Ardeshir Pisheng: The diversity of mother tongues in Iran is an opportunity, not a threat/ Azar Taherabadi.

Iran is a land with a wide range of linguistic and cultural diversity. Mother languages such as Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Balochi, Turkmen, Gilaki, Mazandarani, and others are not only a part of the country’s historical identity, but also serve as a bridge for cultural interaction, scientific development, and regional diplomacy. While some may see […]...

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Cultural raid named Education and Training / Saeed Eqbali

Investigating the issue of violence in any society requires close observation and fieldwork with the people. However, thanks to advancements in technology and mass media, geographical distances have been minimized and it is now easier to compare cultures between societies. The more a single-party and authoritarian system with a unified ideology takes root within a […]...

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On the subject of denying mother tongue education/ Qahraman Qanbari

This is a caption. The hero Qanbari. I was in fourth grade when I first encountered the name “Farhangestan-e-Zaban-e-Farsi” (Academy of Persian Language), which was unfamiliar to me. It had a pleasant but serious voice that occasionally said on TV programs with a rhythmic beat: “Let’s not say… Let’s say…! Let’s preserve Persian”; the kids […]...

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Teaching Mother Tongue to Ethnic Groups in Universities and the Beginning of Multilingualism Era in Iran / Mehdi Hamidi Shafiq

“منظور از زندگی، آن است که آن را بهترین شکل ممکن بسازیم.” “The purpose of life is to make it the best it can be.” Mehdi Hamidi Shafiq In 2015, the Kurdish language and literature major was added to the list of options for the national university entrance exam, and in the same year, the […]...

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