About Me
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In the name of Maker
Dear Visitor
I am Mohammad Ali, a 33 y/o Iranian who is involved in medicine as a general practitioner .
I head the Sirius Astronomical Society of Kermanshah(Sirius ASK).My Wife,Banafsheh is 28.
She teaches biology in high school and is interested in astronomy. We have two daughters
Zahra,6 and Nargges,2.5.My fellow astronomical and oldest friend,Afshin,33 years old is an
electronic engineer .We both direct the Sirius ASK.
Kermanshah is situated in the west of Iran with longitude of 47 deg .and 5 min. east;
latitude of 34 deg. and 19 min.north; altitude of 1200 m. above the sea level .The city
is the center of Kermanshah, a mountainous province containing many historic and ancient
artifacts together with several beautiful and spectacular landscapes.My favorites subjects
are astronomy, literature and art (classic music, painting and calligraphy).My interest
in astronomy started in childhood, chiefly in my high school years.Sirius ASK was founded
in late September 1996 by Afshin and I . At first, we discussed astronomy with our friends.
And then the first class was held in February 14,1997 with 12 persons .Up to now we have
passed more than 165 sessions each Friday and about 65 observational classes and 8 seminars
about astronomy.More than half of our 240 members are females.They are active, sincere and
serious. we are good friends with each other .Our members are involved in other activities
e.g. painting social and religious article writing, composing poems and so on. There are
several groups in the society such as Observing group ,Artistic Group,Social Affairs Group,
Green Paradise Group(GPG) which helps in preserving of natural resources and environment.
We publish an astronomical newsleter for the first time in Iran called " I & Heavens".
Astronomy is one of the rare sciences that could also be a hobby .In Islam astronomy is
holy but astrology is religiously prohibited.Islamic astronomers including many Iranians
contributed in promoting astronomy in the past and as you know most names of the famous
stars are Islamic .Arabic is the language of Islam and has a lot words in common with
Persian we speak now.In my opinion astronomy is the best way of understanding how great
and glorious is the Maker (although we could not do it completely at all).Astronomy brings
about tranquillity for our spirits. The technology and science advancement has kept us
at a distance from the nature. It sounds that we are going out of the home ,thus our souls
are wandering. Astronomy shows us the way of coming back .I believe we must have direct and
close association with nature, otherwise we are not really healthy.please do not forget
that I am a doctor ! Nature is the scene of God's theatre and all the things are the actors
of it !As I mentioned we are a cultural nation and would like to talk with others about
useful object such as religion and culture.The United Nation approved The Iran's proposal
for the 2001-year motto. It is '' The Dialog Among Civilizations '' and this may proves
that I am right in my words.
Our society has 240 members ( 3/5 female and 2/5 male ). My mentioned friend and I teach
English and astronomy free of charge to the young .In fact we try to popularize astronomy.
Really '' In God We Trust ''. We want to be connected with other societies. We are quite
serious and Sincere .Please help us. Although we have not enough good telescopes or an
observatory, still we have two nice eyes ! sometimes we use binoculars.We will have them
in future ,God Willing !
We invite you to come to our nice and ancient city , Kermanshah in west of
Iran with kind people.
And finally I ask how is my English?
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MY MAILING ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS :
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Mohammad Ali Khodayari M.D.
P.O. Box 67145-1416
Kermanshah , Iran
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If you want to know more about me please have a look
at the following addresses:
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Have a look at my Yahoo profile and Sirius ASK photos in
http://profiles.yahoo.com/mkhodayari
and
http://www.geocities.com/mkhodayari/Sirius_ASK.html
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Thank you
Yours Faithfully
M.A.Khodayari M.D
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E-mail : mkhodayari@yahoo.com
Phone : 0098-831-722444
Fax : 0098-831-760863
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