Masbuta Baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan
Masbuta Baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan
The immersion stage of the baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan at the Kanshi u Zehli festival. Shkanda Farhan, who lives in Canada, was baptised four times consecutively on this day, one for each of the four key festivals of the year.
Christine Allison
Shkanda Farhan
July 2016
Ian Robins
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf4gTuzun5E
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Aramaic and Arabic
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Australia
Tarmida Peyam Jizan, July 2016, Chapter 1
Peyam Jizan
Christine Allison
Tarmida Peyam Jizan
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins; Translation: Yuhana Nashmi
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErhsJ-OKavc
Arabic (English subtitles)
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Australia
Ahvaz 2015: Parwanaya festival (days unspecified) Part 1
Images from Panja festival in Iran
Photographs include Masbuta, Rishama
Yuhana Nashmi
Ganzibra Najah Choheili, Ganzibra Taleb Doraji, Tarmida Sam Zahrooni, Tarmida Behram Khafajy, Tarmida Peyam Jizan
March 2015
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Iran
Album: Gold and silver: Ganzibra Taleb Doraji's shop, Ahvaz, Iran
Ganzibra Taleb at work, and the jewellery he makes
Yuhana Nashmi
Ganzibra Taleb Doraji
March 2015
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Iran
Album: The Yahya Yuhana Mandi, Sydney
Yahya Yuhana Mandi
Photographs of the Yahya Yuhana Mandi, Sydney
Ian Robins
Tarmida Khaldoon Majid Abdullah
July 2016
Ian Robins
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Australia
Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney
Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi
Photographs of the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Sydney
Ian Robins
Rishamma Salah Choheili
July 2016
Ian Robins
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Australia
Initiation of a Priest (Slideshow)
Initiation of a Priest
Photographs from the initiation of Anmar al-Zuhairi, Baghdad, 2008. This process is long and complex, comprising many rituals, some of which are performed differently from other occasions. Click on an image to start the slideshow. Each photo is captioned. In the 'Relation' field to the right of the page, we have included a link to another website showing E.S. Drower's classic description of the initiation, compiled from her research in the 1930s.
Yuhana Nashmi
Anmar al Zuhairi, Sattar Jabbar Hilow
2008
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https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.283498/2015.283498.The-Mandaeans#page/n225/search/149
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English
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Iraq
Tying the turban and the sacred belt
How to tie the turban and sacred belt
Tarmida Samui Choheili demonstrates the tying of the turban or burzinqa, and the hymiana, or sacred belt
Marta Marsano
Tarmida Samui Choheili
March 2018
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfq_VAmtAj0
https://youtu.be/tfq_VAmtAj0
Persian
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Iran
02 Documentary Film: Like a Sugar Cube in a Cup of Tea (Sweden)
Documentary film about the Mandaean community in Sweden
This film examines the issues facing the community in Sweden. It contains interviews with lay Mandaeans, with Ganzibra Salam in Stockholm, and also footage of baptism and a wedding ceremony, and of traditional Mandaean singing as practised in Iran by Mr Asaad Askeri.<br /><br />NB: The embedded video may display at the bottom of the page if you are accessing our collection on a smartphone!
Yiannis Kanakis
Yiannis Kanakis
Yiannis Kanakis: Yuhana Nashmi
March 2015
Editing by Yiannis Kanakis and Yiannis Panaiotarakos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBhtoETmXFE
English
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Sweden
Mrs Nadia al-Faris, July 2016, Chapter 2
Mrs Nadia al-Faris
Mrs Nadia Al Faris speaks about her role as a priest's wife in the presence of her husband, Ganzibra Brikha Nasoraia, who also acts as translator
Christine Allison
Mrs Nadia al Faris
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbrdpu8_hXQ
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Sydney, Australia
Mrs Nadia al-Faris, July 2016, Chapter 1
Mrs Nadia al-Faris
Nadia al Faris and her husband Professor Ganzibra Brikha Nasoraia speak about how they met and married. Translations into English are by the Ganzibra.
Christine Allison
Mrs. Nadia al Faris
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyRY08jKZGQ
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Arabic (English subtitles)
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Sydney, Australia
Tarmida Behram Khafajy: photo album
Behram Khafajy
Stills of Tarmida Behram Ahvaz in Iran, March 2014. The Tarmida is performing various rituals in the river Karun and at home.
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmida Behram
March 2015
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Iran
Album: Mandaic Reading and Interpretation Class for Women, Ahvaz, Iran
A reading-interpretation class for women in Iran, March 2015
Mr Salem Choheili teaches a Mandaic class for women, Ahvaz, 2015
Yuhana Nashmi
Salem Choheili
Salem Choheili
March 2015
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Iran
Mr Asaad Askari: photo album
Mr Asaad Askari
Assad Askeri and assorted Mandaic texts
Yuhana Nashmi
Assad Askeri
March 2015
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Children's Baptism Day (River and Pool) - Sydney (January 2015)
Mandaean Priests (Tarmidas) perform baptisms for Mandaean children (both the river and pool method) in Sydney, January 2015
Mandaean Priests (Tarmidas) perform baptisms for Mandaean children (both the river and pool method) in Sydney, January 2015
Yuhana Nashmi
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta for Lay Mandaeans (Day 5)
On the fifth and final day of Parwanaya, lay Mandaeans undergo the Masbuta ritual
On the fifth and final day of Parwanaya, lay Mandaeans undergo the Masbuta ritual
Yuhana Nashmi
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Sidra ed Neshmatha (the Book of Souls) for Baptism (Days 3 and 4)
A look at the Book of Souls and its use vis-à-vis baptism. From Parwanaya 2014 in Sydney
A look at the Book of Souls and its use vis-à-vis baptism. From Parwanaya 2014 in Sydney
Yuhana Nashmi
A Tarmida and the Book of Souls
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta in the Baptism Pool (Days 3 and 4)
Tarmida Khaldoon performs the Masbuta ritual in the Baptism Pool, during Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Tarmida Khaldoon performs the Masbuta ritual in the Baptism Pool, during Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmida Khaldoon
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta for Lay Mandaeans (Days 3 and 4)
Tarmidas facilitate the Masbuta ritual for lay Mandaeans during the Parwanaya in Sydney 2014
Tarmidas facilitate the Masbuta ritual for lay Mandaeans during the Parwanaya in Sydney 2014
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmidas and lay Mandaeans
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Hawad Mania (Qmashi - Ritual for the Dead)
Rishamma Salah, Tarmida Assad, and Shkanda Shadan perform the Qmashi (ritual for the dead) at Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Rishamma Salah, Tarmida Assad, and Shkanda Shadan perform the Qmashi (ritual for the dead) at Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Yuhana Nashmi
Rishamma Salah, Tarmida Assad and Shkanda Shadan
March 2014
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