South Azerbaijan Question in Evolution: Identity, Society, and Regional Security-By Emil Aslan Souleimanov and Josef Kraus Iranian Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethno-linguistic minority. Predominantly Shiite, with religion being the most important source of collective identity, Turkophone Azerbaijanis had until the 1920s provided numerous dynasties to the Persian …
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100 years pass since March genocide of Azerbaijanis
Baku, North Azerbaijan, Mar 31 North Azerbaijan today marks the centenary of the March 1918 Genocide of Azerbaijanis. After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, it has become possible to renew the objective picture of the past history of Azerbaijani people, Trend reports. The truth, which for many years was …
Read More »These Are the Top 10 Risks to the World in 2018
Markets are soaring, but divisions are deepening among citizens of both developed and developing countries. Liberal democracy currently has less legitimacy than at any time since World War II, and the global order is unraveling. There has been plenty of turmoil in international politics over the past 20 years, but …
Read More »Urmia Mp Strongly Condemns for Distortion of the Turkish Identity in Children Textbooks
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 14 Following the distortion of the South Azerbaijan Turkish identity in Iranian textbooks, Rohullah Hazratpour, the MP of Urmia city has shown their protest against the Iran education system. Mr. Hazratpour sent objection letter to the Minister of Education about the irrelevant picture which published in Iranian student …
Read More »The Us Congress Recognizes the Azerbaijani Turkish Language in Iran
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 18 The US Congress will report on the Transparency Law of the Islamic Republic’s leaders in three common languages in the geography of Iran, including the Azerbaijani Turkish language. The US representatives house approved a plan on Wednesday (13th December). According to it, the treasury department should publish …
Read More »83 Countries Vote to Pass UN Resolution Expressing “Serious Concern” over Human Rights in Iran
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 15 In an overwhelming sign of international support for human rights in Iran, 83 countries approved a resolution by the UN Third Committee today criticizing the state of human rights in the Islamic Republic. The resolution by the UN’s Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs, while …
Read More »Assassination of one of The Ahwazi Arab Leaders and Political Activists in Netherlands
The distinguished Ahwazi Arab political activist, Ahmad Mola, was brutally murdered outside his home in the Netherlands on Wednesday. Indications suggest that the killers, who killed him instantly with three shots in the head and twice in the chest, were Iranian regime assassins. Although some reports claim that the killers were …
Read More »34 Civil Society Organizations Urge Unga Member States to Support Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani people in Iran (AHRAZ), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the …
Read More »The South Azerbaijan question and its implications for Iranian national identity
THE SOUTH AZERBAIJAN QUESTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR IRANIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY- By:Alberto Priego, PhD Research From University of London, SOAS Since the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijanis living in Iran have developed a stronger ethno-national identity, and that development has affected Tehran’s domestic …
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