Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Tabriz Demonstrators Demand Right To Education In Azeri Turkish

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi

(For video, please see the article below in Persian) On August 1, some 2,000 to 3,000 people demonstrated in the northern Iranian city of Tabriz to demand the right to be educated in Azeri Turkish and to condemn what they … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Ethnic Azeris And The Language Question

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi

A man holds a placard that reads in Azeri, “Everyone must have school in [their] mother tongue,” as Iranian Azeris attend a rally for International Mother Language Day Call it discrimination or even chauvinism: Millions of Iran’s ethnic Azeris have … Continue reading →

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Fundamentalist Calls To Ignore Norouz Go Unheard In Iran, Afghanistan

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi

An Iranian boy joins in celebrations of the ancient Festival of Fire ahead of the new year Maryam had invited her two daughters and their husbands and grandchildren for Norouz, the New Year’s feast, to her home in western Tehran … Continue reading →

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هویت طلبی و حقی اجتماعی با یک “اما”ی بزرگ

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

در این چند سال گذشته تعبیر جدید و خوش آهنگی رایج شده: هویت طلبی. هویت طلب به کسانی گفته میشود که خواهان احقاق حقوق گروه اجتماعی و یا  قومی خود هستند. ممکن است شما از یک گروه دینی-مذهبی مانند مسیحیان، بهائیان … Continue reading →

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The Turkish-Armenian Thaw And Azerbaijan

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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President Obama’s recent visit to Turkey gave it a big boost. But a Turkish-Armenian rapprochement was in the works even before Obama was elected U.S. president.  Now, Baku is upset that Ankara and Yerevan are about to make a deal sidelining … Continue reading →

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