TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The catastrophy of the Syrian war and the resultant maladies have blotted a page of history fallen in the name of humanity, a young student passing by the main gate of Iran's prestigious Tehran University said on Friday.
"We long for the restoration of peace and stability for Syria and establishment of democracy in the country as the remedy for the agonies of the Syrians," Amir Ali Taheri, a student of the Law, told Xinhua.
"Since about six years ago, the historical civilization of Levant has suffered a bloody battle imposed by some extra-regional players," said Amir Ali, with a lamenting look.
"The unwanted war has led to the death and dislocation of hundreds of thousands of the Syrians, and destruction of the rich culture of Syria," he said.
"My father, who was on a pilgrimage to Syria before the war began in 2011, remembers well the tranquility throughout the country and peaceful interaction among the Syrians of every walk of life and ethnicity," he said.
"We cannot imagine how the mishap brought such a fate, but we pray for the return of the days free from disturbance and violence for the Syrians," he said, hoping that the latest ceasefire in Syria will eventually bring peace and stability.
According to reports, the Syrian government and the rebels reached a nationwide ceasefire deal in Dec. 2016 and agreed to attend the upcoming inter-Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan's Astana.
"We want peace for Syria, but it cannot be achieved without an international war against the terrorism in the region and in Syria," Farzad Rahbar, an Iranian student of engineering, said.
He said Iran is ready to foster peaceful and political process in Syria, and the Islamic republic has proved that through its diplomatic efforts and fight against terrorism in Syria and in Iraq.
On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry said that it welcomes the upcoming peace talks on Syria and would respect the outcomes.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that the Islamic republic has no intention of imposing its views on participants in an upcoming round of political negotiations for peace in Syria.
"Whatever decision they (the Syrian government and opposition) make, we will respect it," he said, stressing that Iran has not backed down from its stances on the need for preserving Syria's territorial integrity.
On Jan. 1, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani welcomed the agreements to resume peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan.
He hoped that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states.
The restoration of peace and security to Syria is a watchword for progress and development for all the countries in the Middle East, Ahmad Aqaei, a bookseller in Tehran's Enqelab Street, told Xinhua.
"So, we wholeheartedly cherish the idea of peace for the Syrians in particular, and for all the people of our region," Ahmad added.
He Yani (second from left) and members of the blind musician troupe Mangxuandui Photo: Courtesy of China Citic Press
I met with He Yani during a stifling hot afternoon at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang Province cheap air max 90 australia , where she was shooting a short film about the history of the Old Summer Palace that she said would be shown during the G20 Summit in September.
Over the past few weeks, He's name has become a hot topic in China's blogosphere with her new book from China CITIC Press The Eyeless, which records her 15-year experience with a group of blind musicians working in Shanxi Province.
Mangxuandui cheap air max 90 free shipping , comprised of blind male musicians, has an illustrious history that dates back to World War II, during which they helped fight the Japanese invasion by carrying messages cheap air max 90 wholesale , ammunition and distributing flyers under the direction of Chinese soldiers.
More importantly, over the past 80 years the troupe, which has continued to tour Shanxi villages cheap air max 90 online , has preserved the complete melodies and original vocals of traditional Zuoquan folk music, which was recognized by the Chinese government as an intangible heritage in 2006.
He first encountered these musicians back in 2001 when she visited the village of the winner of a Northwestern China folk song singing contest co-hosted by her and renowned Chinese musicologist Tian Qing. At the time she was a TV host and producer at Zhejiang Satellite TV and had acted in a couple of 1980s films such as Fortunate Phoenix and A Man Who Lit Up Rosy Dawn.
Born and raised in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province cheap air max 90 shoes , where cultural expression tends to be more reserved and implicit, He found herself greatly impressed by the strong and overt emotional resonance revealed in the folk music of Northwest China, while the optimism of the blind musicians cheap air max 90 mens , who lived in very poor conditions, touched her very much.
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"It's been a piece of cake compared to my experience shooting in Shanxi," He said when asked which project was more difficult cheap air max 90 womens , her current Old Summer Palace film or the documentaries about the musicians she began working on in 2002 with Tian Qing.
She has released two documentaries about the group, Blind Singers of Taihang and Dididege] (lit: younger brother's songs). The former film delves into how He first became impressed by the musicians, and attracted the attention of several foreign TV channels.
"But because of the differences in documentary filmmaking between China and Western countries cheap air max 90 , those foreigners didn't want to buy our documentary but the footage we had shot for the documentary. However, we didn't actually shoot enough footage for them to use," He said http://www.cheapairmax90shoesaustralia.com/ , recalling that was when she made up her mind to thoroughly document the life of these blind musicians for a new documentary.
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