Veteran self-sacrificing artists were honored / A few important points about the war – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr news agency, citing the public relations of the Veteran Artists Institute, a special program called “Dustless Mirrors” was held on the eve of Holy Defense Week, hosted by the Veteran Artists Institute, with the aim of honoring selfless veteran artists and artists who have cultural and artistic activities in the field of sacred defense. .
Why do we call the Iran-Iraq war “holy defense”?
Niknam Hosseinipour, CEO of the Institute of Veteran Artists, said in honor of Holy Defense Week: “Throughout the history of human presence on Earth, there has always been a” dichotomy of good and evil “in the world, and the confrontation between the two is a phenomenon called aggression or war. Has figured out. With this description, such an approach has always been formed at any time and any place under different pretexts and has had different consequences, and this confrontation of good and evil will exist from eternity to eternity.
He continued: “In line with the contemporary world, Iran should not be deprived of these divisive and bloody relations.” The word “war” is one of the few words in any dictionary that, when seen, heard and written, creates a kind of disgust and hatred in everyone’s mind.
War has no place in the realm of all nations committed to and believing in human humanity, and it is this “defense” and “struggle” against evil that takes on a sacred aspect. With such a background and perception, the days of the Iranian resistance in the war with Iraq took on a different character and were interpreted as the “era of holy defense.” Hosseinipour said that if the word war narrates the opposition of the two ideas of good and evil and leads to the pride of “good”, then it crystallizes a transcendent concept in the soul and spirit, adding: “This situation is similar to what has happened over the years.” The unjust and cowardly attack of the Ba’athist regime on the territorial integrity of Islamic Iran took place.
The director of the Institute of Veteran Artists compared war and resistance and said: “War has no place in the field of all nations committed to and believing in human humanity, and it is” defense “and” struggle “against evil that has a sacred aspect.” With such a background and perception, the days of the Iranian resistance in the war with Iraq took on a different character and were interpreted as the “era of holy defense.” According to this view, not only is confrontation not hated, but presence in such an atmosphere is praiseworthy and acceptable. However, Iran and the people of this land have always sought peace and tranquility for the world.
The director of the Institute of Veteran Artists went on to discuss the role of the people in the sacred defense and said: “By reviewing all the external and internal conflicts over a long period of time, we come to the event that was called the greatest war of the century; An event that was imposed on Iran with the leadership of Iraq and with the support of various states. In spite of all the pains and sufferings caused by this unequal and cowardly attack, which is always with your body and soul and testifies to this claim, a kind of glory of the presence of the people was born, which had the character and history of anti-war.
Hosseinipour, referring to the different view of the imposed war, said: “There is another form of” stability against the invaders of the territory of the land “with a global image, which is called the” era of holy defense “in this border and unlike The belief of others has nothing to do with war and belligerence; Rather, it is a mirror image of the epics and bravery of a nation that died to teach the world that domination and plunder have no place in their vocabulary. A nation that is the forerunner of peace and kindness and the lover of their homeland.
The importance of re-reading the memories of the holy defense era
He stated: The eight-year epic period of Iran is full of glory, perseverance and martyrdom. Word by word, word by word, line by line and page by page of the book of Iranian devotion can not be compared with any feeling. But re-reading the memories and dangers of that time can give a small corner of all this greenness and redness to conscious souls and eager hearts.
Referring to the importance of holding the Holy Defense Week, the director of the Veteran Artists Institute said: “Today, we have come to this roundtable to talk about the bravery and self-sacrifice of a group that humbly and sincerely sacrificed their lives and defended the homeland by participating in the fronts.” We are talking about self-sacrificing artists who attacked the enemy on the front lines or who played a role in cultural fronts, each in their own style and taste.
Hosseinipour: We are fully prepared to compile the memoirs of the artist’s martyrs in the form of a book, as well as an exhibition of the works of these loved ones during the holy defense. Hosseinipour described the role of artists in the operational areas of the Holy Defense era as brilliant and continued: “Poets who encouraged warriors to defend themselves by composing epic poems, photographers who captured pure moments with their camera lens that were remembered in history.” Writers who, with their passion and enthusiasm, engraved the unparalleled heroism of the eight-year-old epic on the pages of the times, filmmakers and documentarians who, fearless of danger, followed in the footsteps of warriors, singers and musicians who played martial music, actors who performed plays Impressive while portraying the spirit of their contemporaries, they portrayed the rewards of struggle and resistance, and other sections of the artist have filled the history of the sacred defense with their enduring design.
Emphasizing that self-sacrificing artists are valuable treasures of sacred defense, he also referred to the statistics of the artist’s martyrs and explained: “A large number of the artist’s comrades drank the nectar of martyrdom in various artistic fields.” According to existing reports and databases, 334 martyrs of poets and 257 martyrs of writers and literary activists, 488 martyrs of theater, 307 martyrs of calligraphy, 113 martyrs of photography, 131 martyrs of film and cinema, 80 martyrs of music have been registered; That is, nearly 2,000 martyred artists.
Addressing the veterans present at the ceremony, Hosseinipour said: “You veteran artists, in fact, should establish a kind of connection between different generations and help the young generation seeking pure art by recording their experiences.” It is up to us to identify these pure gems and their existential knowledge, and to help them acquire knowledge so that, God forbid, the future will not criticize us.
Emphasizing that artists have turned a part of the history and civilization of Iran at any time and period, he continued: “Browsing through this rich history of creation and beauty, attracts the keen eyes of every spectator to pristine and spectacular views.” The minds and tongues of these nobles of the tribe of feeling and the forerunners of the caravan of knowledge are full of pure thoughts, each of which in turn is the source of tenderness and delicacy.
In the end, referring to the plans made by the Veteran Artists Institute to record the oral history and biological experience of these artists, Hosseinipour said: “We are fully prepared to compile the memoirs of the artist’s martyrs in the form of a book and also an exhibition of their works during the holy defense Let’s hold it because sacred defense is an inexhaustible source for the creation of works of art, and we still have to use this treasure and the fountain of knowledge for years to come.
Request of the Advisor to the Minister of Guidance for the reconstruction of the cultural structure of the country
In another part of the ceremony, Mohammad Reza Soghandi, Advisor to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance on Veterans Affairs, referring to the remarks of the Supreme Leader in a meeting with the 13th government about the need to rebuild the country’s cultural structure, said: Vala has a culture of sacred defense and indicates that culture and art do not belong to any faction or group. While one of the harms to the culture of sacred defense is that we think the culture of sacred defense is for a certain class. Holy defense, like the culture of Ashura, belongs to the entire Iranian nation.
Criticizing the multiplicity of documents in the field of culture and their lack of full implementation in the country, he said: “Our concern is that we have many documents in the field of culture.” For example, the cultural engineering document, the cultural appendix, the fundamental transformation of education, the comprehensive scientific map of the country, but it has not found an executive structure. Therefore, I ask the professors and veterans in the field of culture and art to help the officials and the government to rebuild the cultural structure of the country.
Adviser to the Minister of Guidance: One of the harms to the culture of sacred defense is that we think the culture of sacred defense is for a certain class. Holy defense, like the culture of Ashura, belongs to the entire Iranian nation Soghandi said that the call and demand of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution should be implemented with the right idea and definition of artists to prevent distortion, he said: Rather, it is an objective and abstract culture that has evolved into the objectivity of society.
Referring to the role of artists in bringing the culture of sacred defense to the context of the people, he said: “If Ashura is cultured today, it is because of the culture of artists in this field.” Aren’t Ashura symbols the result of artists’ efforts? Didn’t the similitude that has been in Iranian culture and entered the culture of Ashura, have a share in creating culture?
Adviser to the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, stating that we expect the Institute of Veteran Artists to become a meeting place, continued: Culture and art has not left the universities and official spaces. Throughout history, culture and art have emerged from the heart of the streets and circles and have grown. The result of the discussion and discussion of the artists in the Institute of Veteran Artists will lead to the flourishing of art and culture.
In other parts of the ritual, music pioneer Alireza Eftekhari performed one of his new works. Veteran musician Mohammad Golriz also recited a few verses from the hymn “Blessed be this victory” in memory of those present. Reza Borji, a veteran of photography, recounted the memories of the holy defense era. Poetry reading by Mohaddesi Khorasani and Amir Gholi Amira Ahmadi was another part of the ceremony.
Celebrating veteran selfless artists
At the end of the ceremony, veteran self-sacrificing artists and producers of works in the field of sacred defense were presented with a plaque of appreciation. These artists are Alireza Eftekhari (music), Hadi Arzem (music), Reza Borji (photography), Manouchehr Panahinejad (music), Mohammad Reza Jafari Behnam (music), Amir Ali Javadian (photography), Mahmoud Haj Mohammadi (photography), Mohsen Rastani (photography), Ensieh Shah Hosseini (cinema), Mehdi Shams Niknam (music), Akbar Sadeghi (cinema), Saeed Sadeghi (photography), Mohammad Sayad Saboor (photography), Alireza Abedi (photography), Ahmad Aziz (music), Mohsen Ali Akbari (cinema), Alireza Fereydoni (photography), Mohammad Golriz (music), Mohammad Ali Laqa (music), Gholam Hossein Majlisi Rudi (music), Mostafa Mohaddesi Khorasani (poetry), Mehdi Monem (photography), Ezatullah Mehravaran (drama) , Mohammad Mirzamani (music), Gholam Hossein Nouri (painting), Rashid Vatandoost (music), Morteza Vafaei (glass and crystal) and Jamshid Hashempour (cinema).
Also present at the ceremony were Mehdi Afzali, CEO of the Roudaki Foundation and Chairman of the Institute, Seyed Abbas Azimi, CEO of the Azadi Tower Cultural Complex, Maryam Motaref, Vice President of the Institute, and a group of veteran artists and artists in various fields of sacred defense. .
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