Dr. Lachin Hatemi: Were Blacks Included in Roosevelt’s New Deal?

 

Dr. Lachin Hatemi: Were Blacks Included in Roosevelt’s New Deal?

By Lachin Hatemi M.D.

Published by www.KultureKritic.com

At the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt took the driver seat of the entire country as the new president and steered the entire nation toward greater government control of people’s daily lives and the utilization of immense social programs. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” brought in innovations such as the Social Security program, unemployment benefits, and tighter regulation of the entire economy. But the “New Deal” also was an era of compromises.

Northern liberals found themselves at the negotiating table with the hardline Southern Democrats, who embraced big government in exchange for North’s abandonment of demands for racial equality across the country. Bargaining was inevitable since without the support of the Southern Democrats, there could be no majority support for the New Deal.

A new Easter Tradition: Eggs with a Turkish Flavor

Authored by Lachin Hatemi M.D.

Published by Foundation For Pluralism

A fascination with eggs and their perfect form inspired Peter Carl Fabergé, who was a renowned jeweler and goldsmith to the Russian Imperial Court. Fabergé created a total of 50 Imperial Easter Eggs for Russian emperors from 1885 to 1917, which became an Easter tradition in the Russian Imperial Court. When Russian Revolution of 1918 dethroned the Russian Czar, it also ended the storied Faberge tradition.

 

World-renowned artist Haydar Hatemi always wanted to create his own egg collection and bring the Faberge tradition back to life. While working on an egg collection for the Shah of Iran and Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi, Hatemi’s project prematurely ended, just like Faberge’s, due to a revolution. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 sent Iran into turmoil, and the Shah of Iran was forced to leave his country. A few years later, Hatemi left Iran himself with his family, but he never forgot about his dream.

 

Hatemi’s popularity continued to grow in his new adopted homeland of Turkey, where he re-established his atelier in 1983.  He was fascinated with the Ottoman Empire with his exuberance and glamour. After many years of creating Ottoman inspired art, Hatemi decided to fulfill his longtime dream of creating an egg collection, which became the inspiration for the “Ottoman Empire Collection.” Hatemi chose ostrich eggs as his medium.

 

When he first encountered a raw ostrich egg, Haydar recognized it as an ideal medium for his art. An ostrich eggs, with its porcelain-like qualities and texture, was a perfect choice. To create these precious eggs, Hatemi invented a special process to prepare the eggs for paintings. Each egg, an artistic tour de force, took two months or more to make.

 

The series of lavish Easter eggs created by Hatemi for his royal clientele between 2004 and 2012 is regarded as one of the artist’s most creative projects. These eggs are also considered as some of the latest great commissions of objects d’art in Middle East and Turkey. Haydar Hatemi created the Ottoman Sultans’ collection to commemorate one of the longest lasting and powerful dynasties of our near history. Thirty-six sultans who were all descendant of the Othman, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty, led the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman period, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries, was marked by geopolitical dominance and cultural prowess, during which the sultans claimed the spiritual leadership of the Muslim world, before the empire’s slow decline culminated in its collapse during World War I.

Haydar Hatemi - February 2014 - Ala Dergisi

M&T Bank's Little Secret

Authored by Dr. Lachin Hatemi

 Published by www.KultureKritic.com

With $80 billion in assets, M&T Bank is one of the biggest regional banks in the United States. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, M&T Bank is a market leader in Western New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Unlike other major banks, M&T Bank continued to churn out handsome profits for its shareholders despite serving some of the poorest urban markets in the country. Buffalo and Baltimore are two of the United States’ poorest cities, places where poverty and high-crime rates have destroyed communities. Coincidently, both cities – overlooked markets for other financial institutions – are where M&T Bank has the largest market share and made a fortune.

Low-income customers in densely populated urban areas can be surprisingly fertile grounds for a bank to exploit for profits. The dirty secret of the banking industry is the overdraft fee – the infamous $37 penalty, which a bank can levy on your account every single time you overdraw it.
Do not underestimate overdraft fees. It is big business for banks, generating more than $32 billion for the industry in 2013 alone.

Al Jazeera: Son Saray Ressamı

 Interview by Bedia Ceylan Guzelce

Published by Al-Jazeera Turkey

 Bir Ortaçağ geleneğinin son temsilcilerinden Azeri asıllı Türk sanatçı Haydar Hatemi, saray ressamlığının inceliklerini Al Jazeera'ye anlattı.

Haydar Hatemi, Osmanlı ve İran sanatı üzerine eserler veren bir ressam. 1997 yılından bu yana Katar Kraliyet Ailesi’nin saray ressamlığını ve sanat danışmanlığını yapıyor. Orta Çağ’da başlayan saray ressamlığı geleneğini sürdüren son temsilcilerden biri. Ağırlıklı olarak Osmanlı sanatı üzerine çalışan Haydar Hatemi, Al Jazeera’ya verdiği özel röportajda, sanatını, yaşamını ve saray ressamlığının nasıl bir iş olduğunu anlattı.

Russell Simmons Teams Up With Rabbi Marc Schneier To Promote Cooperation Among Religions

Authored by Lachin Hatemi M.D.

Published by www.kulturekritic.com

 

 

The hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, a devoted Buddhist, and high profile Jewish Rabbi Marc Schneier had been working together to fight against bigotry and build bridges between religious communities, mostly between Muslims and Jews. Even Jay-Z joined the duo to spread their message of interfaith dialogue.

Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are the co-founders of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU), a New York-based organization dedicated to promote Muslim-Jewish relations around the world.

At a time of rampant Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, FFEU’s Twinning programs bring members of synagogues and mosques together every year to work on joint programs for the common good. Twinning events had been rapidly expanding to more than 100 locations in the USA and in 30 countries.

Albright-Knox Museum- Gem of Buffalo



Lachin Hatemi with Seymour Knox IV - In front of a Jackson Pollock masterpiece

Albright Knox has an impressive collection and Knox family has personal ties to many paintings on view at the Museum.

I had the privilege to see the artwork first hand with Mr. Seymour Knox IV.

Last Ottoman Painter at the Royal Palace (Russian- English)

Haydar Hatemi - Hazar World Article (January 2014)