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri, who was involved in the movement thanks to his intellectual background, was concerned. From time to time, today’s movements too encounter such problems.”

Larijani who was accompanied by Ali Akbar Velayati, the head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council, officially launched ten books, namely, Occidentalism, Islamic Awakening, The Future Civilizational Horizon of the Islamic Revolution, Names and Movements, Transformed Iran, al-Islam, Vigilant Border Guards, The Sweet Smell of Awakening, The Awakening Story and an addendum for the inaugural of the Islamic Awakening House.

Iranian artists to organize charity event to help the hungry

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IFP Editorial Staff
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WFP-LOGO
WFP-LOGO

Up to 100 Iranian artists are to sell their works at a charity event at Niavaran Cultural Center on Friday (October 17, 2014) to help the World Food Programme (WFP) with its efforts to ease global hunger, Khabaronline quoted Negar Gerami of the WFP as telling a news conference in Tehran.

“There is plenty of food to go around in the world,” she said, adding, “Our efforts are meant to reduce the number of people who go hungry to zero.”

She went on to say that Iran is not among countries that grapple with hunger, but that does not mean we can be indifferent to this global problem.

“October 16th has been designated as World Food Day, and we at WFP make efforts to draw public attention to global measures to eliminate hunger,” she said, adding, “This year, works of art by Iranian artists are being used as a tool to raise public awareness. Around 100 artists have donated their works of art to be sold at the event. The proceeds will go to the WFP drive to take on world hunger.”

Parviz Kalantari, an Iranian painter, told the same news conference, “We need to stay clear of politics…. The Iranian people have always joined forces for charitable causes; still, efforts should be made to press home the fact that one should not be indifferent to global problems.”

Shokufeh Malek-Kiani, an Iranian photographer and an artistic consultant of the UN, said the number of artists who donated their works for the charity event, which features visual arts, has risen from 32 last year to around 100 this year.”

World-known Japanese composer Kitaro in Tehran

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Emad Askarieh
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iran-kitaro-concert
iran-kitaro-concert

Distinguished Japanese composer and instrumentalist Kitaro is in Tehran to stage concerts at the Interior Ministry’s Hall October 15-17.

Kitaro arrived on Monday, and was warmly welcomed by Pirouz Arjmand, director general of the Music Office at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

“My heart is beating hard and I am so excited to see the audience in concerts,” Kitaro said on his arrival at Imam Khomeini International Airport.

He also wished to have the opportunity to get acquainted with rich Persian music.

Former instrumentalists of Tehran Symphony Orchestra are to accompany the musician in the concerts.

A winner of a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe Award, Kitaro is regarded as a pioneer of New Age music. Kitaro has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations, winning once in 2000.

The artist started his solo career in 1977. His first two albums ‘Ten Kai’ and ‘Full Moon Story’ became favorites of fans of the emerging new-age movement. During 2007-2009 he launched the ‘Love and Peace World Tour,’ an international tour with which Kitaro hoped to promote his message of world peace with his music.

Larijani: Big powers, terrorists intend to destroy Mideast

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Emad Askarieh
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The big bower hand in hand with terrorists are determined to destroy the entire Middle East region, probably considering it one of their international achievements, said the Iranian Parliament Speaker in Geneva Monday.

Ali Larijani who is in Geneva to participate in the 131st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) made the comment in a meeting with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer.

The Parliament Speaker expressed hope that the efforts made by the ICRC will lead to the improvement of the living conditions for Middle Eastern nations in some regional countries that are going through a difficult period.

“In no historical era the Middle East has experienced a worse status than it is experiencing today, ” he said, adding, “Big powers and terrorists intend to destroy the entire region, maybe hoping that destroying the region will be considered one of their recent achievements.”

He said that the criminal acts committed by ISIL are enormous, adding that ISIL is a strange group and even worse than the Taliban who display harsh and very inhumane behaviors.

The top Red Cross official, for his part, said he has similar viewpoints with the Iranian top MP on ISIL and regional matters and can therefore have fruitful consultations on the matter with him.

Larijani arrived in Geneva at the top of an Iranian parliamentary delegation to attend the IPU session.

Saudi stance on Iran conflicts with diplomatic talks: Deputy FM

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Saudi-Arabia
Iran-Saudi-Arabia

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has strongly reacted to remarks by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, saying they are “at odds with the atmosphere of diplomatic negotiations between the two countries.”

On Monday, the Iranian diplomat called on Riyadh to watch out for plots hatched by regional enemies and to make sure it is not distracted from playing a positive role in the region, Fars News Agency reported.

Faisal claimed earlier in the day that Iran was “part of the problem, not the solution” in the Middle East, alleging that Tehran “cannot play any role in the region” if its policies remain unchanged.

The Saudi foreign minister also accused Iran of having “occupying forces” in Syria despite the fact that Iran has firmly dismissed reports about its military involvement in Syria and Iraq, stressing that Tehran’s support for the two Arab nations is in the form of humanitarian aid and military consultation.

Faisal made the comments at a joint press conference with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in the Saudi city of Jeddah.

Amir-Abdollahian noted that “Tehran helps the governments and nations of Iraq and Syria in fighting terrorism within the framework of international rights.”

While Riyadh and other Persian Gulf kingdoms are widely suspected of being the major sponsors of Takfiri terrorist groups, including ISIL and the al-Nusra Front, Saudi Arabia, along with Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, has now joined Washington’s so-called coalition against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists.

On Bahrain, the Iranian deputy foreign minister said that if the Saudis ended their military presence in the country, a “national dialogue” would come about along with an “end to the crackdown on people.”

Iran to continue enrichment in keeping with int’l law

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Zarif
Iran-Zarif

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will keep on exercising its nuclear enrichment right.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue its nuclear enrichment within the framework of international regulations,” the Iranian foreign minister said in a meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Tehran Monday.

Zarif further characterized ties between Tehran and Hanoi as positive, expressing hope for the expansion of relations between the two countries, especially in economic fields.

There are good grounds for upgrading cooperation among the two country’s private companies, the Iranian foreign minister added.

The Vietnamese deputy prime minister, for his part, endorsed Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy, saying, “We support Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy and believe that Iran plays a major role in establishing regional peace and security.”

He also underscored the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Vietnam in economic and technological fields.

Zarif is set to meet with the EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, and US Secretary of State John Kerry in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on October 15, to discuss the progress of the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and P5+1.

Tehran and the P5+1 group – Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany – wrapped up their latest round of nuclear talks in New York last month.

The two sides are currently working to reach a final agreement aimed at ending the longstanding dispute over Tehran’s civilian nuclear work as the November 24 deadline approaches.

World recognizes Iran’s nuclear rights, deal is certain: Rouhani

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Emad Askarieh
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Iran-Rouhani-nuclear
Iran-Rouhani-nuclear

President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran and P5+1 will “certainly” reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear power as the group has come to recognize the country’s nuclear rights.

The Iranian president made the remarks during a TV interview aired by IRIB [national broadcaster] on Monday night.

“Anyway, we will find a solution to the nuclear subject and we believe that the two sides will certainly reach a win-win agreement,” Rouhani noted.

World countries have accepted that Iran should have access to nuclear technology and that this issue should be resolved through negotiations, the president said.

Mr. Rouhani voiced optimism about reaching a comprehensive agreement before the November 24th deadline and said “good steps” have been taken to resolve the issue.

On Iran’s economy, the president said the country had nearly $50 billion worth of non-oil exports and imports in the first six months of the Iranian calendar year (started on March 21).

The rate of increase in Iran’s inflation has dropped to about one percent a month, he stated, noting that the country’s inflation will fall below 20 percent by the end of this year (March 20, 2015).

Rouhani called the decline in inflation and the country’s move out of the recession a great victory for the Iranian nation.

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ISIL used chemical weapons against Kobani Kurdish fighters: Report

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Emad Askarieh
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Kobani-strike-smoke
Kobani-strike-smoke

The photographs, published by the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) on Sunday, show that the bodies of three Kurdish fighters were not damaged by bullets, but instead were marked by burns and white spots without any visible wounds or external bleeding.

The photos also suggest that the ISIL could possess a huge stockpile of chemical arms.

Earlier, Kurdish activists had said ISIL militants carried out a chemical attack in the village of Avdiko in east of Kobani on July 12.

The development comes as on Monday, Kurdish fighters in Kobani managed to hold their ground as automatic gunfire and mortar fire continued in an area less than one kilometer (0.6 miles) from the common border between Syria and Turkey.

Meanwhile, the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations has accused Turkey and Saudi Arabia of providing weapons of mass destruction for the terrorists operating inside his country.

Bashar Jaafari told a UN committee on Monday that Ankara and Riyadh are involved in giving chemical weapons to the militants, adding that Turkey supports over 100 terrorist groups in Syria.

Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since 2011. Western powers and their regional allies — especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey — are reportedly supporting the militants operating inside Syria.

More than 191,000 people have been killed in over three years of fighting in the war-ravaged country, says the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), calling the figure a probable “underestimate of the real total number of people killed.

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