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		<title>Özbekistan’ın istikbali parlak &#8211; Prof. Ilber Ortayli</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/05/14/ozbekistanin-istikbali-parlak-prof-ilber-ortayli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from an interesting article by Prof. Ilber Ortayli (Istanbul) on Uzbekistan (printed in Milliyet, April 15, 2012): Hiç şüphe yok ki Özbekistan, Volga Rusya’sının dışında eski Sovyetler’de ve bugünkü Orta Asya’da en çok tarih tüten bir bölgedir. Hive, Buhara &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/05/14/ozbekistanin-istikbali-parlak-prof-ilber-ortayli/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20477&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>THE AZERBAIJANI QUESTION IN IRAN &#8211; Paris Papers</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/05/14/the-azerbaijani-question-in-iran-paris-papers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbas Djavadi عباس جوادی</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are excerpts from a 2012 Paris Paper published by the Institut de Recherche Strategique de l&#8217;Ecole Militaire. Contemporary Iran, as heir to the Persian empires that preceded it, is a highly multi-ethnic country whose recent history has witnessed a long series of conflicts &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/05/14/the-azerbaijani-question-in-iran-paris-papers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20471&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Azerbaijani Turkish in Safavid Iran</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/05/08/the-role-of-azerbaijani-turkish-in-safavid-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbas Djavadi عباس جوادی</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Willem Floor &#38; Hasan Javadi During the Safavid period Azerbaijani Turkish, or, as it also referred to at that time Qizilbash Turkish, occupied an important place in society, and it was both spoken at court and by the common &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/05/08/the-role-of-azerbaijani-turkish-in-safavid-iran/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20467&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Azerbaijan To India, Spring Festival Norouz Begins</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/03/19/from-azerbaijan-to-india-spring-festival-norouz-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Abbas Djavadi, Bruce Pannier Across much of the non-Arab Muslim world, people are celebrating Norouz, the festival that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year. The pre-Islamic holiday with roots in the Zoroastrian religion &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/03/19/from-azerbaijan-to-india-spring-festival-norouz-begins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=1096&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Their Graves, Ancient Nomads Speak &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/03/15/from-their-graves-ancient-nomads-speak-nytimes-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the nomads left no writing, no one knows what they called themselves. To their literate neighbors, they were the ubiquitous and mysterious Scythians or the Saka, perhaps one and the same people. In any case, these nomads were looked &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/03/15/from-their-graves-ancient-nomads-speak-nytimes-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20450&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starving Iran Won’t Free It &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/03/03/starving-iran-wont-free-it-nytimes-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Hooman Majd &#8211; Over the past year, while I was living in Tehran, I witnessed a faltering economy and a population hungry not just for protein but for change. Businesses that are closing or laying off workers for lack &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/03/03/starving-iran-wont-free-it-nytimes-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20438&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Thin Red Line: Six Observations on Obama&#8217;s Iran Policy &#8211; Carnegie Endowment</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/02/29/the-thin-red-line-six-observations-on-obamas-iran-policy-carnegie-endowment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior [U.S.] officials have said that they will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. However, last week Secretary Panetta also said the administration will not tolerate “an Iran that basically spreads violence around the world, that supports terrorism, that conducts acts &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/02/29/the-thin-red-line-six-observations-on-obamas-iran-policy-carnegie-endowment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20429&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iran wins first Oscar with &#8220;A Separation&#8221; &#8211; chicagotribune.com</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/02/27/iran-wins-first-oscar-with-a-separation-chicagotribune-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) &#8211; &#8220;A Separation&#8221; won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the honor. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, the domestic drama focuses on a couple going through &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/02/27/iran-wins-first-oscar-with-a-separation-chicagotribune-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20422&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iran and Israel Share Bonds &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
		<link>http://djavadi.net/2012/02/26/iran-and-israel-share-bonds-nytimes-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Roya Hakkakian &#8211; “IF a war were to break out between Iran and Israel, whose side would you be on?” someone asked me on Facebook a few weeks ago, when an Israeli strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities was reportedly &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/02/26/iran-and-israel-share-bonds-nytimes-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20410&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Iranian Elites Think: An Inside Look at Views of the West &#8211; SPIEGEL ONLINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FROM SPIEGEL ONLINE: Such reports and statements usually only provide clues about what leaders and experts are thinking. But how do educated Iranians feel about these rising tensions and their potential for triggering a conflict? Of course, it&#8217;s difficult to &#8230; <a href="http://djavadi.net/2012/02/23/what-iranian-elites-think-an-inside-look-at-views-of-the-west-spiegel-online-news-international/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=djavadi.net&#038;blog=32568178&#038;post=20377&#038;subd=djavadif&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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