The Unheeded
I LISTEN to a transgender woman speak and my mind starts to churn. I keep…
From a Chevener’s Diary: Remembering My Time in Brighton
By Mariyam Suleman My first day in Brighton was a rainy morning of September 2020.…
Mother Tongue, the Language of the Heart and Mind
Muharram Aghazadeh once stated in an article on Asr Iran website: Learning another language is…
Linguistic Coexistence in Europe: Countries with More than One Official Language
Currently, 55 countries in the world recognize more than one language as an ‘official language’,…
An Interview with Professor Smitherman
Interviewer: Asghar Zare Kahnamouee Professor Geneva Smitherman is a linguist and specialist in postcolonial language…
International Mother Language Day From Bangladesh to Iran
Author: Abdullah Baluchi 21 February is commemorated as International Mother Language Day. All around the…
ManoFarsi (Farsi and I), what is it about?
One year ago, a group of activists established a campaign, ‘end monolingualism’’ in order to…
The Killing of the Mother Tongue and the destruction of development in Iran. (Part II)
Author: Mohsen Ranani. Professor of Economics, University of Isfahan and researcher in the field of…
Interview with Dr. Naguman
Interviewer: Mujeeb Wali and Ghani Abdal Dr. Naguman is a prominent name in the world…
Society: A Stitch in Time
Somaiyah Hafeez Sixty-five-year-old Haer Bibi’s deft fingers run the needle in and out of the…
The Killing of the Mother Tongue and the Destruction of Development in Iran (Part 1)
Mohsen Ranani. Professor of Economics, University of Isfahan and researcher in the field of development…
The Forgotten Citizens of Baluchistan
An Editorial According to the local reports, the number of people without ID documents in…