#azerbaijan literature

[xuxanov]

971. Bir iki anlıq çıxdın özündən. Işıqlı dəliklər, çatlar, fışılar. Birazın yatsada birazın bizə gəldi. Qaldın! Rəngli rəngli başlara baxa baxa. Pırıl pırı parlaqların diyarına. Bizim köyümüzə xoş gəldin dedilər sənə Ey! Ey’dən gülümsədin. Baxa döndün. Yaşıl başlılarla sarılar yağışda otrub mızmızlarında! Zanbaqların yanındasa göy başlılar. Nərgislərin içdən yavaş musiqisi. Dəvələr kimin əyrilib düzələn Möv ağacları. Ahın gəldi içindən. Güldün. "Oğuznamələrdən mi bura" əcəba sordun yavaşcasına. Ağ başlılardan birisi yağış dolusu bardaqla suna gəldi. İçdin. Ginə içdin. Ginə. Gözlərin doldu. Bizlərsə gülümsədik. Melankolik çəvrə yapışmışdı içinə. Suda sənində başın boyalanmışdı. Gümüş rəngində. Ginə ahın tutdu içindən. Gözlərin kimləri axtardı! Kimləri gördü, ah o qırmız başlı, ah o altın yüzlü! İnanamadın. Hələ hələ məni öz yanında gördüyündə:

- Məni yazan hardadır sən?

- Ey! Ey ey ey!

-Xu Xanov-Jü: Dördüncü təkil bireylə danışmaq! “Xəyal Məyal” Kitabından.

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[xuxanov]

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Yuxumda gördüklərimin yuxularında.

- Xu Xanov

Otaq, içəri, yağışlı soyuq hava:

İki Səs. Hərəsinin özəl danışmaları. Şəmsi Xanımın səsi xoşa gəlim, isti, qulaq sevindirici, bir az da tutqun. İçdən. İndi əyər gedip Bakıda bu gənç Şəmsi Xanımı tapıb desəm ki gəl sən bu yazını oyunla! Oynayıb oyunlar mı? Əə kim bilir? Bir az bizim Çinar Xanım kimi indi gülməz mi bu yazılara portaqal məjmesinin yanında otururkən? Oturmuşkən? Yaxcı birdə Qartal kişidən (Bu adam gərçək dəyil. Bütün reallığını özümdən birdə başqa tanıdıqlarımdan (Örnək sizlərdən) almışdır. Görəcəksiniz.) istərsəm. Görürsən həni dərmi o? Necə deyərlər? Kişi oturub deyinib dayanıb eşinməkdə. (biz nə dedyini açıq seçik başa düşə bilmirik, sadəcə xışşı xışlı səsini eşidməkdəyik. Əlli yaşlarında falan. Gözündə eynək, birdə duz bibərli saqqalı). Qadınsa hən hənlərin deyib yalnızca gülümlənsin! Biz belə istəyirik. Hələ. Taza hava! Bu kameranı bir az dahada yaxına çəksəm. Yazımın kamerasını. Sizlərin görmə alanını. Net çəkiş. Balıq gözüylə ev eşiyi, yüzlər isə gilələşdirmək! Kubik ləşdir mək yüzləri! Bütün yanlardan gözləri, qulaqları, tərpəntiləri görmək. Musiqi də elə səhnənin özündəki səs süslər! Net görünüş. Evin havası qış istisi bir aza da soyuq mavı. İysə portqal iyilə Qartal Kişini üstəndə yatan sigaret qarışığı.

- Eşidirsən məni ay Şəmsi Xanım?

- Dəvam et ay Qartal kişi!

Altına bizim kilimlərdən salınıb Şəmsi Xanımın. Qırmızılı Firuzəli, Sarı Köklü sarılı. Qatma qatma belinə qədər uzuyub tökülən xurmeyi saçlar. iki həlqə qızıl ala sırqa. Yapışqan qaraqat qarası kimin də gözləri. Sağ əli ənginin altında, qolunda sadə bir altın bəndli saat. Sol əlində bircə portqal sol dizinin üstündə. Arxasında Təbriz xalçası İsfahan motifləri. Bir bol, gən anadolu tumanını da geyindir Şəmsi xanıma.Yağış göyündə ulduzlarla dolu. Sol dabanı kilimə, barmaqlarısa yerə dayalı. Günortasında saat iki üç kimi. Bir azda yağışlı bir oda. Kölgələşmiş meşə. Qartal Kişini görə bilmirik baxanda. Yalnızca səsini eşidirik.

- Portqalların 13ü görünür.

- Səf! 14dü Qartal kişi.

Siz qıza baxarkən və Qartal kişinin anlaşılmaz danışma səsini eşidərkən məndə Çinar Xanıma zəng eliyirəm. Bizim o başdan üstlərdə yaşayır yoldaşılə neçə illərdir. Sasqaçuvanda. Almır. Çatmır zəngim. Buralarda artıq səs buraxmaq modda dəyir.Yazılaşmağada marağım çəkmir. Nə isə. Hələ nə deyəcəkdim ki biləsinə? Geçənlərdə bir Qız Şaiir varıdı, o ölmüşdü. (Cıqqılı Kəpənək) Qəlbi dayanmışdı gecə yarısı. Nədən görəsən? Nə yemişdi o gecə bizim Şairə Xanım? Kimlərlə danışmışdı o gün? Nələr yazmışdı o gecə? bəlkə başlanqıçda ondan söz açacaqdı, açacaqdık. Balıncına ətir vuran şaiirə. İki pişiyidə hələ var idi. Biri Ərəstu Ağa ötəki Fisaqurəs Xanım. O pişiklər indi neynəyirlər. Şəmsi xanımın fikrini sizdə oxuduz?! Mən oxudum. Elə onları alıb götürüb gətirəlim Bakuya. Bura. Nə manehçılığı var ki bunda. Gala! Bu Ərəstu Bəy buda Fisaqurəs Xanım. Nədənsə tıpışlayıb Qartal Ağanın qucağına atıldılar. Deyingən kişi. Elə mən özüm pişihlərin başbuğuyam daa. Əh! İstanbula gedirsən pişik, Təbrizə gedirsən pişik! Yaxşı ki burnuzlu doğuz zat saxlamırıq. Qartalın deyinməsı güldürür Şəmsi Xanımı. Gülməsi də bizi güldürür qızın. Hamımız gülməkdəyik. Çinar Xanım burda olsaydı onun vərindən uca uca indi gülməkdəydi! Nədənsə fikrimə çöhreyi Xəngəl gülü gəlir. Keşki elə başlayanda Şəmsi Xanımın saçını sancaqlayaydım birisini. Yaraşardı məncə. Gül qadına yaraşar daa!

- Belə Şəmsi Xanım!

- Eləsi Qartal ağa!

-P?

Yazının anlatanı danışsa belə olar da . Dedim oldu. Dedeyi oldu. Çinar Xanım oturub Qartal kişinin yanında, başında Xəngəl gülü, aypədində bir şeylər yazır. Hardan tapıb gəldin bura sən? Soruşmaq istirəm pis anlar deyə uturam sözümü. Pişiklərin yeri xoş. oturublar kişinin qucağında. Nədənsə Qartal kişi durmadan Şəmsi xanımla danışıqda və Çinar Xanımın orada olmasından xəbərsiz. Çinar xanımın telfon numrəsinə yazıram: "Xoş gəlmisən gözəl Xanım. Yanındakı danışan kişinin adı Qartal bəydir, o pişiklərdə bizim şənəsən gedən şairənin pişikləridirlər…" Netim yoxdur, getmir yazım telfonuna Çinar Xanımın. Hən otağın yağışlı, Xışxışlı,pişikli səsinin yanında indi də Çinar Xanımın yavaşca oxşaması. Sözsüz mırılım. Qarabağ şikəstəyə bənzər ımıltılar. Duruqlayır Qartal kişi. Yumur gözlərini.

-Nisigilli ahəng Şəmsi Xanım.

- Eşidməlidir Qartal kişi.

Ərəstu Bəy yavaşca Fisaqurəs Xanıma baxıb gözləri dolmaqda. Fisaqurəs Xanımda ahını içdən içdən: Ax can ax can burda olsaydı indi dəhşət ilhamlar alırdı ha! (Şənəsən Cıqqılı Kəpənəkdən danışırlar) Hən dəhşət ey, dəhşət. Tikrarlamaya başladılar eyni sözləri bir birlərinə pişiklər. Bu tutulmuş havada pürrəngi expresoda bətər yapışar deyə gülməm tutdu indi! O şənəsən şaiirənin ən sevdiyi isti bir şey. Cüt üçüt! Pişiklərin danışmasını hər qulaq almaz, bilməz, tutmaz. Deyəsən bunuda bir Şəmsi Xanım anladı birdə mən! Hən hələ məni siz tanımırsınız. O sonra işidir be qoli məruf! Nədə gönlümə o portaqalı əlindən yavaşca tutub alıb və ya o qızıl məjməyidən birisini götürüb soymağım gəlir. Nə də xoş iy burxmışlar bütün buraya. Pis olmaz mı alsam birisini, soysam yavaş yavaş? Sizdə buyurub mənimlə ağzınızı şirin elərdiz ay qadanızı aldıqımlarım.

- kimə tutmusan o əlindəkini Şəmsi Xanım.

- Yiyəsinə Qartal kişi.

Çinar Xanım əlindəki yazdığını yerə qoyub yan yönünə baxır. Bir şey axtarır. Pişiklərə baxıb qalır. Yavaşca Şəmsi xanıma doğru yeriyir. İlk soruşmaq istiyir: bə burda.. sonra əyilib onun qolundakı saata baxır: görürsən saat indi neçədir? Məndə saatıma baxmaq istəyirəm ama gəl görki illərdir qoluma saat bağlamıram. Bəs indi saat??! İki üç olmalıdır. Havadan b��lli. Bəlli deyəndə də yağışlıdır hava. Tutqun. Pəncərdən də baxanda bir elə qaraqat ağacı gözə batır birdə o qoca tosbağa. Daş tosbağa. Daşlaşmış tosbağa. Göy mavı daşlı tosbağa. Qırmız şərabı gözlərlə bizə sarı baxır sanki! Sankı evi gözətleyir. Şəhəri gözətleyir. Doqquz əl ayağıla. Harda bunu görmüşlüyüm var düşünürəm. Bizim Şənəsən Şəkər əfəndilə hardan geçməkdəydik bunu ilk kəz gördüyümdə. Çıxar bir yerdən indi gəlmir bir şey fikrimə. O ağacda əsgi qocalmış bir qadın kimin sankı birisini gözləməkdə. Görürsən kimi o indi? (Bizim Anamızın Xoş sözü var: dərdi ki hər bir şeyin içində bir göz hər gözdə gizli gözləmək!) Çinar Xanım yerinə qayıdıb aypədini alıb yumur gözlərini. Üşümüş birisi kimin.Yuxu görən birisi kimin. Hardan tapıb gəldi bura axı bu yazar xanım. Əslən mən özüm hardan buranı buldum ki? Şaiir nə tez çaşdın sən!!! Bədbəxtçılığa sən gəl bax. Yerimi itirmişəm. Öz yerimi tapanmıram ki. Gərçək mi, fantezi mi, qarışdırıram artıq. Bir azda sevdiyim anamın verdiyi yorqana bənzəyir buranın rənkləri.buranın varlığı. Bir az narıncı, bir az çöhreyi, azca firuzə, azca göy mavı. Yapışır içimə bu üşümək doğrusu. Bəlkədə yumub gözlərimi yatam deyirəm. Soyuqda yatıb düş röya görmək yapışar yazana! Sizdə yatmışsız indi?

- Saat iki ola bilər Şəmsi Xanım!

- Hən üçdə ola bilər Qartal kişi!

Qartal kişi grey caketini geymədən çiyinlərinin üstünə salıb otağın içində yerimağa başlır. Saat kimin. İki ilə üçün arasında dura qalır. Pəncərədən eşigə göz tikir. Şəmsi Xanım baxa baxa sankı yuxu görməkdə. Pişiklər getmişlər. Çinar Xanım… Çinar Xanımda demədən elə bil yavaşdan çəkib getmiş. Getməsini bilmədim. Heç yanyanada otrub danışamadıq. Çəkilmiş öz qarlı şəhərinə. Sabah indi biləsinə zəng açsam yaddaşştında bir şeylər qalır mı səncə? Xatırlarmı bu görüşü. İnanmıram. Bəlkidə Şəmsi Xanımın soyuqluğu onu biraz küstürmüş. Çinarın yoxluğu darıxdırır indi məni. Canım çayda istiyir. Qızıl güllü çay. Qartal dönüb samavara doğru gedir. İstikanlrı düzür. Havada dəyşiklik var. Rəngi qaçmış havanın. Qış kimin hava. Qarqa laqqıltısı qulağa gəlir. Asqıraqda bir tərəfdən məni mi tutmuş, Qartalı mı yoxsa indi qaldım bir az. İkimizdən birimiz dərin dərin asqırmada. Bax bax. Gəliblər pişiklər. oturublar qucağımda ondandır bu asqırmaq. Çinar Xanımın yerində oturub bir az yatmam gərək. Ağır ağır yaslanıram. Fisaqurəs Xanımla Ərəstu Bəydə qanadlarını açıb vızıl vızıl ayrılırlar otaqdan. Sankı Cıqqılı Kəpənəyi özləmişlər kimisi təbrizə doğru yoxlaşırlar. Pişiklər demişkən elə biz özümüz dədə babadanda pişlərə bənzərik. Qardaşlarımda , Əmilərimdə. Bir şey deməm gərəkirdi Şəmsi Xanıma. Kəsin bir maraxlı sözüm vardı ona. Əşi beynim getmiş da. İşləmir indi yaddaştım. Qartal kişi Çayını qarışdıra qarışdıra yerinə oturur. Birdə səslərini eşitsəm düşərəm quyumun qaranlığına. Xəngəl gülünü düşünür Qartal kişi. Ağzında uşaq şiriniyatının dadı. Çayını içib qıssaca gülməsi tutur.

- Sevilmək dəhşətdir Şəmsi Xanım!

- Sevməkdə dəhşətdir Aa Qartal!

Bir kinoya baxar kimisi TV dən görÜnüş birdən birə bozulub xışldayıb bir başında xəngəl gülünü gərdüm Şəmsi Xanımın birdə başını Fisaqurəsləş miş kimi. Birdə Xəngəlin rəngi Zümürrüt . Pişigin gözləri sə öz gözlərim. Odanın içi büzüşmüş asqıran bir ağız kimisi. Pətona pətona! Bu odaya nə oldu qaqaş durdum. Oturdum Qartal Ağanın yerinə. Kimin mırtının başı yarımlamış indi? Pəncərənin ardındakı tosbağanın yüzü bizim Qartal bəy, Qaraağat ağacının görnüşü iştə öpözü şənəsən Şairə Cıqqlı Kəpənək. Sürməli narin gözlər, saf qapqara saçlar, xışxışlı yavaş yavaş pıçıltılar.hən bu otdaqda bayaqdan bəri bir aynada görə bilmədik. Aynasız ev! Telfonuma da Çinar Xanımdan bir məsaj: bir Rəsim. Təbrizdə. Onun yaşam yoldaşı, özü və mən. Başımsa Ərəstu bəyin başı. Nə yazdığını oxuya bilmirəm. Dalqalı, Bir birinə yapışılmış əyirlmiş silinmiş bir yazı. Yazını gözlərimin oxuması gərəkirdə, də qulaqlarım sankı duymaqdadır Qartal bəyin səsilə:

- Belə Oldu Qayıdıb getddik Şəmsı Qız.

- Qayıddık, Getmədik Qartal oğlan!

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İmg: The Orange Seller (1908) by Enrique Serra Auqué

The Orange Seller (1908) by Enrique Serra Auqué

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ASALA: Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (part 1)

In 1915, ottoman turkey committed the Genocide of Armenians: more than 1.5 million Armenians were massacred.

Women were assaulted, raped, sexually mutilated and tortured. Many were killed by bayoneting or died from prolonged sexual abuse. The “lucky ones” managed to kill themselves, while others were sold as slaves, forced to work as prostitutes or into marriage by their perpetrators. An eyewitness testified, "It was a very common thing for them to rape our girls in our presence. Very often they violated eight or ten year old girls, and as a consequence many would be unable to walk, and were shot."

The men were usually separated from the rest of “the deportees” during the first few days and executed, but, of course, not before being tortured and mutilated. Some were crucified, beheaded, others were often drowned by being tied together back-to-back before being thrown in the water. So many bodies floated down the Tigris and Euphrates that they sometimes blocked the rivers and needed to be cleared with explosives. Other rotting corpses became stuck to the riverbanks, and still others traveled as far as the Persian Gulf.

In 1918, the young turk regime took the war into the Caucasus, where approximately 1,800,000 Armenians lived under Russian dominion. Ottoman forces advancing through East Armenia and Azerbaijan here too engaged in systematic massacres. The expulsions and massacres carried by the nationalist turks between 1920 and 1922 added tens of thousands of more victims. By 1923 the entire landmass of Asia Minor and historic West Armenia had been expunged of its Armenian population. The destruction of the Armenian communities in this part of the world was total.

And yet, despite all of this—the unimaginable horrors that plagued the Armenian nation in the early 20th century—what do you think the world did in response? After this descent into hell, after the suffering, the bloodshed, the total annihilation—what followed? Silence. Deafening, shameful silence, as always.

Silence—until it was shattered 58 years later, when, at the age of 78, having exhausted every peaceful avenue to draw the world’s attention to the Armenian Question and faced with nothing but ignorance, Gourgen Yanikyan fired 13 bullets at the Turkish consul and vice-consul. This singular act of defiance wiped 58 years of dust from the forgotten pages of Armenian history, forcing the world to confront the cause once again.By sacrificing his freedom, Yanikyan ignited a movement. His act became the catalyst for a wave of Armenian activism, inspiring the creation of ASALA, who would go on to fight for the recognition of the genocide.

In 1975, a group of Lebanese-Armenians led by Iraqi-Armenian Hakob Hakobyan, all of whose parents and/or grandparents were survivors of the genocide, inspired by Yanikyan’s self-sacrifice, decided to found an underground organization, which through armed actions will again bring the Armenian Question into the international political and legal dimension, present the recognition of the Armenian Genocide carried out by the turks in 1914-1923 by the international community, and create prerequisites for the liberation of Western Armenia. The organization was called ASALA - Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia.

The military operations of the ASALA were mainly aimed at turkish embassies, consulates, diplomats, government officials, military and police institutions, the turkish business environment, especially the offices of "turkish airlines corporation", as well as the state and public structures of other countries, which showed financial or military support to the turkish state.

Now, why am I telling you about this today? Well, today - on September 24th marks the 43rd anniversary of the Van Operation (24/09/1981), carried out by 4 Armenian ASALA soldiers - Vazgen Sislyan, Hakob Julfayan, Gevorg Gyuzelyan and Aram Basmajyan. On this day in 1981, four Armenian youths, aged 20-24, armed with pistols, automatic rifles and explosives, seized the turkish consulate in Paris, holding it under their control for 15 hours.

4 Soldiers of The Van Operation taking off their masks

The trial of “VAN” turned into a trial of the turkish government. The “VAN” operation and the political trial that followed it played a major role in bringing the Armenian issue to the international political arena, globalizing the territorial claim and the violated rights of the Armenian people, creating a new wave of condemnation of the reality of the Armenian genocide, strengthening the pride and spirit of struggle among Armenians.

When all the hope has slipped away, It’s the mad who find a way.

Though violence is condemned, it is the cruel truth that it is the only language to which the world listens.

More about the Van Operation in the second part.

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🧵Meet 15 Jewish Nobel Prize Winners Who Changed History🧵

The Jewish population constitutes just 0.18% of the world (15.3 million out of 8.2 billion), yet approximately 20-30% of Nobel Prize winners in fields like Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine are Jewish. This incredible fact highlights the Jewish community's historic contributions to humanity.

Let’s meet just 15 of the over 200 Jewish Nobel Prize winners.

1/ Albert Einstein (1921, Physics).

Einstein was born in Germany to a secular Jewish family. His groundbreaking discovery of the photoelectric effect laid the foundation for quantum mechanics, earning him the Nobel Prize.

▪ His theory of relativity (E=mc²) reshaped our understanding of gravity and spacetime.

▪In 1933, Einstein fled Nazi Germany to the U.S., where he became a vocal advocate for civil rights and Zionism. ▪He helped inspire the Manhattan Project but later became an advocate for nuclear disarmament.

2/ Niels Bohr (1922, Physics).

Born in Denmark to a Jewish mother, Bohr revolutionized atomic physics.

▪His Bohr Model showed electrons orbit the nucleus in distinct energy levels. ▪During WWII, Bohr worked on the Manhattan Project after escaping Nazi persecution. ▪Beyond science, Bohr advocated for global cooperation and peaceful nuclear energy use.

3/ Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1966, Literature).

Born in Galicia (modern-day Ukraine), Agnon immigrated to Ottoman Palestine in 1908.

▪His novels and stories delve into Jewish tradition, spirituality, and the tension between modernity and faith. ▪His acclaimed works include A Simple Story and Only Yesterday. ▪Agnon’s Nobel solidified Hebrew literature's global recognition.

4/ Rosalyn Yalow (1977, Medicine).

Yalow, born in New York to a Jewish family, co-developed radioimmunoassay (RIA), a groundbreaking technique to measure hormones in blood.

▪Her work revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases like diabetes. ▪Despite gender biases in science at that time, she became the second woman to win the Medicine Nobel.

5/ Baruch Blumberg (1976, Medicine).

Blumberg, a Jewish-American physician, discovered the Hepatitis B virus and developed its vaccine.

▪His research saved millions from liver disease and cancer.

▪Blumberg also served as the first director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, exploring life’s origins in the universe.

6/ Lev Landau (1962, Physics)

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, to a Jewish family, Landau made ground-breaking contributions to condensed matter physics and quantum mechanics.

▪His groundbreaking work on superfluidity explained the behavior of liquid helium at extremely low temperatures. ▪Landau also developed the "Landau-Lifshitz equations," foundational in describing ferromagnetism. ▪Known as a genius in theoretical physics, his "Landau Levels" remain crucial in quantum mechanics.

7/ Richard Feynman (1965, Physics).

Feynman, born to Jewish parents in New York, shared the Nobel for his work in quantum electrodynamics (QED).

▪Known for his brilliance and humor, he revolutionized particle physics with "Feynman diagrams." ▪He contributed to the Manhattan Project and inspired countless scientists through his lectures and books like Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

8/ Elie Wiesel (1986, Literature).

A Romanian-born Holocaust survivor, Wiesel wrote Night, a searing memoir of his Auschwitz experience.

▪He dedicated his life to Holocaust education and combating hatred. ▪Wiesel’s Nobel recognized his literary contributions, ensuring the horrors of the Holocaust were never forgotten.

9/ Herbert Hauptman (1985, Chemistry).

Hauptman, a Jewish-American mathematician, co-developed direct methods for solving crystal structures, revolutionizing crystallography.

▪His work paved the way for advances in drug design, enabling scientists to develop life-saving medications. ▪Hauptman’s methods remain foundational in understanding molecular structures in biology and medicine.

10/ Robert Aumann - Yisrael Aumann. (2005, Economics).

An Israeli-American mathematician, Aumann revolutionized game theory, analyzing strategic interactions between rational decision-makers.

▪His work, particularly on "repeated games," has applications in economics, military strategy, and even evolutionary biology. ▪Aumann is an observant Orthodox Jew and has been a vocal advocate for Israel's security and has connected his mathematical insights with the Talmudic concept of fairness and justice. He often reflects on his Jewish heritage in his work and public speeches.

11/ Aaron Ciechanover (2004, Chemistry).

Ciechanover, born in Haifa, Israel, discovered the ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation system.

▪This mechanism explains how cells identify and destroy faulty or damaged proteins, which is essential for maintaining health. ▪His findings have significant implications for treating diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.

12/ Avram Hershko (2004, Chemistry).

Hershko, born in Hungary and a Holocaust survivor, worked alongside Ciechanover on the ubiquitin system.

▪His research showed how proteins are tagged for destruction, which is vital for cellular health. ▪Hershko’s journey from surviving the Holocaust to becoming a Nobel laureate highlights the resilience and brilliance of Jewish scientists.

13/ Daniel Kahneman (2002, Economics).

Kahneman, born in Tel Aviv, is a psychologist whose work transformed economics.

▪He co-authored Thinking, Fast and Slow, exploring how cognitive biases affect decision-making. ▪His prospect theory explained how people assess risk, challenging classical economic theories of rationality.

14/ Ada Yonath (2009, Chemistry).

An Israeli crystallographer, Yonath is celebrated for uncovering the 3D structure of ribosomes, the cell's protein factories.

▪Her work advanced the development of antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes, combating antibiotic resistance. ▪Yonath is the first Israeli woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

15/ Saul Perlmutter (2011, Physics).

An astrophysicist from Berkeley, Perlmutter co-discovered that the universe’s expansion is accelerating due to "dark energy."

▪His work confirmed the existence of this mysterious force, which makes up about 68% of the universe. ▪Perlmutter’s groundbreaking discovery led to a wave of new theories and observations in cosmology, changing how we understand the cosmos and our place within it.

Conclusion.

Of the 976 individual winners of the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences from 1901 through 2024, at least 217 have been Jews or people with at least one Jewish parent, an astonishing 22% of all recipients. 

This amazing achievement underlines the huge contribution that the Jewish community has made to world progress in a wide range of areas, from science and medicine to literature and economics. 

With only 0.2% of the world's population, Jewish people have continued to shape and inspire the world with intellectual perseverance and innovation, thus leaving a lasting legacy for future generations. 

Correction *Jewish population is at 15.8 million. 

Correction: Wiesel won for peace. 

@AP_from_NY

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 2.11

Holidays

Agriculture Day (Canada)

American Hospital Day

Armed Forces Day (Liberia)

Assault on Copenhagen Day (Denmark)

Be Electrific Day

Burt Reynolds Day

Civil Registration Office Employees Day (Ukraine)

Day of Revenue Service (Azerbaijan)

Death Valley National Monument Day

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

Don’t Shoot Your Friend in the Face While Hunting Day

Evelio Javier Day (Philippines)

Flash Appreciation Day

Get Out Your Guitar Day

Ghost Day

Giorno della Conciliazione Day (Italy)

Grandmother Achievement Day

Gratified Being Single Day

Guðfriðr's Day (Aedeland)

Hug a Tall Person Day

International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN)

Islamic Revolution Day (Iran)

Janet Jackson Appreciation Day

KISS Day (South Carolina)

La-Z-Boy Chair Day

Leslie Nielsen Day

Make A Friend Day (a.k.a. Make A New Friend Day)

Meaning of Life Day

Meringue Memorial Day

National Emergency Number Day (Finland)

National Guitar Day (a.k.a. Get Out Your Guitar Day)

National Inventor's Day

National Shut-In Visitation Day

National Sports Day (Qatar)

National 211 Day

Nelson Mandela Day (South Africa)

112 Day (EU)

Promise Day

Pro Sports Wives Day

Safer Internet Day

Satisfied Staying Single Day

Shaheed Day (Bangladesh)

Thaipoosam (a.k.a. Thaipusam or Thaipoosam Cavadee; India, Malaysia, Mauritius)

Wear Orange for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Day

Weiberfastnacht (Germany)

White Shirt Day (a.k.a. White T-Shirt Day)

Whitney Houston Appreciation Day

World Day of Medical Women

World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic)

World Unani Day (India)

Youth Day (Cameroon)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Latte Day

National Pork Rind Appreciation Day

National Roast Day

Peppermint Patty Day

Nature Celebrations

Couch Grass Day (French Republic)

Forest Animal Feeding Day (Poland)

Melissa Day (Sympathy; Korean Birth Flowers)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Foundation Day (Japan; 660 B.C.E.)

Honduras (Declared; 1922)

Independence Proclamation Day (Norway; 1814)

National Day (Iran)

Vatican City (Lateran Treaty signed with Italy, 1929)

2nd Tuesday in February

Extraterrestrial Culture Day (New Mexico) [2nd Tuesday]

Extraterrestrial Visitor Day [2nd Tuesday]

Lucky Day for Making Journeys & Getting Married (Celtic Book of Days) [2nd Tuesday]

National AAP & APRP Recognition Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Sports Day (Qatar) [2nd Tuesday]

Table Tennis Tuesday [2nd Tuesday of Each Month]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tomato Tuesday [2nd Tuesday of Each Month]

Travel Light Tuesday (UK) [Tuesday of Go Green Week]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Wear Orange 4 Love Day (for Healthy Teen relationships) [2nd Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning February 11 (2nd Week of February)

National Date (Fruit) Week (thru 2.20)

Festivals On or Beginning February 11, 2025

Gasparilla Carnival (Tampa, Florida)_

Iowa Specialty Producers Conference (Ankeny, Iowa) [thru 2.12]

Minnesota Pork Congress (Mankato, Minnesota) [thru 2.12]

Sanremo Music Festival (Sanremo, Italy) [thru 2.15]

World Ag Expo (Tulare, California) [thru 2.13]

Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival (Tainan, Taiwan) [thru 2.12]

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 14 (Xin-Hai)

Day Pillar: Metal Pig

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Receive Day (收 Shou) [Inauspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Jennifer Aniston (Entertainment)

Elsa Beskow (Art)

Paul Bocuse (Food)

Carlo Carrà (Art)

Sheryl Crow (Music)

Roy De Forest (Art)

Thomas Edison (Science)

Diane Franklin (Entertainment)

Ellen Day Hale (Art)

Else Lasker-Schüler (Literature)

Damian Lewis (Entertainment)

Tina Louise (Entertainment)

Sergio Mendes (Music)

John Mills (Music)

Leslie Nielsen (Entertainment)

Burt Reynolds (Entertainment)

Alan Rubin (Music)

Leo Szilard (Science)

Thaddeus Kościuszko (Military)

Gene Vincent (Music)

Mo Willems (Art)

Jane Yolen (Literature)

Feast Days

Adolph (Christian; Saint)

Benedict of Aniame (Christian; Saint)

Blaise (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Bounce on the Bed Day (Pastafarian)

Cædmon, first recorded Christian poet in England, c. 680 CE (Anglicanism)

Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Roman Catholic)

Feast of Our Lady’s Miraculous Apparitions (Christian)

Festival of Ptah (Ancient Egyptian God of Creativity; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Gobhnat (Celtic Book of Days)

Gobnait (Christian; Saint)

Gregory II, pope (Christian; Saint)

Hide Under the Bed Day (Pastafarian)

Jane Yolan (Writerism)

Lazarus of Milan (Christian; Saint)

Lucius (Christian; Martyr)

Our Lady of Lourdes (Christian; Saint)

Overindulgence Festival (Church of the SubGenius)

Paschal I, pope (Christian; Saint)

Pattern Day (Ireland)

Phidias (Positivist; Saint)

Pilgrimage Day (Lourdes, France)

Saturninus, Dativus, and others (Christian; Martyrs)

Severinus (Christian; Saint)

Sol (Muppetism)

Tachychardia Week (Church of the SubGenius)

Tales of Kelp-Koli (Shamanism)

Theodora, Byzantine Empress (Anglo-Romish)

Tiresias’s Day (Pagan)

True Parents Day (Unification Church)

Ume Matsuri begins (Plum Blossom Festival; Atami, Japan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [7 of 53]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [8 of 37]

Premieres

Ballet-Oop (UPA Cartoon; 1954)

The Beach (Film; 2000)

Between the Buttons, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1967)

Black Spring, by Henry Miller (Novel; 1936)

The Boa Friend (Blue Racer Cartoon; 1973)

Bobby Bumps in the Great Divide (Paramount-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1917)

Born This Way, by Lady Gaga (Song; 2011)

Bosko in Person (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)

The Bourne Supremacy, by Robert Ludlum (Novel; 1986)

Box-Office Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1991)

Bride & Prejudice (Film; 2005)

The Captains and the Kids (MGM Cartoon; 1939)

Cedar Rapids (Film; 2011)

Col. Herza Liar, Detective (Colonel Herzl Liar Cartoon; 1923)

Death on the Nile (Film; 2022)

Der Captain Is Examined for Insurance (Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial Cartoon; 1916)

Dirty Snow, by Georges Simenon (Novel; 1948)

Donald’s Happy Birthday (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1949)

Elvis (TV movie; 1979)

The French Chef (Cooking TV Series; 1963)

Gnomeo & Juliet (Animated Film; 2011)

Goodrich Dirt’s Bear Facts (Paramount-Bray Pictographs Cartoon; 1918)

The Grocery Boy (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

Happy Hooligan (Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial Cartoon; 1917)

Happy Together, by The Turtles (Song; 1967)

Hitch (Film; 2005)

Hoppy Daze (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

Hurts and Flowers (Roland & Rattfink Cartoon; 1969)

Ice Boxed (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1928)

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata (The Lombards at the first Crusade), by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1843)

Inviting Anna (Film; 2022)

I Think We’re Alone Now, by Tommy James and the Shondells (Song;1967)

Just Go with It (Film; 2011)

La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment), by Getano Donizetti (Opera; 1840)

Linger Awhile and Mobile Day, recorded by Rex Stewart & His Orchestra (Song; 1940)

London University (UK School; 1826)

Lovesick Blues, by Hank Williams (Song; 1949)

The Magic Christian (Film; U.S. 1970)

Mama’s New Hat (Captain & the Kids MGM Cartoon; 1939)

Meet the Champ (Speaking of Animals Cartoon; 1949)

Memories of the Future, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky (Short Stories; 1989) [Written in 1920]

The Might Celt (Film; 2005)

The Moose and the Monster or Nothing But the Pest (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 255; 1964)

Mutiny on the Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

No Deposit No Return (Film; 1976)

The Novelty Shop (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1936)

Nurse to Meet Ya (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1955)

Old Doc Gloom (Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial Cartoon; 1916)

Our Cartoon President (Animated TV Series; 2018)

The Piano (Film; 1994)

Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (Animated Film; 2005)

The Quetong Missile Mystery (Animated TV Show;Jonny Quest #22; 1965)

Red Riding Hoodlum (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1957)

Robin Hood Makes Good (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Running on Empty, by Jackson Browne (Album; 1978)

R.U.R., by Karel Čapek (TV movie; 1938) [1st Science Fiction program]

Scrappy Birthday (Andy Panda Cartoon; 1949)

Self Control (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1938)

Simon Says, Be My Valentine, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S3, Eps. 17 & 18; 1967)

Smash and Grab (SparkShorts Pixar Animated Short; 2019)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, by Anton Bruckner (Symphony; 1903)

Testing 1, 2, 3, or Tape a Number (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 256; 1964)

There’s a Kind of Hush, by Herman’s Hermits (Song; 1967)

Thieves Like Us (Film; 1974)

The Tigger Movie (Animated Disney Film; 2000)

University of Missouri (School; 1839)

The Violins of Saint-Jacques, by Patrick Leigh Fermor (Novel; 1953)

Walking After Midnight, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1957)

Weasel Stop (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

The Wreck of the Hesperus (Super Mouse Cartoon; 1944)

Today’s Name Days

Anselm (Austria)

Marija, Mirjana (Croatia)

Božena (Czech Republic)

Euphrosyne (Denmark)

Teri, Terje (Estonia)

Iisa, Isabella, Talvikki (Finland)

Lourdes (France)

Maria Lourdes, Theodora, Theodor (Germany)

Avgi, Theodora, Vlassis (Greece)

Bertold, Marietta (Hungary)

Dante, Durante, Eloisia, Lourdes (Italy)

Laima, Laimdota, Laimrota (Latvia)

Adolfas, Algirdas, Algirdė, Liucijus (Lithuania)

Ingve, Yngve (Norway)

Adolf, Adolfa, Adolfina, Alf, Bernadetta, Dezydery, Eufrozyna, Łazarz, Lucjan, Maria, Olgierd, Świętomira (Poland)

Teodora, Vlasie (Romania)

Dezider (Slovakia)

Lourdes, Pedro (Spain)

Inge, Yngve (Sweden)

Ulas (Ukraine)

Adolfo, Adolph, Adolpha, Alva, Alvarita, Alvaro, Lourdes (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Ava Day

National Marc Day

National Van Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 42 of 2025; 323 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 2 of Week 7 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 22 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Wu-Yin), Day 14 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 4 Amshir 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Hackberry (Feb 9-18) [Day 3 of 10]

Hebrew: 13 Shevat 5785

Islamic: 12 Sha’ban 1446

Julian: 29 January 2025

Moon: 99%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 14 Homer (2nd Month) [Phidias)

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 53 of 90)

SUn Calendar: 12 Gray; Fryday [12 of 30]

Week: 2nd Week of February

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 23 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 28 of 29)

Schmidt Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 17 of 27)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 23 of 28)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Capricornus (Day 24 of 28)

[deductordemigod]

It's winter. You ask me about love and I tell you about violence. I'm sorry. I thought that's what love was. It's all the same anyway. Love is never what you want it to be. It can be better, but it can be worse. It doesn't always have to hurt but it always hurts me. The devotion to pain, to something bigger than myself. Love is something big and loud, and god left a long time ago, and took the tenderness with him. So if you're going to feel anything, why not make it hurt. I used to be a hole in the ground, now I am just a hole in myself.

Saudi Arabia GP [Jeddah] (2022) // unknown // Azerbaijan GP [Baku] (2019) // Azerbaijan GP [Baku] (2023) // 'Translations' by Brian Friel [Act 2 Scene 2] (1980) // unknown // Belgian GP [Spa] (2004) // German GP [Hockenheim] (2018) // Singapore GP [Marina Bay Street Circuit] (2023) // 'Translations' by Brian Friel [Act 3] (1980)// unknown // Bahrain GP [Bahrain International Circuit] (2022) // 'Translations' by Brian Friel [Act 3] (1980) // British GP [Silverstone] (2022) // 'Translations' by Brian Friel [Act 3] (1980) // unknown // Spanish GP [Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya] (2022) // French GP [Circuit Paul Ricard] (2022)

so i'm studying the play 'Translations' in my english literature class, and i couldn't help but find some of the quotes relatable to charles. i then found this poem online (unfortunately no source to be found no matter how hard i look), and the rest is history so to speak.

[brookston]

Holidays 5.23

Holidays

Angelica Day (French Republic)

Aretha Franklin Appreciation Day (Michigan)

Aromanian National Day (Balkans; a.k.a. Aromanians, Vlachs, or Macedo-Romanians)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Best Friend-in-Law Day

Bifocals Day

Bluebell Day

Caracal Day

Climb A Tree Day

Day of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Azerbaijan)

Day of Ukrainian Marines (Ukraine)

Divorce Day (UK)

Empire Air Day (UK)

Empire Day (Bermuda)

EMS Save-a-Life Day Day

Festival of Saint Sarah the Egyptian (Sara Kali the Black Queen; a.k.a. Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France) begins [until 25th]

Go For A Walk In Your Swim Fins Day

Go Nissan Day

Harvesting Healing Day

Heroes’ Day (Ukraine)

International Day of Women’s Football

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (UN)

International GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day

International Synthesizer Day

Isis Asteroid Day

Kids Ocean Day (California)

Kiss Day (Japan)

Komagata Maru Remembrance Day (Canada)

Labour Day (Jamaica)

Linnaeus Day (Sweden)

Lucky Penny Day

Mass Graves Day (Iraq)

Mayoring Day (Rye, Sussex, UK)

Melissa McBride Day

Mesmerism Day

Moog Day

National Apology Day

National Best Friend-in-Law Day

National Braid Day

National Canine Cancer Awareness Day

National Day (Morocco)

National Ethan Day

National Fill Your Thermos Brand Bottle Day

National Girls Learn Coding Day

National Goat Day

National Infantry Day (Ukraine)

National Medical Coder Day

National MILF Day

National Reed Day

National Stop the Bleed Day

National Tea Cosy Day

143 Day (Mr. Rogers)

PitDark Pitch Day

Stormy Daniels Day

Students’ Day (Mexico)

World Crohn's and Colitis Day

World Day Against Melanoma

World Turtle Day

World Wrestling Day

Youth Day (Tajikistan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Dunkin Iced Coffee Day

National Asparagus Day

National Drinking with Chickens Day

National Pork Roll Day

National Taffy Day

Independence & Related Days

Ausveria (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Bonumland (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]

Constitution Day (Germany)

Plan for Palestine Independence by 1949 (Approved by UK Parliament; 1939)

Reberia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

South Carolina Statehood Day (#8; 1788)

4th Thursday in May

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day [Thursday of Memorial Day Weekend]

Red Nose Day (US) [Last Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

World Chardonnay Day [Thursday before Memorial Day]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 23 (3rd Full Week)

National Safe Sun Week (thru 5.29)

Festivals Beginning May 23, 2024

Asian Festival of Children’s Content (Singapore) [thru 5.26]

Book World Prague (Prague, Czech Republic) [thru 5.26]

Hay Festival of Literature and Arts (Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom) [thru 6.2]

Hot Luck (Auto, Texas) [thru 5.26]

Kerrville Folk Festival (Kerrville, Texas) [thru 6.9]

Kodiak Crab Festival (Kodiak, Alaska) [thru 5.27]

Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival (Port Clinton, Ohio) [thru 5.27]

Patriotic Festival (Norfolk, Virginia) [thru 5.26]

Ware Shoals Catfish Feastival (Ware Shoals, South Carolina) [thru 5.25]

Feast Days

Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Amaldus Nielsen (Artology)

Anathansius (Positivist; Saint)

Appreciate Reptiles Day (Pastafarian)

Bertholet Flemalle (Artology)

Bluebell Day (Shamanism)

Bufi the Toad (Muppetism)

Carl Bloch (Artology)

Carista (Day of Peace in the Family; Pagan)

Declaration of the Bab (Baba'i)

Desiderius, Bishop of Langres (Christian; Saint)

Desiderius of Vienne (Christian; Saint)

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Christian; Saint)

Franz Kline (Artology)

Giovanni Battista de' Rossi (Christian; Saint)

Guibert of Gemblours (Christian; Saint)

Harold Hitchcock (Artology)

Ivo of Chartres (Christian; Saint)

John Baptist Rossi (Christian; Saint)

József Rippl-Rónai (Artology)

Julia of Corsica (Christian; Saint)

Leontius of Rostov (Christian; Marty)

Margaret Fuller (Writerism)

Mitch Albom (Writerism)

Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler (Episcopal Church (USA))

Peter Matthiessen (Writerism)

Quintian, Lucius and Julian (Christian; Saints)

Rosalia (Ancient Rome)

Simon the Zealot (Abkhazia)

Slim Pickens Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tubilustrium (Ceremony to Purify the Ceremonial Trumpets; Ancient Rome) [also 3.23]

Turtle Day (Pastafarian)

Vulcan's Day (Ancient Rome)

William of Perth (Christian; Saint)

William of Rochester (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Full Moon [5th of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Bright Moon (Celtic)

Buddha Day (Buddhism)

Budding Moon (Traditional)

Corn Planting Moon (Alternate)

Dragon Moon (China)

Egg Laying Moon (Traditional)

Fell Moon (South Africa)

Flower Moon (Amer. Indian, North America, Traditional)

Grass Moon (Neo-Pagan)

Hare Moon (England, Wicca)

Leaf Budding Moon (Traditional)

Milk Moon (Colonial)

Panther Moon (Choctaw)

Planting (Cherokee, Traditional)

Southern Hemisphere: Beaver, Frost, Hunter’s

Buddha Day [Around 5th Full Moon of the Year] (a.k.a. ... 

Buddha Jayanti (Nepal)

Buddha Purnima (Parts of India)

Buddha Purnuma (Bangladesh)

Hari Raya Waisaki (Indonesia)

Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana (Bhutan)

Saga Dawa (Sikkim, India)

Shyadar Pidar (Parts of India)

Vesak Day (Singapore, Sri Lanka)

Visakha Bucha Day (Thailand)

Visakh Bochea (Cambodia)

Wesak (Malaysia)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Addicted to Love (Film; 1997)

The Asphalt Jungle (Film; 1950)

Blended (Film; 2014)

Born This Way, by Lady Gaga (Album; 2011)

Brassed Off (Film; 1996)

Bruce Almighty (Film; 2003)

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins (Novel; 2012)

Cat Nipped (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)

The China Plate (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1931)

David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell (Book; 2014)

Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann (Novel; 1947)

Dragonquest, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1971) [Dragonriders of Pern #2]

The Dwarf, by Pär Lagerkvist (Novel; 1944)

The Fabulous Riverboat, by Philip José Farmer (Novel; 1971) [Riverworld #2]

Fidelio (Final Version), by Ludwig Van Beethoven (Opera; 1814)

Fish Tales (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Follow That Dream (Film; 1964)

Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (Music Documentary Film; 2003)

The Gong Show Movie (Film; 1980)

I’ll Be There For You, by The Rembrandt’s (Song/Friends Theme Song; 1995)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Film; 1984)

Injun Trouble (Mighty Mouse Cartoon; 1951)

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell (Novel; 1960)

The Kids Are Alright (Documentary Film; 1979)

Law and Audrey (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1952)

Lights Fantastic (WB MM Cartoon; 1942)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Film; 1997)

The Marshall Mathers LP, by Eminem (Album; 2000)

Much Ado About Nutting (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

A Mutt in a Rut (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

Nutty News (WB LT Cartoon; 1942)

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (Film; 1973)

Patience, by Gilbert & Sullivan (Operetta; 1881)

Persepolis (Animated Film; 2007)

The Shining (Film; 1980)

Silly Scandals (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1931)

Taking the Long Way, by the Dixie Chicks (Album; 2006)

The Thin Man (Film; 1934)

Tommy, by The Who (Album; 1969)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (Film; 2014)

Today’s Name Days

Alma, Desiree, Renate (Austria)

Deziderije, Nada, Vilim, Želimir, Željko (Croatia)

Vladimír (Czech Republic)

Desiderus (Denmark)

Lii, Liidi, Liidia, Ly, Lydia (Estonia)

Lyydia, Lyyli (Finland)

Didier (France)

Alma, Désirée, Renate (Germany)

Dezső (Hungary)

Desiderio (Italy)

Leontīne, Ligija, Lonija (Latvia)

Gertautas, Ivona, Tautvydė (Lithuania)

Oddlaug, Oddleif (Norway)

Budziwoj, Dezyderiusz, Dezydery, Emilia, Iwona, Jan, Leontyna, Michał, Symeon (Poland)

Mihail (România)

Želmíra (Slovakia)

Desiderio (Spain)

Desideria, Desirée (Sweden)

Allard, Desirae, Desire, Desiree (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 144 of 2024; 222 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 21 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 15 (Ding-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 15 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 15 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 24 Magenta; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 10 May 2024

Moon: 100%: Full Moon

Positivist: 3 St. Paul (6th Month) [Anathansius]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 66 of 92)

Week: 3rd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 3 of 31)

[ghelgheli]

[Samad] Behrangi was the educator par excellence. For eleven years he taught in the village schools of [Iranian] Azerbaijan and intermittently at a teachers' training school in Tabriz. His face-to-face encounters with rural poverty and broad exposure to Azeri folk culture helped shape both the content and medium of his message as a writer. Behrangi's corpus of fiction—short stories often referred to as children's stories in the West, but really timeless folktales meant for child and adult alike—is deeply rooted in his village teaching experiences and his love for Azeri folk culture. Behrangi left no doubt that he wrote these tales to instruct and to incite: "The time of limiting children's literature to passive propaganda and rigid, fruitless institutions has ended. We must lead our children away from building hopes on false and empty visions towards. creating hopes based on a correct understanding and interpretation of the harsh realities of society and on how to struggle to eliminate those harsh realities." Pleasure was not the sole or even the most important reason to read his tales: "Reading stories is not only for pleasure. I don't desire that aware children read my stories only for pleasure." [...] To evade the censor Behrangi used the folktale form. Behrangi's fiction consists entirely of folktales, either translated from the Azeri Turkish or created anew. That he should have chosen this style is not at all surprising, given his fascination with Azeri folk literature and positive experiences in teaching folktales in the village schools. However, the opportunities to evade the censor through allegories and metaphors surely were not lost on Behrangi. Precisely for this reason, the folktale—euphemistically called "children's literature"—with its own long and rich history in Persian literature became one of the most important genres in post-June 1963[, when widespread demonstrations in response to the arrest of Ruhollah Khomeini were met with lethal government crackdown.]

The "Westoxification" of Iran: Depictions and Reactions of Behrangi, Al-e Ahmad, and Shariati, Brad Hanson 1983 [JSTOR]

[terranautica]

howdy

some notes:

I generally try to identify places + groups

I try to make conscious decisions about tags that respect cultural identities, consider historical context and reject imperialism. I realize this is impossible and messy and doomed to be inconsistent. choices I've made include one Korea, one Ireland, and multiple tags for separatist states, i.e. Scotland, Catalan Countries.

I am currently unsure when or if it makes sense to tag the "bigger" nation in a post about an autonomous region, ex. China and Tibet, Faroe Islands and Denmark. I want to respect widespread independence movements, but also not become bloated with regional tags. Tibet deserves to be free of China but I have to laugh at Texas separatism.

Israel does not get a tag. instead see Jewish diaspora, Free Palestine, genocide, USA, or anti imperalism.

I am not always sure when to use the indigenous peoples tag. if I am unsure I will probably leave it out.

except the history and prehistory tag, I currently am not tagging things that no longer exist, ex. Soviet Union, Roman Empire. I may instead tag with the most closely related modern state, ex. Russia, Greece

Tags like EU, UK, Africa, Asia, Latin American, Polynesian, etc. are used only in posts that refer to many places/groups collectively, ex. a post featuring Lunar New Year in Asia

I try to tag the country/group that an artist/writer/creator belongs to, ex. a post featuring Baldwin tagged with USA, literature, black diaspora

tags are ever-evolving!

country/place tags:

Africa, Albania, Angolia, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Catalan Countries, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Emirates, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawai'i, Hungary, Iberia, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, free Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, free Tibet, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Wales, West Papau, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

diaspora + ethnic group + cultural group tags:

Ainu, Apache, Bahá'í, Basque, Black diaspora, Chechen, Choctaw, Chulym, Dakota, Dharumbal, Dolgan, Galician, Gavião, Guarani-Kaiowá, Hui, Igbo, immigrants, Ingorot, Inuit, Ixil, Jewish diaspora, Karakalpak, Kashmir, Kazakh, Ket, Khakas, Lakota, Latin American, Lezgin, Mah Meri, Maka, Makonda, Mari, Mohegan, Ojibwe, Pataxo, Polynesian, Pueblo peoples, Purepecha, Q'eqchi', Rapa Nui, Rohingya, Romani, Rukai, Ryukyuan, Sakapultek, Samburu, Sámi, Selkup, Sioux, Tamil, Tatar, Tigray, Tlingit, Tokalau, Uyghur, Yazidi

culture + other tags:

agriculture, airports, animals and wildlife, architecture, art, body modification, children, clothing and textiles, current events, dance, ecology and environmentalism, festivals and holidays, film and tv, food, geopolitics, history, infrastructure, language, literature, maps, music, myth and legend, my posts, nature, prehistory, postcards and stamps, public transportation, religions and belief systems, solidarity, sports and games, traditions and customs, true spirit of the blog, urban landscape, water and boats, women

ugly tags:

acab, anti capitalism, anti fascism, anti imperialism, anti misogyny, anti xenophobia, genocide

[xuxanov]

Uçmaqda da (Cənnət) bu yer için ağlayacağam.

-Marina Tsvetaeva, from Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917-1922; “A Hero of Labor”

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[ame-soeurx]

you give me such persian vibes i forget you’re afghan

Persian empire was huge half of asia almost and there are alot of persians who settled on conquered lands they persianised the local people aswel for example north india which is now pakistan, turks of central asia and anatolia. Kurds are also persians who speak the old persian language and iran is not the centre of persians and persian empire. Most people dont know that persians are widespread in lot of countries even in russia there is a state and their people are called Tats who are persians of ethnicity. Persians of iran are mostly mixed with oghuz turks/azerbaijan turks which is why the turkish people and persians have a lot in common. Because turks are influenced by the persians in the way of speaking, islam, literature and cultural aspects. Also persians had a lot of influence in east Europe and central and south asia and the influence is still noticeable. Im ethnically persian from my grandparents who settled in those lands before the pashtuns conquered it from the persians and made it afghan lands and gave the local people afghan nationalities so ye my nationality is afghan but im persian ethnically and im very proud of my roots and culture because

[opiatemasses]

Ignorance is bliss: the narrative of sportswashing reviewed

When will people jump off the bandwagon? When will people have the courage and challenge the narrative of sportswashing?!

Sportswashing is a term commonly used, especially in articles criticising Middle Eastern countries hosting major sporting competitions. A buzz word that’s gained a lot of media attraction; sportswashing is a ‘phenomenon in which political leaders use sport to appear important or legitimate on the world stage whilst distracting from chronic social problems and human rights abuses at home” (Boykoff 2022:342). It was a term first used towards criticising Azerbaijan hosting the 2015 European Games and now our eyes turn to Saudi Arabia hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2034.

The argument for sportswashing is one that is genuine and well-intended however it’s important to highlight and question what points it misses and tone of language it sets. Being an avid reader of sport articles, ‘blatant sportswashing’ is what is described to me whenever I read about this topic. It made me feel that sports were just a pawn and despised countries like Saudi Arabia etc.

I decided to go against the narrative and attempt to seek reasons other than sportswashing and challenge its term.  Formulating an opinion that’s looked at all angles is an opinion that’s more well-rounded than an opinion that looks at one side of the story, don’t you think?

White man’s burden

There lies an ideological burden when scholars and journalist use the language of sportswashing. It simplifies and fails to shed light on the complexity of sport policies as well as a prejudiced tone towards these authoritarian regimes (Elsborg, 2022). Admittedly criticism has tended to focus on autocratic governments; however, when countries promote similar use of sport, e.g., South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup despite xenophobic attacks occurring that resulted in 62 dead, these practices are understood as ‘sports diplomacy’ (Soyland,2020). Why the contradiction?

Sports diplomacy projects a mutual, positive, and arguably friendlier choice of language in contrast to the action provoking metaphor of sportswashing. I would argue its use can be challenged as subjective and ultimately positions countries that are more liberal, democratic, and Western-friendly at a higher moral standing.

Perhaps this comes because between 2000 and 2020 65% of papers concerning political use of sport and sport diplomacy derived from affluent parts of the globe of Europe and North America (Postlethwaite et al., 2023).  Susceptibility to falling into a narrative of eurocentrism (an ideological perspective that favours European culture and values above else) is at risk due to minimal representation from other continents. We need to acknowledge and give a platform to those that are less represented in the field of literature to contribute and challenge or support narratives being portrayed.

Double-edge sword

Sportswashing is not just a one-way process. People should acknowledge and be aware that for a country to host such event, the governing bodies of the sport Like FIFA, IOC needs to give the approval it requires for it occur in the country. Therefore, the definition of sportswashing should acknowledge that it isn’t solely the country involved but also the sport’s governing body responsible.

There is further complexity when global capitalism is involved. The EU is Saudi Arabis’s second-largest trading partner, accounting for 14.8% of its global trade, including exporting 7.8% of crude oil. Furthermore, economic co-operation has strengthened between UK and Qatar. The state of Pearl is set to buy another 12 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, displaying that the two nations are willing to do business despite cultural differences.

The notion of ‘double standards’ is unavoidable. If these countries with terrible human rights record are at fault, why are we doing business with such nations? Surely, we should distance ourselves rather than associate? Criticism is one thing, but acting upon it is another.

Criticism of such nature may consequently lead to damaged relations and withdrawals from trade agreements, which can have significant impact towards our economy and cause problems such as energy shortages and spike in energy costs. You can read more about the importance of maintaining an interest in the Middle East here.  Maintaining a cooperative relation with the Middle East is pivotal and thus the narrative of sportswashing may have unintended consequences to what it was set out to do originally. 

My aim is to challenge and push away from the generalised narrative of sportswashing but to observe it on a wider scale and be open to reasons that can question its legitimacy. I believe that sports and politics will always be intertwined, and how we interpret it and why we interpret it in such a way is crucial in the way we see things in society.

Concluding Thoughts

Ultimately its up you, the reader to interpret how you see the narrative of sportswashing.

Looking ahead in the future, more collaborative work and partnerships should be formed with countries and their educational institutions that are underrepresented respectively. Subsequently this would ensure a much more universal approach when discussing the narration of sportswashing. As well as that, critics that support sportswashing must also hold sport organisations accountable and include them more in their point of argument.

Taking action

Educate ourselves further with the issues surrounding sportswashing. Ensure to read different articles from different sources. Who benefits from a particular policy or narrative? What are the potential downsides? Who might be left out of the conversation?

Talk to people from different nationality and cultural backgrounds. Ask for their opinion and see how their backgrounds influence and shape their opinion.

Be willing to show emphasis. If you were a Qatari citizen, how would you feel about your country hosting a global sporting event? Would you perceive different nations differently and if so, why?

So, what do you think of the narrative of sportswashing? Is it justifiable or are there more parts to be unveiled? Please get stuck in the comments and let me know your thoughts and opinions!

Further readings

[whattheabcxyz]

2024-12-26

Singapore

Burglars entered Holland Road home via adjacent house which was under construction

Science

Lithocholic acid extends lifespan in nematodes & fruit flies, & makes old mice young again - there's no indication it'll work for us humans tho'!

Transport

What to do if your vehicle is damaged by valet service

Food

Competition among restaurants in Singapore heats up

Literature

^ An attempt at solarpunk fiction about a good anthropocene - I'm more fascinated by the pictures tbh

Travel

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38

Japan Airlines hit by cyber attack, causing delays to domestic & international flights

Entertainment

Lord Of The Rings musical to make Asian debut in Singapore in August 2025

[metamorphesque]

Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganyan: the girl who survived

Operation "Nemesis": Part 1

Gourgen Yanikyan: 13 bullets that shattered the world's silence

ASALA: Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (part 1)

ASALA: VAN Operation, September 24 (part 2)

Monte Melqonyan: Armenian Hero

History of Artsakh: Part 1

What is western azerbaijan? - yet another azeri delusion

BREAK THE CHAIN OF IGNORANCE: Free Armenian Prisoners

September 19, 2023: Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh

The Amusement Park of Armenian Genocide in baku

The dehumanization of Armenians as state policy in azerbaijan

Formula 1, Sportswashing and Greenwashing a Genocide … in other words, just an ordinary day in baku

Facing The Facts: Resources on the Armenian Genocide

Frequently Asked Questions About Armenian Genocide

Sample Archival Documents on the Armenian Genocide: U.S. Archives

Sample Archival Documents on the Armenian Genocide: British Archives

Map of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Turkish Empire

Talaat Pasha's Official Orders Regarding the Armenian Massacres, March 1915-January 1916

The Massacre of the Armenians (”Ambassador Morgenthau describes the forced evacuation of one group of Armenians from their homeland to the Syrian desert.”)

American Documents

British Documents

Russian Documents

French Documents

Austrian Documents

Public Lectures

Eye Witnesses

Aurora Mardiganyan's book, "RAVISHED ARMENIA" (14-year-old girl who managed to escape)

The Turkish Woman

That is all right, but who killed hundred of thousands Armenians?

Einar af Wirsen

The Story of Anna Hedwig Bull, an Estonian Missionary of the Armenian Genocide.

"That's How It Was"

ARAB EYEWITNESS FAYEZ ALGHUSSEIN ABOUT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Report by an Eye-Witness, Lieutenant Sayied Ahmed Moukhtar Baas

Letters of Turkish doctors addressed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey

Martyred Armenia: Eyewitness account of the Armenian genocide by Faiz El-Ghusein a Turkish official

PHOTO COLLECTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE