Ethnic Minorities

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November 24, 2024

Ethnic Minorities

The Naked Life of Unregistered Baloch Children/ Marzieh Mohabbey

I cannot let go of the enchantment of those glances, and I cannot understand the bright light in the eyes of the children who were forever bound in the attack of Pakistan’s missiles on a village in Saravan, located in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. I cannot understand which race, nationality, or ethnicity the flow of […]...

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Created By: Marziye Mohebbi
January 21, 2024

A Look at the Human Rights Situation in Iran in 2023 / Morteza Hamounian

The year 2023 AD also passed with all its ups and downs. It was a year that was greatly influenced by the protest movement in Iran, which had started the previous year. The violent crackdown on protesters continued during this year as well. Many of the protesters from the 1401 movement were still imprisoned and […]...

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Created By: Admin
January 21, 2024

Is our culture real or is it just a cake? / Mehdi Anbari

In the context of sociological understanding, ethnicity is considered one of the fundamental components in comprehending the concept of nationality in contemporary society. Therefore, an ethnic group refers to a people who are socially distinguished as a result of their shared cultural heritage. Culture and cultural heritage can be considered as one of the most […]...

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Created By: Mehdi Anbari
November 22, 2023

“Elimination of Minorities from the Literary Scene of Iran/ Rezvaneh Mohammadi”

Narrative literature in Iran has been tangled with the perspective of the majority and their definition of voices and narratives that are of interest to the general society. As a result, communities or individuals who are not considered part of this majority have no place in the literary scene. Marginalized communities in any country not […]...

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Created By: Razvaneh Mohammadi
October 23, 2023

ی The violation of Kurdish cultural rights during Nowruz/ Osman Mozini

Each nation or people, according to their experience of passing through ups and downs and the darkness of historical events, considers certain days important and respects them, and as a result, has its own rituals and specific programs. Seen in societies with multiple nations, ethnic groups, or ethnicities, all the sorrow of government is focused […]...

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Created By: Osman Mozayan
April 21, 2022

Let’s preserve indigenous knowledge and oral culture / Keyumars Amiri

Native knowledge and oral culture, which have been a very important part of human achievement over the centuries and have been passed down from generation to generation, forming a valuable treasure trove of art and literature of our ancestors, unfortunately, in recent years, is being destroyed in the Zagros region; the knowledge and culture that […]...

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Created By: Kiomars Amiri
April 21, 2022

On the occasion of March 2nd, World Baloch Culture Day / Saeideh Khashi

You walked through the stones of Balochistan, at a time when you stayed in mud and brick houses, under sturdy black tents, in sunlit courtyards, and spent long nights in conversation with the ever-awake stars. You witnessed the sunrise in its most humble form, and sat in the company of wheat-carrying women, finding peace under […]...

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Created By: Saeideh Khashi
February 20, 2022

Majid Elhami in conversation with Ali Kalai: We feel that there is a plan in place that Khuzestan does not see prosperity and development.

He says that in his opinion the main issue is dam construction. He is not aware of several existing dams on the Karun River for water control. In his opinion, this is “a kind of water storage and transfer.” The monthly magazine “Peace Line” in this issue, considering the recent protests in Khuzestan province and […]...

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Created By: Ali Kalaei
August 23, 2021

Suicide and its relationship with poverty in Kurdistan/Bahar Abbasi

Conclusion As mentioned, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and it is not limited to a specific country or ethnicity. There are multiple factors involved in the occurrence of suicide, and theorists have presented various opinions about its causes. Factors such as literacy rate, unemployment rate, divorce, poverty, generation […]...

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Created By: Bahar Abbasi
February 19, 2021

The key to solving minority issues lies in the hands of the political system; a conversation with Ahmad Bakharai/Conversation with Simin Rouzgar.

In Iran, there are minorities that have significant differences compared to the official and recognized minorities, such as the black community in southern Iran, the Khavari people in Khorasan, the Maraghi people in Almut, the nomadic Koli people, and other groups that may not have been studied or researched yet. These minorities do not have […]...

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Created By: Simin Rouzgard
October 22, 2020

“African minority in the port of Bushehr/Siamak Malamahmoudi”

Sources: 1 – The Book of Slavery and Trade in the Persian Gulf, written by Thomas Ricks and John Bartley, translated by Hassan Zanganeh, 2004. 2 – Slavery in the Persian Gulf, Donya-e-Eqtesad Newspaper, July 16, 2013. 3 – The Prohibition of Slavery in the Persian Gulf during the Naseri Era, Zahra Marvoti, Journal of […]...

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Created By: Siamak Molamohammadi
October 22, 2020