Talk:Khwarwaran

Re: Khvarvaran and deleting the article.
There is no copyright conflict, since the article originally was published by www.cais-soas.com, and Iran Chamber Society has copied from them. I already have obtained CAIS and the author’s (Mr Shapour Suren-Pahlav) permission for publishing the article.


 * Ok, but isn't CAIS a commercial site- They sell an encyclopedia and assert copyright on their site. Furthermore, the article really needs sourcing and citations, because it looks borderline in terms of NPOV. Also, since you are posting a lot, why don't you set up a user page? --JJay 12:18, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I am wondering about wiki policy regarding name-calling/bashing/insulting a whole group, I mean the author of this article keeps calling arabs "Tazi", or is it just another user who inserted this derogatory term?

Khvarvaran or Khâvarân
Khâvar meaning west?

Tazi is persian for arab.


 * When searching for the word tazi in Wikipedia you’re redirected to Afghan hound. The word Tazi has different meanings in Persian, when referring to Arabs only Tazi is used, from Tazi tribe living near Iranian border during Sassanian times. When referring to dogs and horses in Persian it is “sag-e-tazi” (Salouki) and “asp-e-tazi” (Arabian horse), this tazi derives from the verb “tazidan” meaning: to run.

Tazi
The word Tazi might have been in use during the Sasanian dynasty to designate their Arab subjects, but nowadays it considers being a derogatory term. Also I have checked the source of the current article and the author has used Tazi only once and in a bracket. Thus, I have removed all of Tazi words from the article here and replaced them with Arab to correspond with the source. ← ← Parthian Shot (Talk)  11:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)