South Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethnolinguistic 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 thrones. The rise of nationalism in the 20th century gradually breached the image of South …
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South Azerbaijan Question in Evolution: Identity, Society, and Regional Security
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 …
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 …
Read More »South Azerbaijan and other Ethnic Minorities Face Persecution, Sectarian Discrimination by Iranian Regime
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 16 The non-Persian population like South Azerbaijan people in Iran geography has faced many problems that were accumulated even before the establishment of the Iran Islamic republic. The demands of the oppressed minorities surfaced immediately after the overthrow of the Shah regime in 1979. unfortunately, South Azerbaijan people witnessed …
Read More »Commemoration Ceremony of South Azerbaijani Folk Music Master Hassan Damirchi in Tabriz
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 27 A group of South Azerbaijan National activists in Tabriz celebrated the memory of South Azerbaijani folk music master Hassan Damirchi on 24th of Aug 2018. National activists from all parts of South Azerbaijan, along with Mr. Hassan Damirchi’s family, commemorated the memory of this prominent …
Read More »The Heyran Mountain Pass Belongs to South Azerbaijan and It is an Integral Part of South Azerbaijan
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 20 In recent days, a number of artists, reporters and intellectual from different part of Iran specially South Azerbaijan region have supported the legal demands of the South Azerbaijan people. Azerbaijani artist and actor Mr. Babak Nahrin reacted to the separation of the Heyran Mountain Pass …
Read More »The Fear of the Iranian Regime from Graffiti of Youth South Azerbaijanis in Khalkhal City
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 7 All the graffiti that was written for South Azerbaijan, the identity of South Azerbaijan and even the graffiti related to the Traxtur soccer team in the different parts of the Khalkhal city walls were cleansed by the agents of the Iranian government. Several South Azerbaijani …
Read More »Saudi Arabia and Iran Battle It Out in Azerbaijan
Saudi Arabia and Iran Battle It Out in Azerbaijan-BY JAMES M. DORSEY The bitter rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is going on a trip outside the Middle East. It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle the kingdom with its support for …
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 »21 AZER – A MOMENTOUS POPULAR MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AZERBAIJAN
21 AZER – A MOMENTOUS POPULAR MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AZERBAIJAN- By:Akram Rahimli The 21 Azer* movement (the 12 December 1945 revolution) is seen as the culmination of the national-democratic movement in Southern Azerbaijan (Iran). The Mashruta revolution of the early 20th century (1905-1911) and the subsequent Khiyabani movement (1917-1920) were …
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