Talk:Ethnic minorities in Iran

Iran's Ethnolinguistic Diversity
take your pan-tukism ideas elsewhere. Iran is a mesh of different ethnic groups with many differing view points. Most (wether tukic or persian etc) are totally aligned with the Iranian national view point. Other groups are not totally integrated 100% - namely kurds and arabs and balouchis to some extent- this is due to their own national aspirations or tribalism. And yes, the iranian government does operate a policy of persianisation.

Article needs developing
There is a policy of Persianisation in Iran, which is aimed at maintaining Persian hegemony and the primacy of the Farsi language. I think this article needs to explain in more depth the intricate and complex history of cultural, ethnic and linguistic identity in Iran. Yes, some minority groups identify strongly with Iranian nationalism, but equally there are some - such as the Kurds and the Arabs - that do not necessarily share this identity and who are attempting to win autonomy or even secession. Whether you think this is a bad thing or not is beside the point. There remain those who feel ethnically separate and this is an important issue, perhaps too painful for the supports of the theocracy or the monarchist opposition to acknowledge.

Why Are We Undermining Our Unity?
Persian refers to all citizens of Iran or Iranian nationals before 1935. Since then, we have been referred to as Iranians by the West. Hopefully there are no disagreements here.

Confusion arises from the fact the there is no English word or equivalent for the people that we refer to as "Fars". Translating this word into English as "Persian" leaves the impression that the Persian speaking Iranians are somehow more Persian than others! I am puzzled as to why we are creating such divisions in our country, particularly when all Iranians have played an important role in our country's history.

To alleviate these problems, I propose using the correct term "Fars" to replace the word Persian when referring to anything to do with ethnicity in the English language, and be adamant about the use of this new word.

It is also worth mentioning that "Fars" is only a reference to Iranians who are from regions of Iran with no secondary language. These regions have substantially different traditions and varying historical significance and fitting them into a single ethnic group creates a misleading majority who seem to have played a more important role in Iran's history.

A simple new word, at least in the English language, would eliminate much of this unnecessary and couter-productive clarifcation of Iranians.

Regards, Behrou Ghazizadeh Toronto, Canada —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.210.40.154 (talk • contribs).

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