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Tue, 06/29/2010 - 14:59
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Tehran displaying a century of chemical warfare photos
TEHRAN, June 29 (MNA) -- Photos of a century of chemical weapons attacks from several wars will go on display in an exhibit entitled Ambassadors for Peace, which opens today at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center.
A selection of 150 photos displaying the tragic incidents in Japan, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, and Belgium recorded by 100 Iranian and foreign photographers are to be put on show. Several documentaries focusing on these horrible events will also be screened at the gallery during the 4-day exhibit.
The program is arranged on the anniversary of the vicious bombardment of the Iranian city of Sardasht with outlawed chemical weapons by the Baathist regime of Iraq.
Located in West Azerbaijan Province, Sardasht was struck by Iraqi chemical weapons on June 28, 1987 injuring many civilians in the attack. It is believed that over 1,000 were martyred and over 8,000 were permanently disabled.
Iran’s foreign minister Manuchehr Mottaki, representatives from the chemically-wounded cities of Sardasht (Iran), Hiroshima (Japan), Ieper (Belgium), Halabche (Iraq), as well as the country of Vietnam, along with officials from the Red Crescent Society have been invited to the seminar arranged on this occasion at the Persian Gulf Hall of the center.
The gallery will also be hosting several victims who will be narrating their bitter memoirs of the incidents to visitors.
In addition, a joint painting exhibition of Iranian and Japanese children named “Peace and Friendship” which was previously held in Hiroshima will open on the same day and run until July 2.
Also arranged is a three-day workshop showcasing Japanese art of origami. Origami is the art of creating objects by folding paper without cutting, pasting, or decorating. Its early history is not known, though it seems to have developed from an older art form of folding cloth.
A selection of 150 photos displaying the tragic incidents in Japan, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, and Belgium recorded by 100 Iranian and foreign photographers are to be put on show. Several documentaries focusing on these horrible events will also be screened at the gallery during the 4-day exhibit.
The program is arranged on the anniversary of the vicious bombardment of the Iranian city of Sardasht with outlawed chemical weapons by the Baathist regime of Iraq.
Located in West Azerbaijan Province, Sardasht was struck by Iraqi chemical weapons on June 28, 1987 injuring many civilians in the attack. It is believed that over 1,000 were martyred and over 8,000 were permanently disabled.
Iran’s foreign minister Manuchehr Mottaki, representatives from the chemically-wounded cities of Sardasht (Iran), Hiroshima (Japan), Ieper (Belgium), Halabche (Iraq), as well as the country of Vietnam, along with officials from the Red Crescent Society have been invited to the seminar arranged on this occasion at the Persian Gulf Hall of the center.
The gallery will also be hosting several victims who will be narrating their bitter memoirs of the incidents to visitors.
In addition, a joint painting exhibition of Iranian and Japanese children named “Peace and Friendship” which was previously held in Hiroshima will open on the same day and run until July 2.
Also arranged is a three-day workshop showcasing Japanese art of origami. Origami is the art of creating objects by folding paper without cutting, pasting, or decorating. Its early history is not known, though it seems to have developed from an older art form of folding cloth.
