query: what ethnicity are people from iran?

title: Tat people (Iran)

text: Tat people (Iran) The Tat people of Iran (Tati: Irünə Tâtün, ) are an Iranian people living in northern Iran, especially in the south of Qazvin province. Tats of Iran use the Tati language (Iran), a group of northwestern Iranian dialects which are closely related to the Talysh language. Persian and Azerbaijani are also spoken. Tats of Iran are mainly Zoroastrian, Jewish and Muslim and number about 300,000. Starting from the Middle Ages, the term "Tati" was used not only for the Caucasus but also for northwestern Iran, where it was extended to almost all of the local Iranian languages

title: Azerbaijan–Iran relations

text: Azerbaijan–Iran relations Azerbaijan–Iran relations are foreign relations between Azerbaijan and Iran. Iran has an embassy in Baku and a consulate-general in Nakhchivan City. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Tehran and a consulate-general in Tabriz. Official diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Iran were established after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Iran and Azerbaijan share, to a large extent, the same history, religion, ethnicity, and culture. The territory of what is now called the Republic of Azerbaijan was only separated from Iran in the first half of the 19th century, through the Russo-Persian Wars. In the area to the North of

title: Tat people (Iran)

text: except Persian and Kurdish. Currently, the term "Tati" and "Tati language" is used to refer to a particular group of north-western Iranian dialects (Chali, Danesfani, Hiaraji, Hoznini, Esfarvarini, Takestani, Sagzabadi, Ebrahimabadi, Eshtehardi, Hoini, Kajali, Shahroudi, Harzani) in Iranian Azerbaijan, as well as south of it in the provinces of Qazvin and Zanjan. These dialects have a certain affinity to the Talysh language , Mazanderani language and may be descendants of the extinct Old Azari language. Tat people (Iran) The Tat people of Iran (Tati: Irünə Tâtün, ) are an Iranian people living in northern Iran, especially in the south of

title: Greater Iran

text: ethnic and historical neighbor. Azerbaijanis are by far the second largest ethnicity in Iran, and comprise the largest community of ethnic Azerbaijanis in the world, vastly outnumbering the number in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Both nations are the only officially Shia majority in the world, with adherents of the religion comprising an absolute majority in both nations. The people of nowadays Iran and Azerbaijan were converted to Shiism during exactly the same time in history. Furthermore, the name of "Azerbaijan" is derived through the name of the Persian satrap which ruled the contemporary region of Iranian Azerbaijan and minor parts

title: Ethnicities in Iran

text: in Sistan and is inhabited predominantly by Persians. The town of Jask in neighbouring Hormozgan Province is also inhabited by Baloch people. They form one of the smallest ethnicities in Iran. The largest Turkic group in Iran are the Iranian Azerbaijanis, forming the second largest ethnicity in the nation after the majority Persian population. Smaller Turkic groups account for about 2% of Iranian population between them, about half of this number is accounted for by the Iranian Turkmen, the other half comprises various tribal confederacies such as the Qashqai or the Khorasani Turks. Iranian Azerbaijanis (also known as Iranian Turks)

title: Chinese people in Iran

text: life. They live in a separate sphere from Iranians. Most cannot speak much Persian. Because the number of Chinese in the country is so small, Chinese people are typically taken to be Koreans or Japanese people instead, unlike in other countries where the opposite mistake is more common. Chinese cuisine is largely unavailable. Aside from Chinese people married to Iranians, international students are the group of Chinese in Iran best integrated into mainstream society, in terms of lifestyle and language. Their total number is estimated at roughly 100; unlike other Chinese residents, most live outside of Tehran, because the number

title: Iran–Turkey relations

text: and Smyrna in western Anatolia. Igdir Province in what is Eastern Anatolia formed in fact part of Qajar Iran up to the outcome of the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828) and the ratified Treaty of Turkmenchay. Various empires based in what is now Turkey made inroads into what is now Iran, such as by the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. Iran's second major ethnic group is Azerbaijani which is a Turkic people, there also other Turkic peoples in Iran such as Turkmens and Qashqai people. Turks and Iranians share a common cultural heritage, known as the Turko-Persian tradition, which was a

title: Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran

text: Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran The terms People of the Caucasus and Caucasian people indicate two main groups of people in Iran: Iran and the Russian Empire fought 5 wars between the mid-17th century and 1828 (if not including the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran). Iran eventually lost vast and often solidly Persian-speaking and Muslim territories spanning from Dagestan in the North Caucasus to what is today Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan and Armenia to the Russians per the Treaty of Gulistan and Treaty of Turkmenchay. The Russians killed many inhabitants of these Iranian ruled lands, and expelled the rest to Iran, or

title: Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran

text: to a certain extent, Turkey. Peoples of the Caucasus in Iran The terms People of the Caucasus and Caucasian people indicate two main groups of people in Iran: Iran and the Russian Empire fought 5 wars between the mid-17th century and 1828 (if not including the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran). Iran eventually lost vast and often solidly Persian-speaking and Muslim territories spanning from Dagestan in the North Caucasus to what is today Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan and Armenia to the Russians per the Treaty of Gulistan and Treaty of Turkmenchay. The Russians killed many inhabitants of these Iranian ruled lands, and expelled

title: Circassians in Iran

text: nowadays due to being heavily assimilated over the course of time and the lack of censuses based on ethnicity, population estimates vary significantly. They are, after the Georgians, the largest Caucasus-derived group in the nation. In Persian, the word "Cherkes" () is sometimes applied generally to Caucasian peoples living beyond Derbent in Dagestan, which was the northernmost principal city of Iran prior to its ceding to Russia in the first half of the 19th century following the Treaty of Gulistan. Circassians in Iran have a long history. To a certain good extent, they shared the same role as their brethren

title: Southern Iran

text: Southern Iran Southern Iran includes the southern regions of Zagros and northern coast of Persian Gulf representing the provinces of Fars, Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad, Hormozgan and Bushehr. Sometimes Khuzestan and Kerman are also included in this region. The major parts of this region has a warm and dry weather. The major cities are Shiraz, Bushehr, Yasuj, Lar, Abadeh, Asaluyeh, Bandarabbas and Kish. Southern Iran is very ethnically diverse, including Lurs (including Bakhtiaris), Persians, Qashqais, Larestanis, Baloch, Arabs, Armenians, Afro-Iranians and Jews. Southern Iran is the homeland of the Persian people. Most people in southern Iran are ethnically Persian (including

title: Iran–Turkey relations

text: 2013, tourists from Turkey comprise one of the largest that visit Iran, comprising 391,283 registered tourists. Iran–Turkey relations The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey have been generally peaceful since the establishment of the modern states, but sometimes have also been strained. Iran and Turkey are major trade partners. Turkey and Iran have heavy mutual influence on each other, due to geographical proximity, linguistic and ethnic relations (e.g. Azerbaijanis, a Turkic people, are the second largest ethnicity in Iran and Kurds, an Iranic people, are the second largest ethnicity in Turkey) many common cultural

title: Iran–Turkey relations

text: Iran–Turkey relations The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey have been generally peaceful since the establishment of the modern states, but sometimes have also been strained. Iran and Turkey are major trade partners. Turkey and Iran have heavy mutual influence on each other, due to geographical proximity, linguistic and ethnic relations (e.g. Azerbaijanis, a Turkic people, are the second largest ethnicity in Iran and Kurds, an Iranic people, are the second largest ethnicity in Turkey) many common cultural aspects, shared empires, and conquering by such as the Parthians, Achaemenids, Sassanians, Seljuks, Safavids, Afsharids, Ottomans

title: Laks (Iran)

text: live in Lorestān Province, among Lur tribes, although Minorsky quotes some evidence that they were brought there from further north.The Safavid era historian, Mirza Muhammad Husein Mostowfi (1749 A.D), classified Laki alongside Feyli, Bakhtiari and Mamasani as four subgroup of Lurish people. Rahimi Osmanvandi in his book (Indigenous people of Mehregan Valley), emphasises on Lurish identity of Lak tribes. Amanullahi Baharvand also considered Laki as a main component of Lurish community and emphasised their Lurish ethnicity. The Zand dynasty who ruled parts of southwestern Iran was of Laki origin. Laks (Iran) The Laks are an Iranian group in southwestern Iran.

title: Lori people

text: Lori people The Lori are a nomadic community found in the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan. They must not be confused with Lurs, who are an entirely distinct people also living in Iran. The term "Lori" refers to trade designations not to an ethnicity. The Lori may be divided into two groupings, the settled Lori and the nomads. Historically, the settled Lori have two sub-divisions, the Sarmastani-Lori, who claim descent from Sarmast; their heroic ancestor (a blacksmith by profession) and the Zangeshahi. Most of the Lori in Balochistan claim descent from Sarmast. Zangeshahi are said to have originated from

title: Lebanese people in Iran

text: Lebanese people in Iran Lebanese people in Iran refers to Lebanese living in Iran or Iranians of Lebanese descent. The Lebanese populate various regions and cities, but historically the religious city of Qom (apart from the modern capital Tehran and previous capitals) has been a principal area of settlement. Lebanese are known to have been steadily migrating to the contemporary and former territories of Iran since the Safavid-era. Lebanese are known to have been migrating to contemporary Iran since the time of the Safavids (1501-1736). Nur-al-Din Karaki Ameli, a principal Lebanese Shia scholar, played a pivotal role at the Safavid

title: Human capital flight from Iran

text: all universities from what he called "the liberal and secular influence". A report by "The Washington Prism" in Jan 2006 claims that the International Monetary Fund considers Iran ranked highest in Brain Drain among "developing" countries, with an estimated 180,000 people exiting Iran per year. IRNA reports the figure to be 200,000. To gain admission into Iranian universities, Iranian applicants must take a national entrance exam given once a year. Roughly two million applicants take part each year, but only the top 100,000 (or the top 5%) are given free entrance to universities. To gain entry into the top caliber

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: a desire to avoid repeating what Vichy France did in regards to its Jewish population and to prevent the National Front from getting more popularity. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his administration supported and proposed counting French people by race and ethnicity. Due to criticism, however, this proposal was never implemented, and as of 2013 former French President Francois Hollande opposes enumerating people by race and ethnicity. The population of Gabon was enumerated by ethnicity in 1960–1961 and 1993. People in Georgia (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the

title: Lori people

text: midwives. Most Lori of Kacchi also speak Seraiki, in addition to Balochi. Lori people The Lori are a nomadic community found in the Balochistan region of Iran and Pakistan. They must not be confused with Lurs, who are an entirely distinct people also living in Iran. The term "Lori" refers to trade designations not to an ethnicity. The Lori may be divided into two groupings, the settled Lori and the nomads. Historically, the settled Lori have two sub-divisions, the Sarmastani-Lori, who claim descent from Sarmast; their heroic ancestor (a blacksmith by profession) and the Zangeshahi. Most of the Lori in

title: Chinese people in Iran

text: Chinese people in Iran Chinese people in Iran form one of the smaller groups of overseas Chinese; Iran's total Chinese population is estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 people. During the Safavid dynasty, Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) brought 300 Chinese potters to Iran to enhance local production of Chinese-style ceramics. From E. Sykes's "Persia and Its People": "Early in the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas imported Chinese workmen into his country to teach his subjects the art of making porcelain, and the Chinese influence is very strong in the designs on this ware. Chinese marks are also copied, so that to

title: What Planet Are You From?

text: critics, currently holding a 42% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus states: "Though "What Planet Are You From?" has some laughs, it's too inconsistent and bland for critics to give it their recommendations." Metacritic reports a 41 out of 100 rating based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". What Planet Are You From? What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Michael Leeson, Garry Shandling, Ed Solomon, and Peter Tolan based on a story by

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: by place of birth from 1871 to the present day. Cape Verde enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1950. The Central African Republic enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1959/1960. Chad enumerated people by ethnicity in 1993. Chile enumerated people by ethnicity in 1992. The People's Republic of China counted people by ethnicity since at least 1952 but does not count people by mother tongue. The people in the Democratic Republic of Congo were enumerated by ethnicity from 1955–1958. The people in the Republic of Congo were enumerated by ethnicity in 1960, 1974, and 1984. Costa Rica enumerated people by

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Rwandan census of 2002 did not enumerate people by ethnicity. The Sao Tome and Principe enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1950 and 1960. The people of Senegal were enumerated by ethnicity in 1960–1961 and 1988. The Seychelles enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1947, 1987, and 1994. In addition to Yugoslavia enumerating people by ethnicity/nationality, Serbia enumerated people by ethnicity/nationality in its 2002 and 2011 censuses. The people of Seychelles were enumerated by ethnicity in 1947, 1987, and 1994. The people in Singapore were numerated by ethnicity from at least 1947 up to the most recent Singaporean census in

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: ethnicity in 1950. The people of Croatia have been enumerated by ethnicity/nationality from at least 1953, including the censuses of 2001 and 2011. The people of Cyprus were enumerated by ethnicity in 1960. Czechoslovakia (of which the territory of the Czech Republic was a part) enumerated people by ethnicity in 1921 and 1930, and the Czech Republic did the same thing from 1991 to the present day. The people in Dominica were enumerated by ethnicity in 1960 and 1981. The people in the Dominican Republic were enumerated by ethnicity in 1950. East Timor enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1950.

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: or ethnicity. Only information disposable are those of civil registers, where only the country of birth is noted down. The people of Ivory Coast were enumerated by ethnicity in 1948, 1957–1958, and 1988. The ethnicity data from 1957–1958 was only for the rural areas of the country, though. The population of Jamaica was enumerated by ethnicity in 1960 and again from 1982 all the way up to the present day. People in Kazakhstan (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union

title: Chinese people in Iran

text: of scholarships offered by universities in the capital has been decreasing. There is a small Chinatown in Iran built on a Chinese theme, known as Mahale Chiniha. Chinese people in Iran Chinese people in Iran form one of the smaller groups of overseas Chinese; Iran's total Chinese population is estimated at between 2,000 and 3,000 people. During the Safavid dynasty, Abbas I (reigned 1587–1629) brought 300 Chinese potters to Iran to enhance local production of Chinese-style ceramics. From E. Sykes's "Persia and Its People": "Early in the seventeenth century, Shah Abbas imported Chinese workmen into his country to teach his

title: What Planet Are You From?

text: What Planet Are You From? What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Michael Leeson, Garry Shandling, Ed Solomon, and Peter Tolan based on a story by Leeson and Shandling. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, and John Goodman. A denizen (Garry Shandling) of a faraway planet occupied only by highly evolved males is ordered by his superior, Graydon (Ben Kingsley), to find a female human, impregnate her and bring the baby back to the planet. The visitor

title: Symbolic ethnicity

text: symbols and icons to label and categorize a certain race". That is to say, people identify their ethnicity by way of images from the mass communications media, as accepted through past associations derived from social and historical judgements. In "(E)race: Symbolic Ethnicity and the Asian Image" (1993), Stephen Lee describes symbolic ethnicity: In the book "Identity and Belonging: Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society" (2006), by B. Singh Bolaria and Sean P. Hier, symbolic ethnicity is defined by, with, and in the actions of "individuals who identify as Irish, for example, on occasions such as Saint Patrick's Day, on

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: its entire existence, Belarus also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 1999 and 2009. Back when Belize was British Honduras, it enumerated people by ethnicity in 1946. Since gaining independence, Belize has enumerated people by ethnicity from 1980 all the way up to its most recent census in 2010. The people in Benin were enumerated by ethnicity in 1979 and 1992. The people of Bermuda were enumerated by ethnicity since at least 1950 all the way up to the present day. Bolivia enumerated people by ethnicity in 1950, 2001, and 2012. The 2012 census included 40 ethnic

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Tajikistan (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Tajikistan also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census in 2000. The Tanzanian census enumerated people by race from colonial times until 1967, by ethnicity and tribe from colonial times until 1973. It enumerated people by language only in 1952 and 1958. Thailand enumerated people by ethnicity in 1947. The people in Togo were enumerated by ethnicity in 1948, 1958–1960, and 1970.

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: not they speak Spanish or indigenous languages. Mexico does not enumerate its population by race and ethnicity directly. People in Moldova (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Moldova also enumerated people by ethnicity in both its post-Soviet censuses: in 2004, and 2014. Monaco enumerated people by ethnicity in 1982. Mongolia enumerated people by ethnicity in 1963 and 2000. The population of Montenegro was enumerated by ethnicity from 1909 up to its

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: its population by race between 1872 and 1941. Palau enumerated people by ethnicity in 1995. The population in the Palestinian territories was enumerated by ethnicity in 1997. Panama has enumerated people by ethnicity from the 1970 census all the way up to its most recent census in 2010. People in the then-United States-controlled Panama Canal Zone were numerated by ethnicity in 1950 and 1960. Papua New Guinea only enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1971. The Philippines enumerated their population by ethnicity in 1948, 1970 and 2000. People in Poland (when the country was still occupied by the Russian Empire)

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: enumerated by ethnicity in 1950. Guyana enumerated people by ethnicity from at least 1946 to until at least 2002. Hungary enumerated people by ethnicity in 1880, between 1900 and 1941, and again from 1980 to the present day When it was a British colony, India enumerated its population by race between 1872 and 1941. Indonesia enumerated people by ethnicity in 1930 and 2000, but not in any other censuses. The 2002 Irish census enumerated people by their place of birth and their country of citizenship. Ireland introduced an ethnicity question to its census in 2006. The 2011 Irish census enumerated

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: were enumerated allegedly by their native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. Sovereign Poland enumerated people by ethnicity/nationality in 1921. It enumerated people by mother tongue in 1931, and used this data to determine ethnicity/nationality. After World War II, the Communist Polish government did not enumerate people by nationality/ethnicity. The post-Communist 2002 Polish census did enumerate people by nationality/ethnicity and language used at home. Puerto Rico enumerated people by race in its census since at least 1877 with the exception of the period from 1960 to 1990. Romania enumerated people by ethnicity in 1859–1860, 1887, 1899, and in every

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, the de facto independent state of Nagorno-Karabakh also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census of 2005. People in Namibia were enumerated by race in all 20th century censuses but not in the 2001 census. They were enumerated by language in all censuses since 1951. The population of Nauru was enumerated by ethnicity between 1947 and 1977. Nepal enumerated people by ethnicity in 1991. Statistics Netherlands does not keep track of ethnicity or race. Until 1996 statistics Netherlands recorded nationality of people living in the Netherlands. From 1996

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Kazakhstan also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 1999 and 2009. Since 1945, Kenya enumerated people by ethnicity from 1948 all the way up to its most recent census in 2009 (however, the 1999 census ethnicity figures were not made public). There were some concerns about asking an ethnicity equation in the 2009 census since it came just a year after the disputed Kenyan presidential election of 2007 and the riots that followed it, but Kenya went through with asking about ethnicity in 2009 anyway. The population of Kosovo

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: The population of Equatorial Guinea was enumerated by ethnicity in 1950. People in Estonia were enumerated by ethnicity/nationality from 1922 to the present day. People in Estonia were also enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. During this time period Estonia was under the control of the Russian Empire, then independent, then (excluding World War II) under the control of the Soviet Union, and then independent again since 1991. There were 192 different ethnicity/nationality options in the 2011 Estonian census. Ethiopia enumerated people by ethnicity in 1994. The population of Fiji was enumerated by ethnicity from 1881

title: Lebanese people in Iran

text: court in opening a new way in the relations between secular rulers and Shi'ite clerics. Karaki furthermore played a crucial role in inaugurating a movement of emigration of Lebanese Shia scholars from Jabal Amel (then in Ottoman Syria) to Safavid Iran during the reign of the first two Safavid kings ("shahs"), namely Ismail I (r. 1501-24) and Tahmasp I (r. 1524-76), who were at pains to introduce Shi'ism on the state-level throughout their vast dominions. At the beginning of the Safavid era, Twelver Shi'ism was imported into Iran largely from Mount Lebanon and Syria. Lebanese people in Iran Lebanese people

title: Hands Off the People of Iran

text: for regime change. The initiative for Hands Off the People of Iran came from a number of Iranian exile organisations in 2005. On March 16, 2006, Workers Left Unity - Iran wrote an open letter to the British anti-war movement, calling for genuine solidarity with the Iranian people. By 2007 HOPI was fully established, consisting predominantly of Iranian exiles who campaign for regime change in Iran but are against external military intervention, believing military occupation to be the worst condition under which liberation can be achieved. HOPI's founding conference was held in December 2007. At the Founding Conference, a National

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: studies were conducted in the Ottoman Empire for enumerating the population by ethnicity after the first Ottoman census. People in Turkmenistan (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Turkmenistan also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census in 1995. The people of Uganda were enumerated by ethnicity from 1948 all the way up to Uganda's most recent census in 2012, with the exception of 1980 and possibly 1969. People in

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: was enumerated by ethnicity from at least 1948 all the way up to the present day. People in Kyrgyzstan (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Kyrgyzstan also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 1999 and 2009. People in Latvia (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. Latvia enumerated people by ethnicity between 1920 and

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: its entire existence. Uzbekistan has not conducted any censuses at all since 1989. Vatican City enumerated people by ethnicity in 1948. Communist North Vietnam enumerated people by ethnicity in 1960, when Vietnam was still divided into two countries. After Vietnamese reunification, Vietnam enumerated its population by ethnicity from 1979 up to the most recent census in 2009. Yemen enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1994. The British Colony of Aden (which is within Yemen's current borders) enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1946 and 1955. People in Zambia were not continuously counted by race before independence, and when they were

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: were enumerated by tribal affiliation in 1901 and again from 1991 to the present day. Niger enumerated people by ethnicity in 1959/1960. Nigeria enumerated people by ethnicity in 1963. In addition, Nigeria has announced plans to enumerate its population by ethnicity in its 2016 census. Norway enumerated the population in the northern part of the country by ethnicity between 1845 and 1930. In the census of 1970, in limited areas in Northern Norway, people were identified by ethnicity and language. Such information has not been included in any census since then. British India (which Bangladesh was a part of) enumerated

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: census and in its 1925 census of its Klaipeda region. The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania in 1940, and it enumerated people there by ethnicity from 1959 to 1989. Lithuania also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 2001 and 2011. It is illegal to collect statistics about the race, ethnicity, religion or ancestry of Luxembourg citizens. People in Macedonia were enumerated by ethnicity/nationality from at least 1921 all the way up to the present day. In the most recent census in 2002, 64.2% of the population declared themselves to be ethnic Macedonians. The second-largest ethnic group in the

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 1901 and 2002, but many censuses were done separately for Whites/Europeans and Blacks/Africans before the 1970s. People were enumerated by language only in 1982 (when they were enumerated by "[their] father's dialect"). Race and ethnicity in censuses Many countries and national censuses currently enumerate or have previously enumerated their populations by race, ethnicity, nationality, or a combination of these characteristics. Different countries have different classifications and census options for race and ethnicity/nationality which are not comparable with data from other countries. In addition, many of the race and ethnicity concepts that appear on national censuses worldwide have their origins in

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Race and ethnicity in censuses Many countries and national censuses currently enumerate or have previously enumerated their populations by race, ethnicity, nationality, or a combination of these characteristics. Different countries have different classifications and census options for race and ethnicity/nationality which are not comparable with data from other countries. In addition, many of the race and ethnicity concepts that appear on national censuses worldwide have their origins in Europe or in the views of Europeans, rather than in the views of the locals of these countries. People in Abkhazia (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were

title: Symbolic ethnicity

text: this." This perspective suggests that symbolic ethnicity is a result of assimilation and some assimilated individuals may prefer to explore a culture that they may not have been raised with to a significant extent. Many displays of what could be argued to be symbolic ethnicity, such as the study of Scottish Gaelic by the Scottish diaspora in North America, do not necessarily conform to the stereotype of individuals feeling entitled to a cultural ethnicity due to ancestry. Most Gaelic learners in one study, even those with Scottish ancestry, stated that Gaelic ethnic identity was not related to ancestry. Symbolic ethnicity

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: all the way up to Fiji's most recent census in 2007. Finland has enumerated its population by language of most frequent use from at least 1990 to the present day. France has not counted individuals by race or ethnicity since at least 1978, when a law was passed that prevented individuals from being enumerated by these categories without their consent or a state committee waiver. The reasons for this are that many French people consider asking people about race and ethnicity to be a contradiction of their principle of equality and equal treatment for all French people. Also, there is

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Georgia also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census in 2002. Germany enumerated its citizens of Jewish descent in 1939 based on the percent of Jewish ancestry that they had. The population of Ghana was enumerated by ethnicity in 1960, 2000, and 2010. The people of Grenada were enumerated by ethnicity in 1960 and 1981. Guatemala has enumerated people by ethnicity in 1950 and 1964. The population of Guinea was enumerated by ethnicity in 1955. The population of Guinea-Bissau was

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: People in Transnistria (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, the de facto independent country of Transnistria also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census in 2004. Romania also enumerated people in Transnistria by ethnicity in its 1941 census. Tunisia enumerated people by ethnicity in 1956. Between 1881 and 1893 the Ottoman Empire implemented its first census, which enumerated the people in the empire by ethnicity. Some other censuses and

title: Disinvestment from Iran

text: Disinvestment from Iran Disinvestment from Iran is campaign primarily in the United States that aims to encourage disinvestment from the state of Iran. The Iran Sanctions Enabling Act (H.R. 1327) was introduced in US Congress by Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). It passed 414-6. The legislation aims to protects fund managers who divest from such companies from potential lawsuits, thereby facilitating state efforts to divest from the Islamist regime. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz describes the origin of the efforts in 2007: Various Israeli sources and the pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), are also

title: Hands Off the People of Iran

text: Hands Off the People of Iran Hands Off the People of Iran (HOPI) is a political organisation in the United Kingdom founded in 2007, closely associated with the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee). It is opposed to Western military intervention in Iran, as well as to the sitting Iranian government, and supports "internal" regime change. The three most prominent figures are Mike Macnair, the Israeli Moshé Machover and Yassamine Mather, an Iranian associated with the Workers Left Unity – Iran. It was denied affiliation with the Stop the War Coalition due to questions raised over its support

title: What Planet Are You From?

text: Santa Clarita, California; and in Culver City, California on the Sony Pictures Studio lot. Shandling filmed this movie during a hiatus from filming the troubled production of "Town & Country" (2001) with Warren Beatty. "What Planet Are You From?" opened theatrically on March 3, 2000, in 2,248 venues, earning $3,008,746 in its first weekend and ranking fourteenth in the North American box office. The film ended its run, having grossed $6,291,602 domestically and $7,854,075 overseas for a worldwide total of $14,145,677. Based on a $60 million budget, the film was a box office bomb. The film received mixed reviews from

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 1935. The Soviet Union occupied Latvia in 1940, and it enumerated people there by ethnicity from 1959 to 1989. Latvia also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 2000 and 2011. People in Lesotho were enumerated by race between 1904 and 1976, but not after 1976. Language was only recorded in 1946 and 1956, tribe and language for Africans were recorded only in 1950 and 1960. People in Lithuania (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. Lithuania enumerated people by ethnicity in its 1923

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: country was the ethnic Albanians with 25.2%. Other major ethnic groups were Turks (3.9%), Romani (2.7%), and Serbs (1.8%). People in Malawi were enumerated by race between 1911 and 1987, but not after 1987. They were enumerated by language only in 1966, 1998, and 2008. They were enumerated by tribal affiliation only in 1926, 1945, and 2008. People in Malaysia were enumerated by ethnicity/race from 1871 to the present day. Mali enumerated people in some parts of the country by ethnicity in 1950. Mauritius enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1952, 1962, and 1972. Mexico enumerates people on whether or

title: Union of Islamic Iran People Party

text: Union of Islamic Iran People Party Union of Islamic Iran People Party () is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 2015. In January 2015, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior that it has received a request for a permit to establish a new political party. The reformists carried out some six similar initiatives for party formation in the past six months. It was officially given permission on April 20, 2015. Most members of the party are former members of Islamic Iran Participation Front, banned in 2009. The party was accused of being a "front" for the banned

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Armenia also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 2001 and 2011. Australia enumerated its population by "race" between 1911 and 1966, by "racial origin" in 1971 and 1976, by "ethnic" origin in 1981, and by "ancestry" since 1986. People in Azerbaijan (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Azerbaijan also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: Ukraine (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, Ukraine also enumerated people by ethnicity in its only post-Soviet census in 2001. The United Kingdom began counting people by ethnicity in 1991. There eventually became more of an interest in enumerating ethnic minorities after large-scale racial minority immigration to the United Kingdom began in the post-World War II era. The United Kingdom previously planned to enumerate people by ethnicity in 1981, but changed

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 1999 and 2009. The population of the Bahamas was enumerated by ethnicity in 1953. Bahrain enumerated people by ethnicity in 1965 and 2010. The 2010 Bahrain census also enumerated people by their religious beliefs. British India (which Bangladesh was a part of) enumerated its population by race between 1872 and 1941. The population of Barbados was enumerated by ethnicity in 1946, 1960, 1970, and 1980. People in Belarus (when it was still a part of the Russian Empire) were enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for

title: Greater Iran

text: Euphrates to the Oxus Traditionally, and until recent times, ethnicity has never been a defining separating criterion in these regions. In the words of Richard Nelson Frye: Only in modern times did western colonial intervention and ethnicity tend to become a dividing force between the provinces of Greater Iran. As Patrick Clawson states, "ethnic nationalism is largely a nineteenth century phenomenon, even if it is fashionable to retroactively extend it." "Greater Iran" however has been more of a cultural super-state, rather than a political one to begin with. In the work "Nuzhat al-Qolub" (), the medieval geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi wrote:

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: censuses since 1904. Five population group options are provided in response to the question "How would "(name)" describe him/herself in terms of population group?": "Black African", "Coloured", "Indian or Asian", "White" and "Other". South Africa has also asked about language use since 1921 for white South Africans and since 1936 for all races. Sri Lanka enumerated its population by ethnicity in 1971 and 1981. Sudan enumerated people by ethnicity in 1956. The Swazi census counted people by race in all censuses between 1904 and 1976. People were counted by ethnic group and tribe only in 1966 and 1976. People in

title: Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)

text: Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category) Mixed is an ethnicity category that has been used by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics since the 1991 Census. Colloquially it refers to British citizens or residents whose parents are of two or more different races or ethnic backgrounds. Mixed race people are the fastest growing ethnic group in the UK and numbered 1.25 million in the 2011 census. In the 2001 census, 677,177 classified themselves as of mixed race, making up 1.2 percent of the UK population. Office for National Statistics estimates suggest that 956,700 mixed race people were resident in England

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 2002 census did not require respondents to prove their ethnicity/nationality when they responded to this question. The number of ethnicity/nationality options available on Soviet censuses was enormous—the Soviet Union offered 194 different choices for ethnicity/nationality in its 1926 census. There were 97 options in 1939, 126 options in 1959, 122 options in 1970, 123 options in 1979, and 128 options for the Soviet Union in 1989. There were 192 ethnicity/nationality options for Russia in 2002. Rwanda enumerated people by ethnicity from 1933/34 until 1991. Due to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the ethnic hatred and tensions that caused it, the

title: Islamic Principlism in Iran

text: Our historical past also supports it. In reality, in Iran, as in elsewhere in the Middle East, the only obstacle to civil society is the state." Mesbah Yazdi, however, stated: "It doesn’t matter what the people think. The people are ignorant sheep." In February 2004 Parliament elections, the Council of Guardians, a council of twelve members, half of whom are appointed by Ali Khamenei, disqualified thousands of candidates, including many of the reformist members of the parliament and all the candidates of the Islamic Iran Participation Front party from running. It did not allow 80 members of the 6th Iranian

title: Ethnicities in Iran

text: Ethnicities in Iran A majority of the population of Iran (approximately 67–80%) consists of Iranic peoples. The largest groups in this category include Persians (who form the majority of the Iranian population) and Kurds, with smaller communities including Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats, Talysh, and Baloch. Turkic groups constitute a substantial minority of about 15–24%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani, who are the second largest ethnicity in Iran as well as the largest minority group. Other Turkic groups include the Turkmen and Qashqai peoples. Arabs account for about 2–3% of the Iranian population. The remainder, amounting to about 1% of

title: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

text: Boston, acquired it from the Marie Harriman Gallery on 16 April 1936. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? is a painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. Gauguin inscribed the original French title in the upper left corner: D'où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous. The inscription the artist wrote on his canvas has no question mark, no dash, and all words are capitalized. In the upper right corner he signed and dated the painting: "P. Gauguin / 1897".

text: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? is a painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. Gauguin inscribed the original French title in the upper left corner: D'où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous. The inscription the artist wrote on his canvas has no question mark, no dash, and all words are capitalized. In the upper right corner he signed and dated the painting: "P. Gauguin / 1897". The painting was created in Tahiti, and is in the Museum of

title: Chinese people in Iran

text: Republic of China began to increase noticeably between 2002 and 2005. Most modern Chinese expatriates work on construction or other engineering projects; a few run import/export companies or other small businesses. Large-scale investment projects are also becoming more common; businessmen from Zhejiang began building Iran's first Chinese trade complex in 2006. The 330,000 square-metre site in the south of the country, located five kilometres from Khorramshahr and twenty kilometres from the Iraqi border, is expected to contain 1,500 businesses and cost RMB600 million to complete. One "People's Daily" reporter described Chinese people in Iran often have trouble adapting to local

title: Censorship in Iran

text: sitting too closely together or touching, closeups of women's faces, low necklines on shirts, and many others. People are sometimes edited out or objects are strategically placed to cover what is considered inappropriate. For example, a low neckline on a woman's shirt is edited to be more modest. Dialogue in foreign films is often rewritten. For example, romantic implications are replaced with marriage proposals. Censorship in Iran Censorship in Iran is the limiting or suppressing of the publishing, dissemination, and viewing of certain information in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The majority of such censorship is implemented or mandated by

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: enumerated by native tongue in the 1897 Russian Empire Census. In addition to the Soviet Union enumerating people by ethnicity for its entire existence, the partially recognized state of Abkhazia also enumerated people by ethnicity in its post-Soviet censuses of 2003 and 2011. Prior to 2010, Afghanistan had not held a census since 1979 due to the wars and conflicts that have occurred there over those three decades (since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979). Albania enumerated people by ethnicity in 1955, 1989, and 2011. The 2011 Albanian census also enumerated people by language used and by their religious

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: use in 1946 and 1956 and again in 2001. The Brazilian census enumerated people by race in all censuses since 1872 with the exception of 1900, 1920, and 1970. The Brazilian census classifies people by race as either white, black, pardo (brown), yellow (Asian), or indigenous. Since 1945, Brunei enumerated people by ethnicity in all censuses since 1947. Bulgaria enumerated people by mother tongue in 1880 and 1887 and used this info to determine their ethnicities. Bulgaria directly enumerated people by ethnicity from 1900 all the way up to its most recent census in 2011, with the exception of the

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: 1985 census. The people in Burma (also known as Myanmar) were enumerated by ethnicity in 1931, and 1953. A new census which plans to enumerate the people of Burma by ethnicity and race is planned to be held in 2014. The 1931 Burmese census generated a lot of anger from non-Burmese ethnic groups who were marked as Burmese on the census. There is hope that the scheduled 2014 Burma Census will help empower the various ethnic groups in Burma. Canada counted people by ethnic origin in 1765 and again from at least 1871 to 2006, with the exception of 1891.

title: Symbolic ethnicity

text: family holidays, or for vacations. They do not usually belong to Irish-American organizations, live in Irish neighborhoods, work in Irish jobs, or marry other Irish people." Therefore, the symbolic identity of "being Irish" is: In terms of the derogatory term Plastic Paddy used to describe symbolic ethnicity in the Irish diaspora, Hickman (2002) states that the use of this term was "a part of the process by which the second-generation Irish are positioned as inauthentic within the two identities, of Englishness and Irishness... The message from each is that second-generation Irish are 'really English' and many of the second-generation resist

title: Self defined ethnicity

text: state their self-perceived ethnicity. Self defined ethnicity Self defined ethnicity (SDE) codes are a set of codes used by the Home Office in the United Kingdom to classify an individual's ethnicity according to that person's self-definition. The codes are also called "16 + 1" codes, as there are 16 of them, plus one code (NS) for "not stated". The code system originated in the United Kingdom Census 2001. British police forces are required to use the SDE 16+1 codes (as opposed to the commonly used radio shorthand IC codes) when spoken contact has taken place and an individual has been

title: Akan people

text: important in the New World, where Akan names are or were common, for example among the Coromantins of Jamaica, South and North America, Barbados, and the descendants of the Akwamu in St. John. Kofi, the leader of the 1763 slave revolt and violent revolt against the Dutch people in Guyana was an Akan. <div style="text-align:center"> Akan people The Akan () are a meta-ethnicity predominantly speaking Central Tano languages and residing in the southern regions of the former Gold Coast region in what is today the nation of Ghana. Akans who historically migrated from Ghana also make up a plurality of

title: Ethnicity and football

text: Ethnicity and football Ethnicity and football is a description of the global acceptance of association football, with players from many different races and countries participating. While football has moved around the world from its roots in England during the 18th century, the progress of non-European players has sometimes been hindered, with racism a continuing problem in many different countries. People of different races have sometimes not been accepted as players in European football. This has changed in recent times, due to societal change as well as campaigning on the part of the football authorities in different countries. UEFA and the

title: Disinvestment from Iran

text: contributing to the efforts, particularly through specific legislation in various American states where pension funds hold stock in firms invested in Iran. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the AIPAC has made the campaign for disinvestment from Iran a major policy goal for 2009. The JTA wrote that the H.R. 1327 disinvestment bill is "strongly backed by AIPAC" and the its introduction to Congress during the yearly AIPAC conference was "no coincidence" because "having 6,000 conference-goers press for their passage next Tuesday [during the AIPAC conference] is bound to give them a turbo boost." Disinvestment from Iran Disinvestment from Iran

title: Symbolic ethnicity

text: subsequent generations, because "Black, Hispanic, Asian and Indian Americans do not have the option of a symbolic ethnicity, at present, in the United States"; a socio-economic circumstance "in which ethnicity does not matter for white Americans, [yet] it does matter for non-whites". In the U.S., symbolic ethnicity is an important component of American cultural identity, assumed as "a voluntary, personally chosen identity marker, rather than the totally ascribed characteristic" determined by physical appearance. As a sociological phenomenon, symbolic ethnicity is attributed to Americans of European ancestry, most of whom either are influenced by or assimilated to the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

title: People Are People

text: the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. People Are People "People Are People" is Depeche Mode's 10th UK single, and was recorded at Hansa Mischraum in West Berlin, and released on 12 March 1984. It was their first hit single in the US and the first single from the "Some Great Reward" album. "People Are People" was written by Martin Gore, but the dancy, pop feel of the song may be credited to Alan Wilder. Wilder wrote the B-side, "In Your Memory". Each song has an extended remix, the "Different Mix" and the "Slik Mix" respectively (although the "In Your

title: People Are People

text: People Are People "People Are People" is Depeche Mode's 10th UK single, and was recorded at Hansa Mischraum in West Berlin, and released on 12 March 1984. It was their first hit single in the US and the first single from the "Some Great Reward" album. "People Are People" was written by Martin Gore, but the dancy, pop feel of the song may be credited to Alan Wilder. Wilder wrote the B-side, "In Your Memory". Each song has an extended remix, the "Different Mix" and the "Slik Mix" respectively (although the "In Your Memory" mix is often incorrectly called the

title: Jingpo people

text: or Kachin. In another form of categorisation, the native speakers of each language in the area are treated as distinct ethnic groups. Both schemes treat the Shan people who live in the same or contiguous areas as ethnically distinct. Jingpo people have frequently defied the Western expectation of lineage-based ethnicity by culturally "becoming Shans" (Leach 1965). Just recently the Burmese Government announced to make family records of all the citizens by categorising each people who speak different dialects. As a result, many ethnics become confused what to choose to be named on their IDs. So are the Kachins. Kachins are

title: Most People Are Good

text: Most People Are Good "Most People Are Good" is a song written by David Frasier, Ed Hill, and Josh Kear and recorded by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released in January 2018 as the second single from Bryan’s 2017 album "What Makes You Country". In the song, the narrator makes "uplifting" statements about positive content in the world. Bryan said that he was "captivated" the first time he heard the song, and that "It was something that I felt like that people always need to be reassured that there's way more good going on than negative". Leeann

title: Ilam, Iran

text: Ilam, Iran Ilam (; also Romanized as Īlām and Elām) is a city and capital of Ilam Province, Iran. It is the third largest Kurdish city in Iran; and its people are Shia Muslims. At the 2011 census, its population was 213,579 people, and 52,474 families.The Kabir Kuh mountain range lies east of the city. From the west it borders Iraq. The city is populated by Kurds and they speak Southern Kurdish. The people of the ilam city are Kurdish ethnic group and they speak Southern Kurdish. The Cloths of Ilam residence are Kurdish traditional clothing Like many other regions

title: Union of Islamic Iran People Party

text: Islamic Iran Participation Front, which was tacitly denied by the party. Central council of the party consists of 30 members, including Gholamreza Ansari, Hamidreza Jalaeipour, Fatemeh Rakeei and Jalal Jalalizadeh. Emadaddin Khatami, son of Mohammad Khatami is also a member. The party which intended to take part in the Iranian legislative election, 2016, was part of List of Hope. Union of Islamic Iran People Party Union of Islamic Iran People Party () is an Iranian reformist political party founded in 2015. In January 2015, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior that it has received a request for a

title: Hands Off the People of Iran

text: 2009. Shortly before Stop the War Coalition's 2007 AGM, HOPI, alongside another organisation Communist Students, was denied affiliation with the Coalition. Prominent affiliates or supporters of HOPI include the Public and Commercial Services Union; ASLEF, the train drivers' union and Peter Tatchell. Hands Off the People of Iran Hands Off the People of Iran (HOPI) is a political organisation in the United Kingdom founded in 2007, closely associated with the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee). It is opposed to Western military intervention in Iran, as well as to the sitting Iranian government, and supports "internal" regime change.

title: Race and ethnicity in censuses

text: people by ethnicity as well, and offered the options White Irish, White Irish Traveller, Other White, Black or Black Irish (with options for African and Other Black), Asian or Asian Irish (with options for Chinese and Other Asian), Other, and Not Stated. The census in Israel directly asked people about their ethnicity only in 1983. However, Israel has used the religion question on its census to determine the ethnic composition of its population from 1948 to the present day. Israel has enumerated its Jewish population by their continent of birth since 1948. Censuses in Italy do not inquire about race

title: Self defined ethnicity

text: Self defined ethnicity Self defined ethnicity (SDE) codes are a set of codes used by the Home Office in the United Kingdom to classify an individual's ethnicity according to that person's self-definition. The codes are also called "16 + 1" codes, as there are 16 of them, plus one code (NS) for "not stated". The code system originated in the United Kingdom Census 2001. British police forces are required to use the SDE 16+1 codes (as opposed to the commonly used radio shorthand IC codes) when spoken contact has taken place and an individual has been given an opportunity to

title: Afshar people

text: Afshar people The Afshar, also spelled Awshar or Afşar, are one of the Oghuz Turkic peoples. These originally nomadic Oghuz tribes moved from Central Asia and initially settled in what is now Iranian Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Republic, Eastern Turkey. Later some of them were relocated by the Safavids to Khurasan, Kerman and Mazandaran. Today, they are variously grouped as a branch of the Azerbaijanis and Turkmens or Turkomans. Afshars in Iran remain a largely nomadic group, with tribes in central Anatolia, northern Iran, and Azerbaijan. They were the source of the Afsharid, Karamanid dynasties, Baku Khanate, Zanjan Khanate and Urmia Khanate.

title: Marabou (ethnicity)

text: the resemblance between dark-skinned Indians and marabous. Describing Marabous as an ethnic group is a stretch since the term applies to any person of mixed heritage with dark skin and straight or wavy hair. Marabous are no more an ethnic group than grimeaus, mulattoes, quadroons, or octoroons are; these terms merely describe the different phenotypes of mixed-race people. Marabou (ethnicity) Marabou () is a term of Haitian origin denoting multiracial admixture. The term describes the offspring of a Haitian person of mixed race: Africans, Europeans, Taíno Indian and South Asians (East Indians) ancestry. The Marabou label dates to the colonial

title: What Are Records?

text: What Are Records? What Are Records? (or W.A.R.?) is an independent record label located in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in New York City in 1991 by owner Rob Gordon, former director of A&R at EMI, the company moved to Boulder in 1994. W.A.R.? has released over 100 records by Frank Black (of the Pixies), Bill Burr, Stephen Lynch, The Samples, Maceo Parker, Melissa Ferrick, and Whitest Kids U' Know. What Are Records? was founded in Gordon’s New York City loft in 1991. From the beginning, it fostered a direct-to-stores and direct-to-consumers distribution strategy Friend of Gordon and The Samples then-manager, Ted

title: Human capital flight from Iran

text: Iranians aged 15 and over can read and write. A significant majority of this population is at or approaching collegiate levels. Among the factors contributing to the brain drain are "economic well-being and better educational prospects abroad. The inability of the home country to respond to its citizens' needs, coupled with high unemployment rates and a general lack of intellectual and social security, all contribute to the brain drain. Additionally, self-censorship prevents people from thinking and writing freely, a limitation that makes both scientific and social science research extremely difficult." Intense competition for university seats in Iran also plays a

title: Person of Jewish ethnicity

text: Person of Jewish ethnicity Person of Jewish ethnicity () is а Russian euphemism that was invented as a politically correct alternative term for an ethnic Jew. It was invented because the word "Jew" became derogatory during Soviet antisemitic campaigns. Several officially sanctioned antisemitic campaigns took place in the Soviet Union, most notably the Doctor's Plot and the struggle against the "rootless cosmopolitans". However, the entire Jewish population was never openly and officially declared the enemy of the people. Instead, several euphemisms were used, such as zionists, rootless cosmopolitans and "persons of Jewish ethnicity". There was an important distinction between these

title: Symbolic ethnicity

text: Symbolic ethnicity In sociology, symbolic ethnicity is a nostalgic allegiance to, love for, and pride in a cultural tradition that can be felt and lived without having to be incorporated to the person's everyday behavior; as such, a symbolic ethnic identity usually is composed of images from mass communications media. The term was introduced in the article "Symbolic Ethnicity: The Future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America" (1979), by Herbert J. Gans, in the journal "Ethnic and Racial Studies". The development of symbolic ethnicity, as a sociological phenomenon, is attributed to mainly to ethnic European immigrants of second and

title: Ethnic minorities in Iran

text: however are also believed to be involved in the politics of ethnicity in southern Iran. Professor Efraim Karsh traces out the origins of Saddam Hussein's wish to annex Khuzestan using the ethnic card: During Iran's 1979 revolution, after sending thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites into exile in Iran and the quick and brutal suppression of Kurdish dissent, During the cold war, the Soviet Union's "tentacles extended into Iranian Kurdistan". As the main supporter of ethnic communist enclaves such as the Republic of Mahabad, and (later on) as the main arms supplier of Saddam Hussein, both the Soviet Union and its predecessor

title: Greater Iran

text: or have ancestors from Iraq, such as the Chairman of Iran's Parliament Ali Larijani, the former Chief Justice of Iran Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, who were born in Najaf and Karbala respectively. In the same way, many Iraqis were born in Iran or have ancestors from Iran, such as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who was born in Mashhad. Culturally and historically Kurdistan has been a part of what is known as Greater Iran. Kurds speak a Northwestern Iranian language known as Kurdish. Many aspects of Kurdish culture are related to

title: What Are Words

text: show "Stolthetsprisen", where the organisation awarded a prize to a disabled person for helping other people in the same situation to improve their way of living. Medina, as well as other artists performed at the show. Medina also performed the song during the President's Star Charity show in Singapore on 31 July 2011 to raise funds for the handicapped. In the wake of the 2011 Norway terrorist attacks, Medina was contacted by the family of Monica Iselin Didriksen, a victim of the massacre whose favorite song was "What Are Words," and was subsequently invited to Norway to sing at her

title: Hadza people

text: with non-foraging people, with whom they traded for iron to make knives and arrowheads. The Hamakwabe also invented the gambling game "lukuchuko". The fourth epoch continues today and is inhabited by the "Hamaishonebe", "modern". When discussing the Hamaishonebe epoch, people often mention specific names and places, and can approximately say how many generations ago events occurred. Interestingly, it has been noted that this oral history is similar to what science says about humanity's prehistory, and considering that the Hazda are the world's oldest ethnicity still around, it is possible that the Akakaanebe and Tlaatlanebe are folk memories of Australopithecines, Homo

title: Iran

text: as the Proto-Iranic religion and the subsequent Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism were the dominant religions in Iran, particularly during the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian eras. This changed after the fall of the Sasanian Empire by the centuries-long Islamization that followed the Muslim Conquest of Iran. Iran was predominantly Sunni until the conversion of the country (as well as the people of what is today the neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan) to Shia Islam by the order of the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century. Today, Twelver Shia Islam is the official state religion, to which about 90% to 95% of the

title: Give the People What They Want (The Kinks song)

text: Give the People What They Want (The Kinks song) "Give the People What They Want" is a song by the British rock band, The Kinks. Released on their 1981 album "Give the People What They Want", the song was written by the band's main singer and core songwriter, Ray Davies. The origins of "Give the People What They Want" are found during the sessions from "Low Budget", where it was included in early running orders of the album. "Give the People What They Want", however, would be held from the final line-up of "Low Budget". "Give the People What They

title: Hyphenated ethnicity

text: Hyphenated ethnicity A hyphenated ethnicity or hyphenated identity is a reference to an ethnicity combined with the name of the country of residence. The term is an extension of the term "hyphenated American". The term refers to the use of a hyphen between the name of an ethnicity and the name of the country in compound nouns: Irish-American, etc., although modern English language style guides recommend dropping the hyphen: "Irish American". The concept should not be confused with that of mixed ethnicity and multiraciality, i.e., the ethnicity or race of a person who parents have different ethnicities/races, which can also