Iranian philosopher, mathematician
and astronomer Sheikh Bahai is among the world luminaries to be commemorated
this year The
Research Center of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism
Organization (ICHHTO) is to introduce 200 luminaries as Iranian nationalities
to UNESCO. Tehran, 16 July 2008: The Research Center of Iran’s Cultural
Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) is to introduce 200
luminaries as Iranian nationalities to UNESCO.
The center aims to preserve Iran’s
cultural heritage and prevent some other countries from claiming these figures
as their own, the head of the center, Taha Hashemi told CHN.
He added that the short biography of each figure has been prepared and will be submitted
to the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Hashemi continued, “These figures will be studied at three different stages,
namely international, national and regional. The international list has been
prepared for UNESCO, and on the national and regional levels, their names and
biographies will be introduced in school textbooks. We are also planning to
order statutes of these figures to be installed in their birth or death
places.”
UNESCO has declared 2009 the International Year of Astronomy, and Iranian
Muslim scholar, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer Sheikh Bahai is among
the world luminaries to be commemorated this year, he went on to say.
Iran is also planning to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death Sheikh
Bahai and has invited scholars from around the world to write papers and send
them to the websites www.sheykhbahaie.com and www.sheikhbahaee.com, he
concluded.
