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charmsoloved · 3 years ago

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i am selfless and selfish

the word selfish has been used to describe me quite often lately. the problem is: I know I'm selfish. I know that I do the things I do to gain specific outcomes for myself. but in a sense, isn't that the point of life? we all do things to gain things.

but what often gets unseen are the things I selflessly do: I'm almost always there for my friends. especially the ones that have stuck with me through all my ups and downs - even when I was the person they probably liked least in this world in certain moments. my relationships with my friends have gotten so real lately. we don't hold back because of insecurities anymore. we're all open and we are a family. I think that's why I have such a hard time creating and maintaining relationships with people who are outside of my core group. with my main besties, I don't feel like I have to put a guard up or that I have to maintain a certain face. I can self-disclose as much as I want to and not feel judged or as if I am trying to impress them. it's really hard these days because I am realizing that often I create the drama in my life to keep the real things I should be focusing on from overwhelming me too quickly. but in reality, that just creates more stress for me because I am choosing to use things that distract me from the important things like defining who I am and furthering my knowledge and my career when it's all at my fingertips.

I need to find new things to be addicted to. and I don't mean like I need to find something substance like. I mean new hobbies, getting to learn to be alone, taking the time to engage myself and write my feelings down and get them out and be completely open and honest so that I am not harboring any feelings or insecurities. that's really all that it comes down to. insecurities: the fact that I want to be liked every single moment of every single day by every single one. but the reality is emerald, NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO LIKE YOU!!! stop behaving in ways that you would never approve of if other's around you were behaving in the ways you behave. stop letting anger overtake you. stop taking everything so fucking personal. it's not always about you. it's about what you do in this world to help other people see and find Christ. wow. that just came out of me. that's it. we are always so worried about SELF. but it's not about ourselves and the concern of how others perceive us. sure, we should be concerned about how others perceive us because they should see the light and hope that Christ has given us. but that doesn't mean you need their approval. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I am selfish because I feel like I want to have what others have. After all, that will truly make me happy or because I want to show those things off because I am not complete in the eyes of others if I don't have those things? see, that's the stuff we shouldn't worry about. you shouldn't worry about how others view you physically, you should be concerned about how they view you intellectually, spiritually. they should feel at home in your presence. they should be able to feel the way you feel when you're with your core group of friends. they should feel that no matter who they are, what they do, or how they live, they can be completely themselves - 100% human.

I think I might have a knack for writing. it's better to talk to myself in the 2nd person because it's almost as if I'm preaching to myself later. or at least putting it out there down on paper - or virtual paper - just to commit it to heart a little more.

I am selfish in the way that I long for perfection. even though we all know I am FAR from it so I don't even know why I try. but that's the thing, I don't try. I get scared and try to force it in other ways instead of just taking the journey through it. It's funny because I always say I'm a fast learner but I really always try to avoid learning. as a kid, I would get so excited to do the work because I understood it so quickly that I would only write half of my first name and then begin the work. This past semester I did a lot better on my grades than I typically would. And honestly, I felt like I was always rushing in the midnight hour to submit work or just hunker down and do it. But my grades, really reflected that I can learn and I can learn fast - I just need to commit to learning more so I can actually get as good as the examples I look up to. just take the time to get to perfection. practice makes perfect.

even with skating, I realize that the reason I am not as good as those girls I see on social media because I simply don't practice enough, and I'm scared to fall and fail. I get scared that I won't be good at something so I maintain where I am good at it without trying to get better at it and become the best at it in my own personal way.

this is all over the place. this is what overworking yourself in a day, the urge to drink - specifically wine because GOD it looks so good, insomnia because of Netflix and period emotions and finding a bug in your kitchen - then finding ten more - to smoking a bowl in bed with the plan to chill out, watch more Netflix, and some selffffcare, to me deciding I needed to write this all down, to be sitting here till almost 4am. Kazi and I are going to be sooo off on our sleep tomorrow :(

also, BE SELF AWARE

if you're feeling off - see if you're hungry, or need a nap, or to go for a walk, or shit use your purple thing - or something before lashing out at others and getting snappy as fuck.

be aware of others' emotions, try not to overrun theirs by talking about yourself. also, you don't always need a fucking pat on the back. yay, you did a basic adult thing today. woo-hoo. no one tells you yay for going potty every time like when you were potty training.

pride is the devil. well, praise is too.

when you are consistently praised for doing something, you'll crave it. the craving will take a hold of you. you'll want that praise each time you did it and do it again. That's the problem with society today. we blatantly share every detail of our lives in hopes of getting likes from others, getting others' stamp of approval.

it all comes down to attention. we crave attention every single moment and so when we aren't getting it from one place, we look for it in another. I think that's why I have a problem with drinking. if I'm bored, I want to drink because the initial buzz makes me feel good about myself, makes my head seem more level and clear, and makes me think I know exactly what I want and it gives me the confidence to try to attain it the way I've got planned. it gives me false hope. it gives me a false reality. it gives you false love. it's a facade.

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armeniaitn · 4 years ago

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What stands behind escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

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What stands behind escalation of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

In an exclusive interview, the scholar of the “lost” Iravani Khanate, Amir Ali SardariIravani, reveals a rich history of a society marked by a peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims which has been all but erased from the understanding of the region by the subsequent and victorious governments.

History

According to the researcher, Iravan Khanat was an independent state in the South Caucasus, which emerged around 1748. The official end of this state was in 1828 after the defeat of Qajars against Russia. The period between its creation in 1748 and 1805 is called the real life of the independent Khanate of Iravan, whereas between 1805 and 1828 the Khanate was under the rule of the Qajar dynasty. It means that in this time the Khan of Iravan was appointed by the Qajar state.

The Qajar dynasty was a Persian royal dynasty of Turkic origin which ruled over Iran from 1789 through 1925 when it was displaced by the Pahlavis.

The development of the city Iravan as a center goes back to the Chukhur-Sa’adbeylerbeyli period in the beginning of the Safavid dynasty in 16th century, which followed by the independent Iravan Khanate in 18thcentury. As a result of the wars between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires, the city of Iravan passed 14 times from Safavids to Ottomans and vice versa. Each time the city exposed to certain destruction and was reconstructed again. After the collapse of the Safavids, the city wasoccupied by the Turks in 1723. In 1733 Nadir Shah conquered Iravan city from the Ottomans again. Nader Shah was an Iranian who belonged to the Turkmen Afshar tribe of Khorasan in northeastern Iran, which had supplied military power to the Safavid dynasty since the time of Shah Ismail Independent khanates were created after the deathof Nadir Shah Afshar in 1748. The city of Irevan became the capital of the Iravan khanate.

Iravan khanate covered the area between Mount Agri (Ararat) and MountAlagoz (Alayaz) and located on both banks of the Araz River. The Iravan khanate was bordered on the north by Pambak river and Ganja khanates, on the east by Karabakh and Nakhchivan khanates, on the south by Khoy and Maku and Bayazid khanates,; on the west by Kars and on the north west by Shorayel sultanates. The territory of Iravan khanate was about 24 thousand square kilometers.

The Irevan fortress locating in a strategic position between the Ottoman Empire, Georgia and Safavid and later Afsharid empire has great importance for all neighboring states. It was built in 1582 by the Ottomans. The causes of political and military interference of neighboring governments in the internal affairs of Khanate of Iravan had emerged due to the commercial and strategic characteristics of Iravan and its unique geopolitical situation in the commercial routes and crossways of south Caucasus region. Located at the cross section between Europe, Asia, Russia, and the Middle East, and is known for the gamut of climates, and landscapes, and in those days, an international trade hub, which brought about a great deal of intercultural exchange, and contributed to the cultural, religious, and linguistic diversity in the region, as described in Thomas de Waal’s ” A Brief Guide to Understanding the Countries of the South Caucasus.”.

After the death of Nadir shah Afshar Mir Mehdi khan was the first khan of independent khanate of Iravan in 1747 but short time after that Azad khan, Afghan who was a general of Nadir shah, conquered Iravan and appointed Khalil khan uzbak as his representative and Khan of Iravan. In his timeIravan was being often attacked by Lezgins of Daghistan and Khalil khanuzbak was unable to protect Iravan.

Lezgins are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, Russia and what is now northeastern Azerbaijan. In the 4th century BC, the numerous tribes speaking Lezgic languages united in a union of 26 tribes, formed in the Eastern Caucasus state of Caucasian Albania (which has nothing to do with the Balkan state), which itself was incorporated in the Persian Achaemenid Empire in 513 BC. Descendants of these tribes are now part of the rich makeup of the region, and retain distinctive cultural traditions.

The Lak Kazi Kumukh Khanate controlled a part of the Lezgins for a time in the 18th century after the disintegration of the Safavid Empire. In the first half of the 18th century, Persia was able to restore its full authority throughout the entire Caucasus under Nader Shah. Some Lezgins were part of the Kuba Khanate in what is now Azerbaijan, while others fell under the jurisdiction of the Derbent Khanate.In 1755 Hasanali khan who was a native Iravani and gained support of people of Iravan, replaced Khalil khan Uzbak.From this time on Iravan was an independent state under the rule of native khans for approximately 50 years until 1805. Hasanali khan gave his position to his brother Husseinali khan 4 years later. Under the rule of Husseinali khan and his son Mahammad khan, Iravan khanate experienced its most prosperous time. Husseinali khan and his son Mahammad khan were real politicians. Thepolitical life of Iravan Khanate was always under the threat of neighboring powers.

This situation forced Husseinali Khan and later his son Mahammad khan towards the third power so that their political independence can be maintained. In fact, the formation of relations between Khanate of Iravan and neighboring powers was due to political considerations and mutual interests. However, relations of Khan of Iravan with neighboring governments were not always stable, since the only objective for the Khanate of Iravan was to preserve its domain and governance over a localized region through utilization of any measures or means.

In the reign of Husseinali khan he benefited from support of Ottomans and also sometimes of Karim khan Zand (from Iran) to encounter Irakli (Erekle II) of Georgia. He used the conflict between Russia and Ottoman Empire on black sea as a political opportunity.

Later his son Mohammad khan played the similar political role with Russia and Agha Mohammad khan Qajar to maintain Iravan khanate, essentially playing one off the other, and receiving a level of protection from each – without ever being fully (or really) subservient to either. Agha Mohammad khan Qajar defeated Zand dynasty in Iran and came to power

in 1796. The Zand dynasty was an Iranian dynasty, a branch of Lurs or Kurds, origin founded by Karim Khan Zand that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later quickly came to expand to include much of the rest of contemporary Iran, as well as what is modern day Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and parts of Iraq and Armenia. Mohammed Khan Qajar expected from the Khanates of Caucasus to obey him. The Khanates were ruled by the khans of Turkic Oghuz descents. Especially the khanates of Iravan, Ganja and Karabakh were ruled by the khans of Qajartribe. The Khan of Iravan did not trust him as a newcomer. It was the reason for the invasion of Agha Mohammad khan Qajar of Caucasus. The khan of Iravan was arrested by Agha Mohammad khan Qajar and sent to Tehran. But shortly after that Agha Mohammad khan Qajar was killed in Karabakh and the Iravan khan was returned to his home. Mahammad khan of Iravan continued the policy of gaining the balance of power between Russia and the Qajar state to maintain the independent Iravan khanate. In 1805 Mahammad khan was finally arrested and sent to exile by Fathali shah Qajar, the successor of AghaMohammad khan Qajar. Mahammad khan Iravani was treated by Fathali shahwith respect in exile. There were many cross marriages between his children and Fathali shah’s children in order to strengthen the ties between their dynasties. This was a strategy of rulers in those times to stabilize their power and reduce the risks of invasion or intervention by their rivals. After the death of Fathali shah Mahammad khanIravani got the highest military rank under Mohammad shah Qajar, the successor of Fathali shah, and married the daughter of Fathali shah. Hisson, Mahammad hasan khan, also married the daughter of Abbas mirza, the crown prince. This daughter was the full sister of Mohammad shah Qajar. I myself am a descendant of this line, explained the scholar. The descendants of Mahammad khanIravani have had a very good career among Qajars. They were mostly very influential personalities who at times had ruled up to 75% of Iran as local governors. They were very closely related to the royal family.

Even under Pahlavis, the family members had reached very high official posts.In 1807 Husseinqulu khan from Qazvin was appointed by Fathali shah to khanof Iravan. He and his brother Hasan khan were not native from Iravan. Manyhistorians have mistaken written that their father with Mahammad khan unfortunately.The political reform of Husseinqulu khan, driven by Fathali shah Qajar,changed the situation in Iravan khanate and led finally to heavy losses and Gulistan and Turkamanchay treaties. Khanate of Iravan was annexed to Russia in 1827.

The Treaty of Gulistan was a peace treaty concluded between Imperial Russia and Persia (modern day Iran) on 24 October 1813 in the village of Gulistan (in modern-day Goranboy Rayon of Azerbaijan) as a result of the first full-scale Russo-Persian War, lasting from 1804 to 1813. The peace negotiations were precipitated by Lankaran’s fall to Gen. PyotrKotlyarevsky on 1 January 1813.The treaty confirmed the ceding and inclusion of what is today Daghestan, eastern Georgia, most of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and parts of northern Armenia from Iran into the Russian Empire. The text was prepared by the British diplomat Sir Gore Ouseley who served as the mediator and wielded great influence at the Persian court. It was signed by Nikolai Rtischev from the Russian side[1] and Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi from the Persian side.

The Treaty of Turkamanchay was an agreement between Persia(Iran) and the Russian Empire, which concluded the Russo-Persian War (1826–28). It was signed on 10 February 1828 in Torkamanchay, Iran. By the treaty, Persia ceded to Russia control of several areas in the South Caucasus: the Erivan Khanate, the Nakhchivan Khanate, and the remainder of the Talysh Khanate. The boundary between Russian and Persia was set at the Aras River. These territories comprise modern-day Armenia, the southern parts of the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan, as well as Iğdır Province (now part of Turkey).

The treaty was signed for Persia by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza and Allah-Yar Khan Asaf al-Daula, chancellor to Shah Fath Ali (of the Qajar Dynasty), and for Russia by General Ivan Paskievich. Like the 1813 Treaty of Gulistan, this treaty was imposed by Russia, following military victory over Persia. Paskievich threatened to occupy Tehran in five days unless the treaty was signed.

Culture

Discussing the culture of the Iravan Khanate and the region, the researcher explained that at the beginning of 16th century and during the rise of Safavid empire, Iravan was an important strategic location for Safavids against Ottomans. It wasthe reason why Safavid rulers appointed their most capable and intelligent allies and generals to protect the fortifications in Iravan. In additionto the military importance, Iravan was a very strategic trade center. As a crossroad between east and west Iravan gained from economic and cultural interactions between different nations. This unique opportunity madeIravan into a cultural hub and a place for open minded people from different religions and backgrounds. Neighboring states were always very eager totake control over this area to gain from taxes and security advantages. These interests caused Iravan to be subjected to conflicts and extensive damages in Iravan from time to time.

The rulers of Iravan were close to Safavid dynasty. The first officialrepresentatives of the Safavid state, who were sent to Europe, were from Iravan. Safavid rulers finally declared Isfahan to be their capital, because it wasa safe location and far from borders but they were still very well connected with their high ranking officials and people from “Chokhur Sa’ad” (the name of Iravan state at that time). Safavi kings offered special conditions like tax relief for Armenians and tried to discourage them from treason. From time to time Christian rival states like Georgiaand Russia were inciting Armenians to conspire against Safavids.

In Safavi and Afshar periods Iravan was a battle field between Iran and Ottomans. The major powers looked to it as a potential proxy against one another and sought its allegiance, both through outreach and through force. After death of Nader shah Afshar, the Iravan Khanate era was the most peaceful period which lasted about 50 years. In this time the rulers of Iravan tried to secure their independent state through unique political position, maneuvering among the larger powers, but also utilizing the unique location to develop a business friendly climate favorable to merchants and to friendly diplomacy with neighboring states.

They could concentrate on their internal affairs and promote the quality of life and development inside their own society without interference or disturbance. Among cities with a large Christian minority, Iravan was much more tolerant than the very religious Muslim Isfahan. Many Western travelers who visited Iravan witnessed the religious freedom and tolerance in this country. It is obvious that some European travelers had sympathy for people who shared their faith and intended to reflect their complaints. It was In the 18th. century and even today we are struggling with the same conflict between ideologies, which at times portrayed conflicts as clashes between religions themselves, rather than between their practitioners. The period of Iravan khanate was the most prosperous time of this country. Trade was improved and the custom taxes were not paid to neighboring supporters but invested internally. Based on the very rare sources remaining from that period it wasthe golden age of Iravan. Mosques and churches, facilities for travelers like Bazars, Hamams and Caravansara is with eastern architecture were built or renovated. In the 18th. century, mosques were still the most important centers for education. A lesser known fact is that the first modern school and the new education system in Caucasus and Iran was initiated in Iravan some decades later, and the most appropriate conditions for this revolutionary initiative was prepared in Iravan khanate period. The tolerance for different perspectives and the openness due to the inherent diversity laid the foundation for this innovative approach.

Still, the peaceful period eventually came to an end. In 1796 and with the rise of the Qajar dynasty in Tehran, Agha Mohammad khan Qajar targeted Caucasus and the time of peace and prosperity was breached. Mahammad Khan Iravani was captured and forced to leave Iravan to Tehran. Although the Iravani khan was treated respectfully in Tehran, the conqueror Qajar state did not allow him to intervene in internal affairs of Iravan anymore. Instead, another loyal Qajar general was appointed to khan of Iravan “Hossein qulukhan”. From this time on, the history of the Khanate was written by the victors, by Qajar historians. The last Khan of Iravan started the so-called political reforms under control of Qajar state. In my opinion, continued the researcher, hedid not manage to accomplish anything of value, and only provoked Russia and the Armenian minority of Iravan. In his reign and in 1813 the entire Caucasus except Iravan andNakhchivan was annexed to Russia through the Gulistan treaty. Politicalmismanagement of Qajars led to huge territorial and other losses, and Iravan and Nakhchivan were entirely lost to Russia in 1827.

The last khan of Iravan in his reign was living in the Iravan Sardar palace,whose patron was the former khan “Mohammad khan Iravani”. Beside thepalace, Husseinqulu khan built a new mosque and named it the “Sardar mosque”.The contemporary German professor Markus Ritter, a specialist in the history of Islamic art, published a paper “thelost mosque in citadel of Yerevan” in 2009. He contacted me for some clarifications, added the scholar. Another German historian “Friedrich Sarre” had traveled to Iravanin 1897 and took some remaining tiles of this mosque to Berlin. Hedescribed in his book the very bad condition of the historical heritage of Khanate and those taken tiles are today displayed in the Berlin museum. Other European travelers who had visited Irevan at different times, described the Sardar’s Palace, its Mirror Hall, mosques, pools and baths in the castle and the city in their writings, as well as the underground marble stairedway passing down to the Zangi River.

There are eyewitness accounts of the marble Fountain once located in the middle of the hall of mirrors.As the result of the earthquake in 1853 the Iravan castle walls were damaged. Since 1868 Iravan City Police Office had been located in Khan Palace, Sardar Hall. The Caucasian viceroyalty allocated resources for there construction of Sardar hall (Mirror Hall) on the basis of petition of Iravan governor in 1867, 1871, 1874, 1880 years. From other recollections, we learn that an Armenian merchant by name of Nerse Tahiryan purchased a part of Iravan castle in 1865 and he built a winery (present cognac/brandy plant). Eventually Serdar Palace was completely demolished and the walls of the Iravan citadel were pulled down. The old districts are by also in ruins. In 1906-1911 years, B.Mehrabov, the engineer of Iravan city, mapped out the city plan and the existence of 8 mosques (Tepebashi, Zal khan, Sartib khan, Blue Mosque (Huseynali khan), Haji Novruzali bey, Gala mosque (Abbas Mirze mosque ), Demirbulag, Haji Jafar) were marked there. The Blue Mosque at Iravan was commissioned in 1765–1766 by Husseinali Khan, the Sardar of the IravanKhanate as the city’s main Friday mosque. It is today the only remaining monument from the Iravan Khanate. The reason why it survived is, the mosque was used as the city museum. There were a number of caravanserais in Iravan city as well: Afshar, Sardar, Sheykholislam, Taghli, Haji Ali, Komurchu, Gurju, Julfa, Haji Ilyas, etc. All these caravanserais had been obliterated. By the decision dated on May 29, 1918, Azerbaijan National Council (Milli Shura), as a result of a political compromise, ceded the city of Iravan to the Armenians as a capital city after three independent countries –Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia had been established in the Caucasus. The re-construction of the city Iravan after the first world war was started in 1924 but in fact, it was serving the agenda of erasing the historical heritage there. The Iravan City History Museum was located in Blue Mosque, Zal khan (the City) mosque turned to the art gallery, but all the other mosques except Demirbulag Mosque in the city had been razed to the ground. Demirbulag Mosque was set on fire in 1988.The history of the Iravan Khanate was written by the victors, first by Qajar conquerors and later by Russians, Armenians and finally by Pahlavis who removed Qajars from power. The Iravan Khanate was forgotten and its history was systematically erased.

Why was the history of the Iravan Khanate suppressed?

At the beginning of the Qajar dynasty there were only few trusted historians in Qajar court, explained Amir Ali SardariIravani . They described all events from the perspective of their master Agha Mohammad khan Qajar or Fathali shah Qajar. As said before, Iravan Khans tried to stabilize their country by switching from one neighboring supporter (Iran, Ottomans, Russia) to the other one based on their common interests. Agha Mohammad khan Qajar was actually an intelligent commander. He believed that all territories in Near and Middle East and Central Asia, even India, belong to Turkic tribes and must be ruled by them. I read a statement from him, added the scholar, that Turkic rulers of those countries should respect each other and should be peaceful to each other. But in case of Khanates he wanted to restore the Safavid territories under his flag. The Khanates could not trust him as a young newcomer.

So, despite of being from the same roots “Qajar”, the Iravan Khan refused to follow Agha Mohammad khan and Fathali Shah. It was the reason why the Qajar historians mentioned him as an unfaithful and incapable khan. After he was sent to exile and was replaced by loyal Husseinqulu Khan from Qazvin, the new Khan as a non-native governor needed a lot of publicity. He carried out some tax reforms. In the first Russian war Qajars lost a great part of Caucasus. Unfortunately Husseinqulu khan overestimated his military power. He provoked Russia and started the 2nd war, which ended in loss of Iravan. Qajar historians documented only one side of the story.

Fathali Shah Qajar and his successors respected Mahammad khan Iravani and his children. It was a respect combined with fear. The Iravani Khan was rich and influential. After death of Fathali Shah, the old Iravani Khan who was a middle ranked general made career again and got to the highest level in the army under Mohammad Shah Qajar. He married the daughter of Fathali Shah and his son married the sister of Mohammad Shah Qajar. Even the new chancellor of Iran „Mirza Aghasi“ was his old servant in Iravan. So it is obvious why the Qajar kings felt like being threatened by this family. Professor Abbas Amanat and some other historians mentioned the huge influence of Mohammad Hasan Khan Sardar Iravani (son of Mahammad khan Iravani) in Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar‘s era. The Pahlavis then systematically erased this history for political reasons.

The Implications for Further Research

This page of our history has been disregarded by censorship, continued the researcher. Through objective research the true history will be revealed. The history which goes beyond our current understanding of political borders remains in the archives for now. It will open us a horizon to find out the integrity of Christians and Muslims in a traditional society in 18th century, he underscored. It will teach us lessons about tolerance in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society and also how such civilized community could be abused for imperialistic purposes, posited the scholar.

Researchers in this area must understand several languages. The documents obtained from this period are partly in Persian, partly in Turkish, partly in Russian and partly in Armenian.

Several archives in Iravan, Nakhichevan, Russia, Iran, Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan contain many correspondents and documents from that time. Due to conflicts and political issues, such objective, comprehensive research does not currently seem to be possible unfortunately. I am pretty sure that such steps could uncover the mistreatments regarding the history of Iravan khanate.

According to Amir Ali SardariIravani, the most interested audience and supporters live in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey. Most of them are refugees from Iravan or neighboring regions who have been displaced from their homeland. They try to keep their traditions and culture. Both governments support historical research, but extensive work requires an international network of researchers who can access archives anywhere without restrictions. Such a network could be orchestrated by a cultural organization in Europe, for example. Anur Ali SardariIravani proposed to start such an initiative in Germany but it’s on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This fascinating interview leaves the reader with at least as many questions as answers, to which the lodestar of research access has not yet waxed. But it also offers a treasure map with clues that can bring the scholars following the footsteps of Amir Ali SardariIravani, closer to unraveling the enigmas presented in this story, and to reaching the buried wealth of previously unknown history.

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n64josh · 5 years ago

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Winter Play 2020 Impressions

Hands-on with Indies at Winter Play NYC

It’s not always about the big shows. One of the (often overlooked) pleasures to be found in gaming (when the world is not in quarantine) are the local events featuring indie developers and their creations. While many of these are geared towards the developer community, others, such as Playcrafting’s Winter Play NYC Game Expo, are open to the public and offer the opportunity for players of all ages to get hands-on with video, card and tabletop games from a variety of individuals and teams.

The event, which was held at the Microsoft Technology Center in Times Square early last month, gave me a chance to preview games ranging from Switch-bound multiplayer titles to ones that began as projects from this year’s Global Game Jam and everything in between. And while I didn’t have time to play every game appearing at the expo, I did want to share some impressions of the titles that may be of interest to the Nintendo player- and a few more that further convey the nature of the event.

Kung-Fu Kickball

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Everybody was Kung-Fu fightin’! One of the first Switch games I had the chance to try out at Winter Play throws- er, uh, kicks a mash-up of kickball, basketball & Kung-Fu archetypes through the lens of local multiplayer frenzy reminiscent of Smash Bros & Killer Queen Black. In fact, the game’s primary developer, Jonah, mentioned that he was approached by a company to make a physical arcade machine- and that cabinet now stands next to one for Killer Queen Black.

I had a chance to enjoy a couple of rounds- but, then, who wouldn’t have fun playing as an old master kickin’ people around inside a volcano?

Teams of two players face off on large stages attempting to kick the ball up into the opponent’s goal net, using their kung-fury to slow down other players, steal the ball or block shots. A clever teleport dash mechanic, once mastered, helps rapidly navigate back and forth across the court and get ahead of the ball.

Characters have a bit of a floaty feel to them, but in a good way. It helps keep the action frantic and moving while also allowing players to misjudge the angle of a sudden redirection. Those openings can lead to break away moments from the kung-fu hustle and bustle.

It admittedly took me a round to really grasp the controls, through no fault of the game itself. Once I got the hang of the teleport dash and how to kick the ball up into the goal basket, I was quickly kicking the ball free of my opponents and teleporting past them to catch up to it and bring it into the goal area. My efforts were often foiled by static, pinball-like platform placements but I, nonetheless, had a blast leading to my losing-er, uh, unvictorious streak and I’m confident a few more rounds would lead to overcoming those challenges.

Following my less-than-impressive kung-fu career debut, the next group after me was a family with both adults and young children and all four had a good time with energetic enthusiasm during their matches, which bodes well for this title’s family gaming prospects.

After three years of development by primarily one person (with the art and audio contracted out), Kung-Fu Kickball should be hitting the Switch sometime this year.

Swim Sanity

Decoy Games

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One of the last titles I had the opportunity to try out at the event also gave me some Killer Queen Black multiplayer vibes at first glance, but this underwater competitive adventure/shooter hybrid quickly drowned those comparisons.

Up to four players navigate a side-scrolling arena or stage, shooting down various creatures of the sea with primary and secondary weapons while charging a Smash-like meter that can unleash different special “swimsanity” abilities selected prior to the start of the stage. These swimsanities range from transforming into a shark that can dash attack horizontally across the screen to a piranha that lets you go Pac-Man on hostile soon-to-be-sushi. The different abilities help customize team configurations for co-op play and add variety to competitive rounds.

I first played a horde mode that reminded me a little of an underwater (non-Super) Mario Bros. stage, with various waves of critters emerging onto the level. It made for good targeting practice and a chance to acclimate to the controls.

After that, I swam next door to a second room where the developers had the adventure mode set up and it was here that you really started to realize that the game was meatier than just another single-screen, multiplayer versus game. We played a couple of levels- both featuring our team of four fleeing from a giant threat pursuing us from the left of the screen as we swam through levels, collecting weapons and treasure. The first was a giant killer whale, while the second was a sort of crab tank. Turns out, that apparent safe spot above the chest laser cannon by the crab’s eyes? Not so safe when the crab tank also has laser eyes.

The title’s journey began over a decade ago as a student project inspired by the Game and Watch Gallery game Octopus. Now, after many iterations over the years, it is anticipating a Switch release in 2020.

Slapdash

Tarraske Digital

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Combining the rapid, angular redirects of Pinball and obstructed goals of Nok Hockey with the team play of an arcade soccer game (and then throwing cats in for good measure), Slapdash is another promising local co-op title that I’m now looking forward to getting my mittens on.

It made me recall the feel of some of the multiplayer party/mini games found in the Super Monkey Ball series, such as Monkey Fight or Monkey Billiards, with ball-shaped cat players ricocheting a ball (and themselves) back and forth across the playing field trying to score points behind the opponent’s goal wall.

While still in the process of refining its visuals (the white face patterns of the different cats currently all tend to blend together, making it very easy to lose track of which player is yours), the gameplay itself is simple, addictive and fun.

Slapdash is aiming for an eventual release on consoles, but no platforms have been officially announced yet.

Antipole DX

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Mega Man-inspired gameplay with an added gravity reversal mechanic? That’s something firmly in my wheelhouse. This remake of the original DSi game features new graphics, sound, music & levels with refinements to the overall gameplay.

The juggling of both your character and enemies with the gravity mechanic is implemented in some tight platforming puzzles and obstacles. The action will definitely scratch an itch for players eager for a game in this genre beyond the Mega Man and Gunvolt series.

While originally announced for 2016 on the Wii U and 3DS (and even included among the 2016 Nindies Summer Jam highlight reel), those versions were never released, despite the game being made with the 3DS in mind. And though a Switch port has become unlikely at this point, players who have been following the game’s development over the past few years can look forward to finally playing it on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One in 2020.

Lo-Fi Samurai

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One of the more unique titles I played was this stylish game that combined rhythmic combat with real-time platforming. You move freely but can only dash or attack enemies to the rhythm beat pattern tracking across the top of the screen. All set against gorgeous retro visuals that are at least partially inspired by Samurai Jack.

I played one of the levels and watched other people play a couple more. It turned out that I am, apparently, really terrible at rhythm games- and it was definitely at no fault to the game’s controls. I found myself trying to overcompensate for missed timings or attempting to spam an attack out of platformer habit, only to extend my cooldown punishment and leading to my inevitable demise. The developer recommended everyone playing play the game with headphones on as the actual music beat helps the player focus on, and attune to, that facet of the game play. I guess I just needed to attune longer.

Despite this newly discovered rhythmic deficiency in my gaming abilities, I found the combination of genres and mechanics really interesting and the overall project to have a lot of promise. It may not have any platform releases scheduled yet, but I think players will want to keep their eye open for it in the event that it achieves one.

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Fruits & Veggies Games

A Global Game Jam project from this year providing a cute, simple 2D, split-screen, co-op platformer experience. Players must try to reach one another through a series of puzzles solved through triggers on the other player’s screen. By working together they can achieve that goal.

Though intended for 2 players, I actually got a chance to play it by myself, controlling both characters. As I’m a sucker for dual-screen-type experiences, the added level of challenge involved actually enhanced the experience considerably. The game also has some really beautiful music by Axel Kazis-Taylor that might take you off guard. It goes a long way to show the level of talent and creativity that can emerge for even relatively simple projects mostly made over a single weekend (and less than a month of polish).

Chromavaders

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A fun, retro-NES-styled match-3 puzzle game combined with a Space Invaders-style enemy advancement. It may seem pretty straight forward but the block catching/building mechanic provides some interesting variety to strategies you can employ to play it.

You can play it for yourself on the game’s website.

Hidden Tunes

Rafael Rodriguez

Navigate across all the spaces of an isometric world by queueing up your movements. The paths you take produce tones. Eventually, you can discover the melody needed to progress. A solid foundation for a musical puzzle game that I could see having a place on platforms like the Switch. No word on a release for this project, yet.

Radarjam

Hamra Digital

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A game in the spirit of Asteroids, but one where the enemies and incoming fire are only seen periodically. I found myself pulling off a lot of aerial drifting and circle-strafing attack patterns, which ended up being pretty fun and helped distinguish the feel of the game from its more familiar progenitor.

Run & Gun

MHarris Games

The Tron-like aesthetic used by this multiplayer, arena shooter lends it an instant visual appeal. A wall run mechanic helps add some variety that you might not anticipate with a retro-styled shooter like this. Has potential as a fun testbed as the project evolves. Downloadable from the game’s website, where you can also follow its development as future builds are released.

PathFinder Pro

Peter Trivelli

This physics-based puzzle game has you navigating a ball towards contact with a goal by laying down a path piece of piece. Simple in premise but deceptively challenging. The gameplay could easily become addictive.

Available now via iOS Test Flight

In Before the Lockdown

While the current health crisis will probably keep Winter Play as one of the last local expo events for some time, they’re definitely worth looking into once we emerge from our lockdowns and social distancing and the world begins to return to normal. In the meantime, we can hopefully look forward to more hands-on time with some of these titles as they release on Switch and other platforms.

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What Does Jesus' Weird Coin Miracle Mean? | Matthew 17:24-27

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First of all, let me stipulate that Jesus put on a dog-and-pony show to wrap His teachings in just like you. Jesus was the original Dr. John and his Traveling Medicine Show if Cat Stevens was playing Dr. John. You are a teacher like Jesus and I associate the number 11 with the kind of teacher Jesus was. This is where reason, logic and analysis enter into the creative process, beginning with the number 2, which is reflection of divine purpose in the individual and collective unconsciousness, the number 1. This is easy to illustrate with the elegance of the Arabic numbers we use, currently, but I don't have any idea how some of these concepts conveyed with the numeric symbols before they existed. This is why I say you can't really do Kabbalah unless you can do mathematics using the Hebrew alphabet. You can sort of do it with Roman numerals, but they are a 10 base system and designed to translate more or less directly from an abacus.

Jesus just didn't have the internet. He was a fisher of men and He caught them one at a time and taught them how to be fishers of men until they were able to catch them with nets and fill up stadiums like Cat Stevens or Taylor Swift. At one point, 5,000 men run 20 miles from Capernaum to Bathsadea just to catch his show. Unlike the 4,000, it wasn't a family picnic: these were hard-core Galilean jihadists. That's why the episode is in the Gospel of Mark: it captured the imagination of the Roman military intelligence in Caesarea and mobilized their indigenous spy net work. 5,000 men is a Roman legion and a modern infantry division.

Anyway, I'm just adding context to your understanding of the Gospels from the perspective of a soldier who recognizes a military intelligence narrative for what it is.

Just for the record, the Finger of God touched the US-Tailand Women World Cup test with the 13 – 0 score. Yawah, Queen of Battle, wants men, universally, to get their heads out of their collective asses and repent of our collective oppression of women since Moses adulterated the 7th Commandment with his second tablet, beginning with paying women soccer pros on the same scale as the men. People are complaining that US women ran up the score, but what were they supposed to do stop playing at a test level? That Tailan side is immortal: I'm not going to place a bet on the podium, but the US honored Tailand by playing as if it was the finals and it was US behind by 13. This is the fucking World Cup: you don't pull your punches in the fucking World Cup.

Chapter 17 is intended to be understood as a complete narrative and not deconstructed by your post-Hegalian dialectical. I don't have an issue with post Hegelian deconstruction as a tool of literary analysis, but you conclusion isn't what the author of Matthew is going for. This is an illustration of how Jesus maintained cohesion, his leadership style and personnel management techniques. Jesus understands that that He is a means to an end for everybody around Him: Peter, in particular, sees the day when it all pays off in victory and the sort of triumph even an Roman general would envy. Jesus is Fidel and Peter sees himself as Raul, while Judas Iscariot is in the role of Che Guevara as played by John Wilkes Boothe.

And Peter is running a little hot and cold. They are on the road for at least 3 years: the Gospel of John gets this correct because of the Passovers: John Mark is probably the author of the Gospel of John and he knew Jesus at the same age when Passover would have been as important to him as Christmas is to your kids.

The Transfiguration is the last thing Jesus does once He is able to reliably fill a stadium for His Cat Stevens Traveling Medicine Show, with Taylor Swift the front band, which means He has created a critical mass for a general revolution, or something that will deliver the visions of ginger bread dancing in Peter's head.

Jesus has sold them a pig in the poke and He knows it and continually confesses to His necessary treachery, They expect to sweep into Jerusalem like El Cid and the rout of Granada, but we know better.

In the mean time, the enemies of Jesus are constantly picking at Him and this seemingly unremarkable inquiry ““Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” sounds like another snare set out by the Pharisees determined to trap and destroy Jesus.

There is a lot left out of Matthew's version of the Demon-Possessed Boy, including “I believe, Lord: help me with my unbelief!” (this happens to be my constant petition in prayer: knowing God is no proof against doubt).

Jesus is dealing with Peter's unbelief. His first comment to Peter “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?” , reflects Peter's state of mind and pushes his buttons none too subtly with the Big Picture and Peter's role in it. Jesus is descended from David on both sides and, as you say, His mission is to reclaim that crown. That's the hook for Peter, that's how he is being played by Jesus, fisher of men.. This of discussion is a lot like Hebrews, a mini-pep talk to get Peter's mind right, again.

What Peter doesn't understand, along with everybody but possibly Mary, Lazarus's sister, is that He is on a Kama-Kazi mission, suicide by centurion. Jesus isn't trying to avoid offending anyone by not paying the Temple Tax, which was not required but a tradition, like korban, when He says: “But so that we might not cause offense... “. like Socrates, He is picking his battle which is to be fought on Golgotha and not Capernaum., but then He conjures a miracle involving money to re-set the hook in Peter. The fact that Matthew chooses “money” to close the deal reflects Matthews value system far more than it does Peter's.

The Gospel of Matthew is a polemic written to support the Judaizers in conflict with Paul. Cornelius, the author of Mark, surfaces all the dots of Jewish theology coincidental to the journalism of his method, but he, Cornelius, lacks the perspective of the Jew in the 1st Century Temple Judaism N.T. Wright has devoted his career to explicating, so he, Cornelius, just calls'em like he sees'em. Matthew connects all the dots and provides the context Theophilus requires to consider the legal argument Paul presents in Romans. Peter is really wishy-washy over this whole kicking kosher to the curb thing, in spite of his relationship with Cornelius (as Galatians reflects: Peter still has to live with these people and their Haredim like ultra-orthodoxy and just wants things to stay the same). This particular episode reflects the centrifugal forces among the Disciples BEFORE Pentacost that Jesus had to contend with and I, personally, can't decide if Matthew is simpatico with Peter or taking a little dig, just to keep him in line.

Jesus is about a cold-blooded a creature as you can be and not be reptile. You don't need all that Jewish shit you bring up to understand that about Jesus. “Sweet Jesus, meek and mild” is pure Sunday school pablum. Jesus isn't trying to teach Peter anything: Matthew is selling the Jewish Christian version of Jesus in the composition of his version of Mark's narrative. Jesus is trying to maintain mission focus and illustrates that leadership is always a one on one dynamic, while management is organizing the 5000 into groups of 50 and 100.

Taylor Swift's career, from writing songs in her bedroom to filling up stadiums, is very similar to Jesus after He came out of the closet after going into the Jordan. The difference is, He was a whole lot more like Cat Stevens and your little TMBH, just cause you're guys.

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