Tag Archives: Azeri

Azeri Turkish, My Mother’s Language

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Abbas Djavadi
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February 21 was the International Mother Language Day and, again, I thought on my own mother language, Azeri Turkish. Half of the world’s 6,700 languages are in danger of disappearing before the century ends. “A language is endangered when its … Continue reading →

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Two More Old Poems

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi

Two more poems I wrote back in the 1980′s in Azeri Turkish: Kehkeşanda Alma Qurdunun Sevdası Bir kehkeşan düşün, Kehkeşanda bir dünya. Dünyada bir ölke, Ölkede bir baxça. Baxçada bir ağaç, Ağaçda bir alma. Almada bir qurd, Qurdda bir sevda: … 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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Threatening Ethnic Conflicts in Iraq, Turkey, Iran

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Occasionally, I have heated discussions with my Turkish and Kurdish friends. Most of those from Iraq’s Kurdistan region, emboldened by the region’s semi-independence from Baghdad and its current relative stability, warn that it would declare independence if things fall apart … Continue reading →

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Iranian Journalist Sentenced To Six Months in Prison

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Iranian-Azeri journalist and blogger Shahnaz Gholami has been sentenced to six months of prison for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.” Mrs. Gholami has been a fierce human rights activist and a defender of cultural rights for women and ethnic Azeris … Continue reading →

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