Home » Gallery » New Delhi: ‘Sanatan Sanskriti Jagaran Mahotsav’ Programme #Gallery TEHRAN- In remembrance of the third anniversary of the passing of Tehran-based Afghan writer Mohammad Sarvar Rajai, a commemorative meeting will be held at Hosseynieh Honar in Tehran on Thursday. The ceremony will be divided into three sections that highlight the late Rajai’s contributions to poetry and literature, issues facing Afghan women, and the shared culture between the two nations. Notable attendees at the event will include Mohammad Hossein Badri, Ali Mohammad Moaddab, Seyyed Ahmad Moddaqaq, and Tina Mohammad Hosseini. Furthermore, the event will also feature the unveiling of two new books by the late writer, titled "Paper Plane" and "The Coming Days." Mohammad-Sarvar Rajai, the Afghan author of the acclaimed books “From Leili Desert to Majnun Island” and “Mission of God” who lived for over 27 years in Iran, died of COVID-19 in Tehran in 2021. He was 52. Following the destruction wrought by decades of war in Afghanistan, Rajai left his motherland for Iran to find a safe haven to pursue his writing career. While he was confronted with racist remarks in Iran, he nevertheless persisted upon the path that he had chosen. “I started a new life in Iran,” he once said in an interview and added, “First, I tried to find a job. I worked many jobs from peddling to working as a tailor, shoemaker and construction worker, but I was deeply interested in writing, so the love of writing led me toward finding some cultural friends in Iran a year after my arrival in the country.”   “I was certain that there was somewhere in Iran for Afghan people to pursue their cultural interests. One day, I found an article in a newspaper announcing a series of literary sessions by Afghans at the Art Bureau.” Due to the racist attitudes that he had experienced at work with Iranians, he was doubtful if he could get permission to enter the sessions, but a worker at the Art Bureau’s information center directed him to the location of the literary sessions. “Since then, I have found many cultural friends by attending numerous cultural meetings, and my writing career started in Iran,” he noted. From that time to when he passed away, the focus of his writing was to establish unity between Iranians and Afghans. He served for years as director of the Afghanistan Literature House in Tehran and Afghanistan Poetry and Story Office at the Art Bureau.   He spent most of his life gathering information about Afghan volunteers in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war and the Iranian volunteers who joined the Afghan forces in their war against the Soviets during the 1980s. Part of his studies in these fields was published in “From Leili Desert to Majnun Island”, which was released by the Study Center of the Islamic Revolution Cultural Front in 2018.    The book carries the memories of those Afghans who volunteered to fight for Iran during the Iran-Iraq war. He gave a copy of this book to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his annual meeting with poets and literati in 2019. He also wrote “Mission of God”, which was published by Rah-e Yar in June 2021. This book recounts the story of Ahmadreza Saeidi, an 18-year-old Iranian volunteer who joined the Afghan forces in their war against the Soviets during the 1980s. His credits also include the poetry collection “Flowers of the Kabul Garden”, “In Arms of Hearts” and several other books. He was a founder of Bagh, a children’s literary monthly that is published in Iran.  Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account Since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel Canadian police have thwarted six alleged terror plots across the country with arrests spanning from Edmonton to Ottawa to Toronto Some of these plots reportedly targeted the Jewish community reflecting rising concerns over the safety of Jewish Canadians Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience following the Hamas massacre of more than 1,200 people in Israel and the taking of hostages massive anti-Israel protests have erupted worldwide Some of these protests have featured pro-Hamas slogans one of the terrorist organizations responsible for the October 7 attack This has heightened fears within Jewish communities as some protests have directly targeted Jewish institutions long known for its liberal values and commitment to multiculturalism is now grappling with the complex challenges posed by these threats The increasing incidents of violence and foiled terror plots have raised alarm about the country potentially becoming a focal point for extremist activities have previously attempted to recruit and organize plotters in Canadian cities like Toronto putting the nation at risk of becoming a safe haven for terrorism Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable format By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. author and editor of the Canadian Haggadah in a post on X for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Here’s a list of the known alleged terror plots thwarted by police since October 7 was arrested last week in Quebec for allegedly planning to target Jewish civilians in New York City attempted to cross the border to the United States with the intention to “kill as many Jewish civilians as possible” and target a Jewish centre in Brooklyn with guns and knives in support of the Islamic State (ISIL) The FBI stated that Khan used an encrypted messaging app to communicate with undercover agents posing as his accomplices asking them to purchase weapons to carry out the attack Immigration Minister Marc Miller told reporters Tuesday that Khan received his student visa in May 2023 and entered through Toronto Pearson Airport on June 24 Khan was arrested last Wednesday in the small Quebec town of Ormstown after changing vehicles three times while travelling from Toronto to New York City He faces three charges in Canada and one charge in the United States of attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization “Our government must act immediately to prevent the entry into Canada of those who harbor radical views and to prevent the further radicalization of its citizens,” said a statement from B’nai Brith Canada the largest Jewish advocacy organization in the country “Canada is becoming a breeding ground for terrorists The safety and security of our nation must remain paramount.” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the arrest and of a youth in the Greater Toronto Area “who was allegedly participating in the activities of a listed terrorist group.” The charges include participating in the activities of a terrorist group to enhance its ability to carry out terrorist activities and counselling another person to commit a terrorism offence The alleged offences occurred when the accused was a minor and the person cannot be named due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act The RCMP released no further information on alleged motive or targets were apprehended in a hotel in Richmond Hill when both were allegedly in “advanced stages of planning a serious violent attack in Toronto.” Both possessed a machete and an axe at the time of their arrest The target of the father and son in Toronto remains unclear The senior Eldidi came to Canada in 2018 and became a Canadian citizen two months before his arrest His son is not a Canadian citizen; he entered Canada in 2020 and obtained refugee status in 2022 Canada Border Services Agency officials told a House of Commons committee meeting that they were unaware that Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi had been featured in an ISIL video in 2015 when his immigration application was approved including committing murder on behalf of the Islamic State a man with a knife who attempted to attack Israeli soldiers in the West Bank was identified as a Canadian from Alberta He was reportedly shot after screaming “Free Palestine!” and rushing toward Israeli security guards at Netiv Ha’asara Video of the attack released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows armed guards patrolling the community’s fortified front gate as he charges them before the guards shoot him dead His father released a public message acknowledging his son’s passing I’m not able to talk now… I’m processing… Prayers pls a heavily armed man stormed Edmonton City Hall in an attack that the RCMP later said was politically motivated The man was identified by police as Bezhani Sarvar Sarvar entered the municipal building bearing at least one long gun and several Molotov cocktails The Edmonton Police Service stated that he appeared to be firing “randomly,” hitting the ceiling Some glass in City Hall was destroyed by gunshots including possession of incendiary material throwing explosives with intent to cause harm he posted a lengthy video manifesto online addressing a wide range of issues about Canada and the war in Gaza Sarvar said people need to “rise up” against inflation and housing — both political crises in Canada involving politicians at all levels of government The video also calls for people to “rise up” to stop “this genocide that’s going on in Gaza and throughout the world.” “Anybody that is destabilizing other countries and inshallah we will rise against you guys and we’ll put you on trial,” Sarvar says a 15-year-old Ottawa boy was arrested for alleged terrorism activities which police said were to target Jewish people the minor faced five terrorism- and explosive-related charges for allegedly possessing bomb-making materials A copy of the detailed charges obtained by National Post revealed his communication with others in Canada and the U.S police allegedly discovered “explosive substances” such as acetone and metal ball bearings in the young man’s possession on the day he was arrested transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account Home » Gallery » Other » Tribute to Pope Francis in New Delhi #Gallery Home » Gallery » Other » New Delhi: Protest Against Israel’s Actions in Palestine #Gallery Home » Gallery » Politics » New Delhi: Formal Reception for Admiral Muhammad Ali #Gallery Home » Gallery » Other » Dhanteras Celebrations in New Delhi #Gallery Home » Gallery » New Delhi: Breakthrough of TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) at the Vasant Kunj TBM Project Site #Gallery Home » Gallery » Other » New Delhi: Kesari Chapter 2 Press Conference – #Gallery Home » Gallery » Other » New Delhi: Indian Open Polo Championship Final #Gallery Home » Gallery » Politics » New Delhi: CM Atishi visits Gurudwara Sant Sujan Singh Maharaj to launch the registration for the ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’ #Gallery Home » Gallery » New Delhi: Cricket fans celebrate after India won the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand played at Dubai #Gallery Home » Gallery » Politics » New Delhi: Prominent personalities join the Aam Aadmi Party #Gallery Home » Gallery » Gurugram: Inauguration of the Mechanical Innovation Park #Gallery Home » Gallery » Other » New Delhi: Navy Day 2024 Press Meet #Gallery Home » Gallery » New Delhi: “Bharat Tex 2025” at Bharat Mandapam #Gallery Home » Gallery » New Delhi: Congress Leader and LoP Rahul Gandhi attends a public rally at Seelampur #Gallery Home » Gallery » New Delhi: Floral Festivities at Mandi House #Gallery There was Rafa Benitez striding along the manicured grass of the Finch Farm training pitch posing for his obligatory welcome photographs and then the young man in the sharp suit whose face did not scan Observers of Everton’s burgeoning women’s team will have known the driving force behind their ambitious grab for elite status in the Women’s Super League Ismailov is the women’s sporting and commercial director he is younger than some of the top female players he has wasted no time in bringing to the club with the promise of starring in a title-chasing side that plays at their own purpose-built new ground at Walton Hall Park But why was he here with Benitez and Ferguson Then in the further photographs taken indoors with that duo and chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale A little over a week later any lingering questions were answered just an hour before Benitez’s first official press conference the club announced that he had joined the board of directors What the trio have in common perhaps is friends Ismailov’s uncle Alisher Usmanov is the friend and business associate of Everton’s owner Farhad Moshiri Usmanov, whose net worth is estimated at £13.4 billion, has stepped up his influence behind the scenes at Goodison since selling his 30 per cent stake in Arsenal in 2018 The business magnate’s companies sponsor Everton’s training ground and are displayed on the side of Goodison Park the Uzbek agreed to pay £30 million up front for an exclusive option on naming rights for the club’s Bramley-Moore Dock stadium He may yet take that up, but in the meantime — along with interviewing yet another prospective managerial candidate (Carlo Ancelotti spoke with Usmanov at his Bavarian mansion before joining and Benitez also met him on a yacht during his negotiations) and — just like his uncle — Ismailov is an enigmatic figure From Centre Court seats at Wimbledon to prime seats for one England’s Euro 2020 games at Wembley Whatever counts as London’s high society these days the law graduate is a member of it with his celebrity friends — he was once given a signed guitar by Robbie Williams during a personal meet and greet — to prove it Ismailov isn’t shy in documenting his lifestyle on his Instagram page either; whether it’s wakeboarding in the warm waters of a luxury island or selecting from vintage bottles of wine to go with dinner A post shared by sarvar ismailov (@sarvar.i) But to cast him simply as someone solely enjoying the trappings of being born into wealth would be unfair Those who know him tell The Athletic that Ismailov works as hard at his career as he does in the gym — another snapshot from his social media usually accompanied with a Drake soundtrack as he burns the calories and hones his physique with early morning workouts and tennis practice near his London home a private establishment for day pupils and boarders situated across 65 acres of Berkshire parkland he studied law at City University in the capital where despite hailing from the Uzbek capital of Tashkent Since graduating in 2017 he has worked as an associate lawyer for city firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld focusing — perhaps not surprisingly given his family background — on mergers & acquisitions and left the law firm in 2018 to work as an adviser for Metalloinvest having watched and learned from his uncle’s dealings with Arsenal and 16 months ago Ismailov was presented with a new challenge — transforming Everton’s women’s team into one of Europe’s elite operations He has got stuck into that challenge with aplomb, attracting several top players to Everton such as France international Valerie Gauvin, Izzy Christiansen and former Barcelona star Toni Duggan He has also transformed that side of the club’s commercial operation bringing in Megafon and Yota (again both parts of Usmanov’s myriad subsidiary empires) as kit sponsors “The family name makes things possible of course,” a source tells The Athletic “But it also pretty clearly leaves him open to accusations of nepotism and Sarvar wants to prove he is making things happen with his own graft “He has got a genuine passion for working in football and feels strongly that he is a part of Everton Speak to any of the players or staff he works with and they’ll tell you that.” Ismailov splits his time now between Merseyside and London in a similar manner to fellow director and Everton’s chief finance and commercial officer He will also join Ryazantsev as owner Moshiri’s representative on the board — albeit the former will also in many ways represent his uncle’s wish to offer support Ismailov’s role at Everton Women will go unchanged and he will continue to work on the club’s stadium board — a post he took up in 2019 — to help deliver the new ground on the Liverpool waterfront The synergy between that element of his work and his uncle’s future role is intriguing “It’s an honour and a privilege to join Everton’s board of directors,” he said in the official announcement of his promotion “It is a big responsibility which I will not take lightly I want to thank our board and our majority shareholder for giving me this opportunity and placing their faith in me “I love this club inside and out — and I assure you I have blue blood running through my veins I am determined and ambitious and will bring new ideas and youthful energy to my role “We are — and always will be — a family club but we are entirely focussed on bringing success on the pitch — that is our absolute priority This is an exciting new chapter for our club We are beginning a new era and we are only looking forward determined to deliver success for every Evertonian.” Ismailov is not there to be a stooge for his uncle Other sources tell The Athletic he is bursting with ideas and a sense of urgency to expedite Everton’s climb up the ladder after Moshiri’s £500 million investment to date has seen precious little tangible progress But he does not seem to be fazed by it — not even a bit Home » Gallery » New Delhi: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Cabinet perform Yamuna Aarti #Gallery The venerable central Asian rice dish plov is served with legends having conquered what’s now the Uzbek city of Samarkand in the fourth century B.C. Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops and Uzbek-born conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) after him Plov is still prepared and consumed throughout the region especially in the landlocked nation of Uzbekistan a meal that’s filled bellies for centuries and across hundreds of miles of Asian steppe had not (as far as we know) been offered for public consumption in Charlotte But then a 27-year-old former chemical engineer named Sarvar Nazir who had ached to start a venture of his own opened a takeout restaurant in a South End ghost kitchen and decided to make plov the centerpiece of his menu Charlotte’s become its own kind of culinary experiment with cuisines and sub-cuisines seeming to sprout from the ground Will the young partiers of South End come to nosh on plastic bowls of plov between $8 beers and excursions on the Pedal Pub who immigrated to the United States in the late 1980s and customers could order on-site or through Uber Eats “see how this really goes—see if Americans want this culinary experience in addition to everything else—and we’ll go from there.” One reason Nazir is hopeful: For all its ties to the steppes of central Asia plov is one iteration of a kind of rice dish found around the globe It’s all fundamentally the same thing: a rice base with vegetables and meat an affordable and nutrient-dense meal for working folks and Traditional Uzbek plov is made with mutton Nazir and his mother make the manti—coaster-sized Uzbek dumplings stuffed with beef and onion and tomato-cucumber-and-onion salads that accompany the plov Nazir says he’d never considered opening a restaurant until last year when the country was part of the Soviet Union (Nazir’s surname is the proper rendering of the Uzbek family name he says; the “ov” and “ova” suffixes of his parents’ names are Soviet-era Russianizations.) During COVID a family member who works in banking secured a job at Wells Fargo headquarters in Charlotte tired of the expense and overpopulation of metropolitan New York Manti are large dumplings stuffed with beef Nazir earned a chemical engineering degree from New York University in 2019 and landed an internship you know?” He worked as a medical researcher for a few years but found that unsatisfying he began to hear people speaking Russian on occasion in Charlotte We discuss this at a picnic table beside South End Eats on a chilly day ideal for eating something as warm and comforting as plov the grandfather who taught him how to cook the dish Nazir concedes that his grand plov venture is just getting started I want to open a lot of different locations,” Nazir says “I just want everyday Americans to know about it and to have it every once in a while if they want to.” Home » Gallery » Other » New Delhi: Hindu Nav Varsh Event at the Delhi Legislative Assembly #Gallery head of the State Security Service’s (SSS) Internal Security Directorate Their removal is reportedly linked to the ongoing investigation into an attempted assassination of Komil Allamjonov a former senior official in the presidential administration The Prime Minister's press office confirmed that Sarvar Ashurov was relieved of his duties as head of the Prime Minister’s reception office Shukhrat Ibragimov has been appointed as his replacement According to sources cited by Kun.uz a colonel who had served as head of the SSSS Internal Security Directorate Both brothers are alleged to have obstructed the investigation into the assassination attempt on Allamjonov This development follows a series of dismissals of other top officials connected to the case former Head of the SSS; Akhrorjon Adkhamov Head of the Criminal Investigation Service within the MIA’s Operational-Search Department; Doniyor Tashkhojayev First Deputy Chief of the Tashkent Main Department of Internal Affairs; and Timur Sobirov Head of the Organized Crime Department in Tashkent