TEHRAN – On the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of General Yehya Sinwar, Tehran’s House of Thinkers hosted the event “Storm Architect” on Sunday.
The event, organized by Sima Fekr’s multimedia team, explored the intellectual, political and cultural aspects of the martyred Hamas leader and his influential role in the recent fight against the Zionist regime, Mair reported.
The gathering aimed to explore the cultural and resistance-oriented aspects of Yehya Sinwar’s personality, the report added.
Several ideological, cultural and policy activists analyzed recent developments in Palestine and Shinwar’s pivotal role in the fight against the Zionist regime.
In the first segment, Alireza Shafa, a member of the Council of the Eshrak Institute for Science and Politics, gave a talk entitled “The War with Israel, the Battle of Wills.”
Following this, researcher and literary critic Alireza Samiei presented a socio-literary analysis of Sinwar’s novel ‘Thorns and Carnations’.
The third part of the event featured a speech by Shahriar Shafiei, translator of the book “Shabbat Morning,” and a discussion of “Sinwar: The Prisoner Who Became Israel’s Nightmare,” which explores the life and struggles of Yehya Sinwar.
Additionally, a short documentary produced by Sima Fekul, “Yehiya’s Storm,” was screened.
Yahya Sinwar (1962-2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as head of the Hamas Political Bureau from August 2024 and as leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip from February 2017 until his martyrdom in October 2024. Sinwar lost his life in a clash with Zionist occupation forces in Gaza.
He became Hamas’ political leader after his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in an Israeli attack in Tehran. Haniya has been active in international diplomacy aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza since tensions began to escalate on October 7, 2023. Mr. Sinwar is credited as the architect of the October 7 attack, known as Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.
Born in Khan Younis, Gaza, Sinwar earned a bachelor’s degree in Arabic studies from the Islamic University of Gaza. An early member of Hamas, founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in 1987, he became involved in anti-occupation activities during his university years. Throughout the 1980s he faced multiple imprisonments, and was finally sentenced to four life sentences in 1988 for his role in attacks against Israeli forces.
While incarcerated, Shinwar mastered Hebrew, translated the banned autobiography of a former Shin Bet leader, and demonstrated a commitment to education and preparing future leaders. Released in 2011 as part of a prisoner-swap deal with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Sinwar quickly rose through the ranks of Hamas. He was re-elected in 2021 and played an important role in the Al-Quds Sword War.
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