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Vahid Qarabagli was born in Iranian Azerbaijan, in Bilesuvar, and has been living in Vancouver, Canada since 2009. His Bachelor of Arts is in Sociology, with a minor in Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice is from the University of British Columbia. He is currently working on a Master’s in Education and Society at McGill University. His primary research interests are multilingual education, social justice, minority issues, and critical discourse analysis.
“If we don't think in [our language, it] no longer exists.” So says Dr. Lale Javanshir, one of the main forces behind an educational programme which helps Azerbaijanis in Iran develop technical and written skills in their mother-tongue.
Caucasus, Culture, Iran
What role have Azerbaijani-Turks played in Iran's recent protests? For some of the country's minoritized ethnicities, the issues behind the demonstrations are just a selection of many more.
Caucasus, Iran, Opinion
Vienna-based composer, ethnomusicologist and music theorist, Aria Torkanbouri, discusses some "not encouraging" realities for Azerbaijani-Turk musicians in Iran.
Caucasus, Culture, Iran
What is it like to learn to read and write as an adult? Nahid Jafari, a Ph.D.-holding assistant professor, understands the feeling, as do many other Azerbaijani-Turks from Iran.
Caucasus, Iran, Stories
What is it like to learn to read and write as an adult? Nahid Jafari, a Ph.D.-holding assistant professor, understands the feeling, as do many other Azerbaijani-Turks from Iran.
Caucasus, Stories
March 24 saw the death in exile of Reza Baraheni (1936-2022), one of Iran’s most important literary figures of the 20th and 21st centuries and a foremost campaigner for minority rights in his homeland.
Caucasus, Iran, Stories
The most prominent Azerbaijani-Turkish rap artist in Iran - Payam Turk. His music has millions of views, despite rejection by authorities as "inappropriate." Is it the rap that's the problem, or his mother tongue?
Caucasus, Culture, Iran
Vahid Qarabagli caught up with Tabriz-based award winning documentary filmmaker Mohammad Alimoradi. In the interview, he discusses both the joys and challenges of this type of work in Iran.
Caucasus, Culture, Iran
Minoritized groups in Iran have taken to Twitter with the hashtag #ManoFarsi, meaning "Farsi and Me." The campaign is building awareness of ethnolinguistic rights issues and solidarity among non-Farsi speakers.
Iran, Opinion
When is an Ark not a properly loved Ark? When its history doesn’t fit the main official narrative, suggests Vahid Qarabagli.
Iran, Stories
You've probably seen Turkish TV shows popping up in your Netflix feed. These shows are not just great television, but also empowering the biggest minority group in Iran.
Caucasus, Opinion