Showing posts with label Shapur Ansari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shapur Ansari. Show all posts

Shapur Ansari: Turks in Iran Have Become Accustomed to Chauvinistic Norms

Əlirza Quluncu (Alirza Quluncu) - December 11, 2018

Dr. Shapur Ansari

Shapur Ansari Speaks on the Legacy of the National Government [Part Two]

“They want children to be scared, ashamed, and feel small so that they won’t speak Turkish. But during the National Government period, we read this language with pride,” says the Southern Azerbaijani scholar and surgeon in an interview with Voice of America.

"They Said This Language is Bad, Bring Your Books and Burn Them"

Əlirza Quluncu (Alirza Quluncu) - December 7, 2018

Dr. Shapur Ansari

Shapur Ansari recounts the period of the Azerbaijan National Government [Part One]

Shapur Ansari, who briefly received education in Turkish during the period of the Azerbaijan National Government, which was established in December 1945, explains how this period influenced his personal development.

In a conversation with Voice of America, the well-known scholar and surgeon living in the United States shared memories of those days, which he considers a defining moment in his life.



"I will never forgive those responsible for the burning of my Turkish books."

Əlirza Quluncu (Alirza Quluncu) - December 12, 2017

Dr. Shapur Ansari

The well-known surgeon Shapur Ansari shares memories from the era of the Autonomous National Government of Azerbaijan (1945-1946) (Part Two)

"I still feel its impact. I will never forgive those responsible for that, no matter who they are," said Shapur Ansari as he shared his impressions with Voice of America about the burning of Turkish textbooks following the fall of the Azerbaijani National Government in December 1946.


Shapur Ansari: The Turkish Language Was Delightful, Russians Caused Suspicion

Əlirza Quluncu (Alirza Quluncu) - December 11, 2017

Dr. Shapur Ansari

Renowned surgeon recounts memories from the era of the Autonomous National Government of Azerbaijan [Part One]

Shapur Ansari, who lived through the period of the Azerbaijani National Government established under Seyyed Jafar Pishevari's leadership in 1945-46, shared his memories of those years in an interview with Voice of America. Currently recognized as a skilled cardiothoracic surgeon in the United States, Ansari was in third grade when the national government was formed. His father was a local landowner known as a minor landlord in the region.

Cultural Apartheid in Iran: Dr. Shapur Ansari on the Struggle of Azerbaijani Turks for Language Justice

Dilshad Aliyarli - February 21, 2015

 

February 21 was declared International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999. On this day, Azerbaijani Iranians seeking the right to education in their mother tongue hold peaceful protests and signature collection campaigns. Thousands of Azerbaijanis worldwide participate in this campaign. In an interview with Voice of America, prominent Azerbaijani doctor Shapur Ansari, who resides in the U.S. state of Michigan, discussed the significance of Mother Language Day.