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Ictiologos del a Argentina: Clarice Pignalberi de Hassan

This series will include all those people who, by means of their contributions, great and small, played a part in the consolidation of ichthyology in Argentina. The general plan of this work consists of individual factsheets containing a list of works by each author, along with reference bibliography and, whenever possible, personal pictures and additional material. The datasheets will be published primarily in chronological order, although this is subject to change by the availability of materials for successive editions. This work represents another approach for the recovery and revalorization of those who set the foundations of Argentine ichthyology while in diverse historical circumstances. I expect this to be the beginning of a major work that achieves the description of such a significant part of the history of natural sciences in Argentina.

The Iranian Foreign Policy in the Persian Gulf Region under the Rule of President Hassan Rouhani: Continuity of Change

Although Iran borders with many states and has direct access to the Caspian Sea as well as the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf region seems to be the most vital area to its security and prosperity. Yet since the 70’s Iran’s relations with the Arab states in the region have been rather strained and complex. The main reason for that had been the success of the Islamic revolution in 1979 which later resulted in a new dimension of Sunni-Shia rivalry. Moreover, post-revolutionary Iranian authorities also intended to maintain the regional hegemony from the Imperial State of Iran period. As a result, successive Iranian governments competed for hegemony in the Persian Gulf with the littoral Arab states which consolidated their regional positions due to close links and intensive cooperation with the West especially with the United States. Despite some political and economic initiatives which were undertaken by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, this rivalry was also evident between 2005–2013. The main aim of this article is to find out whether Iranian foreign policy towards the Arab states in the Persian Gulf region has undergone any significant changes since Hassan Rouhani became the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2013. According to Mohammad Reza Deshiri, the Iranian foreign policy after 1979 can be divided into so-called waves of idealism and realism. During dominance of idealism values and spirituality are more important than pragmatism while during the realistic waves political as well as economic interests prevail over spirituality. Iranian idealism is connected with export of revolutionary ideas, Shia dominance as well as the restoration of unity among all muslims (ummah). On this basis both presidential terms of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can be classified as ‘waves of idealism’, albeit some of his ideas were very pragmatic. The question is if Hassan Rouhani’s foreign policy represents a continuity or a change. Is the current Iran’s foreign policy towards the Persian Gulf region idealistic or rather realistic? The main assumption is that there will be no Arab-Iranian rapprochement in the Persian Gulf without a prior normalization of political relations between Iran and the West especially the United States.

Son Exc. le général aide de camp Hassan Ali Khan, Kéboudvendi...

[Notice biographique. Hassan Ali Khan Kéboudvendi (français). 1861]

Muley Hassan Ben El Mehdi, Califa de Marruecos, visita el Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu.

Crónica de la visita que el Jalifa de Marruecos, Muley Hassan Ben el Mehdi, al Instituto de Enseñanza Media Ramiro de Maeztu, donde estudiaba su hijo el Emir heredero del Jalifato, el tercer curso de Bachillerato. El Jalifa, después de asistir a una exhibición gimnástica en la que participaba su propio hijo, hizo un recorrido por las instalaciones del Instituto. Después recibió de manos de su hijo, Mehdi Ben Hassan, el cuaderno-resumen de sus trabajos escolares. Por último el Jalifa asistió a la filmación de un documental basado en un día en la vida diaria de su hijo en el Ramiro de Maeztu.

Memória do município de Cametá: o contar e recontar dos “notáveis” Alberto Moia Mocbel e Victor Tamer

Este trabalho é fruto da pesquisa de Mestrado intitulada Memória do município de Cametá: o contar e recontar dos “notáveis” Alberto Moia Mocbel e Victor Tamer, que tem como objetivo analisar narrativas que tematizam a memória histórica e temporal do município de Cametá, mediante a fatos contados e recontados pelos autores cametaenses Victor Tamer e Alberto Moia Mocbel. A análise das narrativas Visagens e Assombrações da infância I e O homem estrela foram escolhidas por se considerar que estas se encaixam no perfil do tema escolhido. A seleção também se justifica pelo fato das narrativas se relacionarem ao universo cotidiano que matiza os acontecimentos históricos da Cametá de outrora. Nesse sentido, o texto contempla referenciais teóricos voltados para as produções literárias de escritores locais, pesquisadores e estudiosos do cânone literário em geral. Desse modo, apresentaremos no texto alguns levantamentos históricos sob a secular cidade, objetivando contemplar também a memória testemunhal. Para tal fundamentação, se destaca alguns autores locais como Ignácio Moura (1910), Salomão Lâredo (2013), Danúzio Pompeu (2013), Doriedson Rodrigues (2003); relatos da entrevista concedida pelo escritor Alberto Mocbel no mês de setembro do ano de 2013 em Cametá e outras pesquisas documentais realizadas no Museu Histórico de Cametá e na Academia Paraense de Letras, onde também coletamos informações referentes ao antigo Sistema de Iluminação Pública. Disponibiliza-se fotografias com o intuito de elucidar e comprovar a veracidade de fatos apresentados e descritos nas obras de Mocbel (2009) e Tamer (2012). Frente aos estudos relacionados à categoria memória, recorremos às teorias de autores como Pierre Nora (1993), Jacques Le Goff (2003), Ecléa Bosi (1994), Jerusa Pires (2003), Aleida Assmann (2011), Walter Benjamin (1994) e Maurice Halbwachs (2006). Autores como Homi Bhabha (1998) e outros que trabalham com as categorias da identidade cultural, conceito este que também subsidiou o aporte teórico deste trabalho e, portanto, não menos importantes para as discussões que serão suscitadas.

Letteratura araba per l'infanzia: Proposta di traduzione di racconti brevi tratti dall'opera "Limadha sakata al-nahr" di Zakariyya Tamer

Nell’elaborato finale che conclude il mio percorso di studio presso la Scuola di Lingue e Letterature, Traduzione e Interpretazione di Forlì ho deciso di porre l’attenzione sulla letteratura araba per l’infanzia, in particolare sulla produzione letteraria ad essa legata ad opera dello scrittore siriano Zakariyya Tamer, mediante una serie di proposte di traduzione di racconti brevi. Tali racconti sono presenti all'interno di una delle sue raccolte intitolata “Limadha sakata al-nahr”, la quale ho avuto la fortuna di trovare nella libreria dell’Istituto del Mondo Arabo di Parigi. La scelta dell’autore sul quale focalizzare l’attenzione è stata fortunatamente guidata dall’aiuto del mio relatore, il professor Ahmad Addous, poiché essendo ancora profondamente inesperta per quanto riguarda il panorama letterario arabo, avrei avuto grande difficoltà nello scegliere un genere appropriato alle mie conoscenze linguistiche da collegare successivamente a un autore emblematico. Grazie allo stile utilizzato da Tamer nei suoi racconti brevi rivolti ad un pubblico di giovanissimi, mi è stato possibile tradurre, sebbene con qualche difficoltà a volte, i racconti riportati nelle pagine che seguono.

Über Jekutiel ibn-Hassan im Zusammenhang mit einer Erklärung mehrerer Gedichte ibn-Gabirols

Michael Wilensky