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Iranian Kurds government does not trust the Sunnis 42
disappointed with and never appoints Kurdish officials
Rouhani to important positions," Jalazadeh 42
said. He believes that it would even
Behdad Bordbar serve the administration’s interests to will be deflationary, it is unlikely to and who is going to be the negotiator. 1392 ید6 جمعه- 1271 شماره/ 21 سال
appoint Sunni and Kurdish politicians happen." Currently, they are far from such an
al-monitor-- in their efforts to reduce tensions with Hemen Seyedi, a Kurdish political agreement." In touch with Iranian diversity
In all recent presidential elections Sunni neighbors, a task that Foreign analyst, said in an interview with A week before the Kurdistan governor
in Iran, Reformist candidates have Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had Al-Monitor, "Considering these was announced, Rouhani’s special
managed to win the majority of votes recently undertaken in trips to several latest developments, the possibility adviser Ali Younessi said that just
in Kurdish regions. In June, Hassan Persian Gulf Arab countries. "Now of a politically open environment is because they have not appointed
Rouhani received 71% of the votes in that the new administration is trying very low. Even if a few Kurds are a religious or ethnic minority to a
Kurdistan. In his campaign, Rouhani to reduce the tension between Iran able to penetrate the circle of power, ministerial position or as governor
had promised to appoint locals to and the Sunni countries in the region, Kurdistan's political problems will “did not mean they will not do so
local administrative positions in appointing Sunni ambassadors could not be solved. The important thing is in the future.” He said, “Up until
different regions of the country. He have been a good step in achieving to listen to the demands of the Kurdish now, we have not been successful.”
had also said that he will “work on this goal," Jalazadeh said. citizens, and appointing a Kurdish Younessi’s comments suggest that
removing the stain of discrimination He viewed the dangerous trend of official is not the same as listening to Rouhani’s administration did attempt
and inequality from the face of the Salafism in relation to the issue of these demands.” to elect minorities to key positions
religious and ethnic minorities in poverty and unemployment in Iran’s He blamed part of the problem to the but had their attempts blocked by
Iran.” Kurdistan region. He believes that fact of unity between Iranian Kurdish people whom he criticized that those
After the new administration took the administration, while respecting groups. “The different factions in in power believe sensitive positions
office, many were hoping to see the Constitution as a sign of national Iranian Kurdistan need to first come only belonged to them. Whether or
Rouhani nominate a Sunni Kurd as unity, could solve some of these to an agreement on how they are not they are successful in the future,
one of his cabinet members. There problems if it were willing to let going to negotiate with the Islamic there is a great deal of work that needs
were discussions regarding the Kurdish officials participate in the Republic. They need to decide on what to be done in addressing the needs of
possibility of Bijan Zolfaghar Nasab, administrative system and take part in is the minimum they are asking for Iranian Kurds.
a famous soccer coach, becoming the decision-making processes in the
the new minister of youth affairs and country. Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ
sports; however, this did not happen. In recent years, Kurds have been Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١
The Reformist political activists were able to improve their positions in 604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١
also hoping to see a Sunni Kurd, for countries such as Iraq, Turkey and 604 - 980 - 8571
the first time since the transitional Syria. As the president of Iraq, after
government of Mehdi Bazargan, the fall of Saddam, Jalal Talabani — ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Vol. 21 / No. 1271 - Friday, Dec. 27, 2013
appointed as the new governor of a Kurd — managed to work toward
Kurdistan. After a three-month delay, national unity and lessening the ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ
Rouhani's administration chose tension between the Shiites and the
Abdolmohammad Zahedi as the Sunnis. In Syria, under the umbrella . ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ
17th governor of Kurdistan. At the of the Democratic Union Party, three
inaugural ceremony of this nonlocal Kurdish provinces are being governed Kamil Lotfali, lawyer
official, the interior minister said, autonomously by Kurdish officials. In
"After much research and probing, Turkey, too, Kurdish factions were ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ-
the Interior Ministry could not find able to make some gains for the ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ-
a local official with enough expertise Kurdish citizens.
and experience for the governorship Iranian Kurds, however — although ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ-
of Kurdistan." represented in the parliament — are
This statement provoked the mostly isolated from the political NORTH SHORE LAW LLP
Sunnis in Kurdistan. According to scene of the country. There are a few
the Kermanshah Post, the Friday armed opposition groups active in the 6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C.
prayer imam of Paveh responded by Kurdish areas of Iran. The youngest klotfali@northshorelaw.com
saying, "Comments such as these of these factions is the Party of Free
are neither accurate nor beneficial. Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), which has
In Kermanshah and Kurdistan we attracted a large number of the youths
have many officials who can manage in recent years.
not only Kurdistan but Shiraz and Khaled Tavakoli, a Reformist activist
Isfahan, too." resident of Kurdistan, talked to Al-
The Kurdish activists also wrote Monitor about the rise of Salafist
about this issue in their Web logs. and armed groups. "Because of the
Farhad Aminpoor: "Mr. Minister, religious split between the Sunnis and
let us assume that your suggestion the government, Salafi groups were
regarding the absence of any capable able to become more active, use the
official in Kurdistan is accurate. network of mosques and attract the
Still, you should have been honest youths to their organization." The
enough to give some background Salafi groups have been successful
information regarding this issue. in convincing the citizens that their
You should have mentioned that it is activities are beneficial for the
because of the broad and historical Sunni community. He added that the
discriminations against the Kurds, government is not sensitive about
and constant disregard for Kurds and them and does not prevent them
Sunnis for administrative positions in from being active. Kurdish political
the country, that this problem has now movements are often secular and
emerged." egalitarian, and as such, the emergence
Jalal Jalalzadeh, a former Reformist of fundamentalism and Salafi groups
member of parliament, discussed the is largely a new phenomenon.
appointment of the new governor Tavakoli does not see the conditions
of Kurdistan with Al-Monitor of Iranian Kurds improving. "Given
and about how he felt this was a that a Sunni official was not selected
missed opportunity for the Rouhani as the governor, the MPs will try to
administration. "Unfortunately, the increase the development budget of
the province,” he said. “However,
since the administration is trying to cut
expenses and the next year's budget
Iranian Kurds government does not trust the Sunnis 42
disappointed with and never appoints Kurdish officials
Rouhani to important positions," Jalazadeh 42
said. He believes that it would even
Behdad Bordbar serve the administration’s interests to will be deflationary, it is unlikely to and who is going to be the negotiator. 1392 ید6 جمعه- 1271 شماره/ 21 سال
appoint Sunni and Kurdish politicians happen." Currently, they are far from such an
al-monitor-- in their efforts to reduce tensions with Hemen Seyedi, a Kurdish political agreement." In touch with Iranian diversity
In all recent presidential elections Sunni neighbors, a task that Foreign analyst, said in an interview with A week before the Kurdistan governor
in Iran, Reformist candidates have Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had Al-Monitor, "Considering these was announced, Rouhani’s special
managed to win the majority of votes recently undertaken in trips to several latest developments, the possibility adviser Ali Younessi said that just
in Kurdish regions. In June, Hassan Persian Gulf Arab countries. "Now of a politically open environment is because they have not appointed
Rouhani received 71% of the votes in that the new administration is trying very low. Even if a few Kurds are a religious or ethnic minority to a
Kurdistan. In his campaign, Rouhani to reduce the tension between Iran able to penetrate the circle of power, ministerial position or as governor
had promised to appoint locals to and the Sunni countries in the region, Kurdistan's political problems will “did not mean they will not do so
local administrative positions in appointing Sunni ambassadors could not be solved. The important thing is in the future.” He said, “Up until
different regions of the country. He have been a good step in achieving to listen to the demands of the Kurdish now, we have not been successful.”
had also said that he will “work on this goal," Jalazadeh said. citizens, and appointing a Kurdish Younessi’s comments suggest that
removing the stain of discrimination He viewed the dangerous trend of official is not the same as listening to Rouhani’s administration did attempt
and inequality from the face of the Salafism in relation to the issue of these demands.” to elect minorities to key positions
religious and ethnic minorities in poverty and unemployment in Iran’s He blamed part of the problem to the but had their attempts blocked by
Iran.” Kurdistan region. He believes that fact of unity between Iranian Kurdish people whom he criticized that those
After the new administration took the administration, while respecting groups. “The different factions in in power believe sensitive positions
office, many were hoping to see the Constitution as a sign of national Iranian Kurdistan need to first come only belonged to them. Whether or
Rouhani nominate a Sunni Kurd as unity, could solve some of these to an agreement on how they are not they are successful in the future,
one of his cabinet members. There problems if it were willing to let going to negotiate with the Islamic there is a great deal of work that needs
were discussions regarding the Kurdish officials participate in the Republic. They need to decide on what to be done in addressing the needs of
possibility of Bijan Zolfaghar Nasab, administrative system and take part in is the minimum they are asking for Iranian Kurds.
a famous soccer coach, becoming the decision-making processes in the
the new minister of youth affairs and country. Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ
sports; however, this did not happen. In recent years, Kurds have been Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١
The Reformist political activists were able to improve their positions in 604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١
also hoping to see a Sunni Kurd, for countries such as Iraq, Turkey and 604 - 980 - 8571
the first time since the transitional Syria. As the president of Iraq, after
government of Mehdi Bazargan, the fall of Saddam, Jalal Talabani — ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Vol. 21 / No. 1271 - Friday, Dec. 27, 2013
appointed as the new governor of a Kurd — managed to work toward
Kurdistan. After a three-month delay, national unity and lessening the ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ
Rouhani's administration chose tension between the Shiites and the
Abdolmohammad Zahedi as the Sunnis. In Syria, under the umbrella . ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ
17th governor of Kurdistan. At the of the Democratic Union Party, three
inaugural ceremony of this nonlocal Kurdish provinces are being governed Kamil Lotfali, lawyer
official, the interior minister said, autonomously by Kurdish officials. In
"After much research and probing, Turkey, too, Kurdish factions were ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ-
the Interior Ministry could not find able to make some gains for the ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ-
a local official with enough expertise Kurdish citizens.
and experience for the governorship Iranian Kurds, however — although ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ-
of Kurdistan." represented in the parliament — are
This statement provoked the mostly isolated from the political NORTH SHORE LAW LLP
Sunnis in Kurdistan. According to scene of the country. There are a few
the Kermanshah Post, the Friday armed opposition groups active in the 6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C.
prayer imam of Paveh responded by Kurdish areas of Iran. The youngest klotfali@northshorelaw.com
saying, "Comments such as these of these factions is the Party of Free
are neither accurate nor beneficial. Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), which has
In Kermanshah and Kurdistan we attracted a large number of the youths
have many officials who can manage in recent years.
not only Kurdistan but Shiraz and Khaled Tavakoli, a Reformist activist
Isfahan, too." resident of Kurdistan, talked to Al-
The Kurdish activists also wrote Monitor about the rise of Salafist
about this issue in their Web logs. and armed groups. "Because of the
Farhad Aminpoor: "Mr. Minister, religious split between the Sunnis and
let us assume that your suggestion the government, Salafi groups were
regarding the absence of any capable able to become more active, use the
official in Kurdistan is accurate. network of mosques and attract the
Still, you should have been honest youths to their organization." The
enough to give some background Salafi groups have been successful
information regarding this issue. in convincing the citizens that their
You should have mentioned that it is activities are beneficial for the
because of the broad and historical Sunni community. He added that the
discriminations against the Kurds, government is not sensitive about
and constant disregard for Kurds and them and does not prevent them
Sunnis for administrative positions in from being active. Kurdish political
the country, that this problem has now movements are often secular and
emerged." egalitarian, and as such, the emergence
Jalal Jalalzadeh, a former Reformist of fundamentalism and Salafi groups
member of parliament, discussed the is largely a new phenomenon.
appointment of the new governor Tavakoli does not see the conditions
of Kurdistan with Al-Monitor of Iranian Kurds improving. "Given
and about how he felt this was a that a Sunni official was not selected
missed opportunity for the Rouhani as the governor, the MPs will try to
administration. "Unfortunately, the increase the development budget of
the province,” he said. “However,
since the administration is trying to cut
expenses and the next year's budget
