In an inclusive interview with Shahed

Ziba Kalam: “Nuclear issue necessitates national unity”? In an exclusive interview with Shahed cultural information base, Dr. Sadegh Ziba Kalam, stressed the need to prioritize international issues over domestic ones in the year of national unity and Islamic integrity. The nuclear issue is an extremely important concern of ours in the present time that needs to be analyzed, he said. “Can one consider a nation united only on the basis of their sharing a language and a religion? Can one define a culture and a series of values for this nation and compel them to comply with those codes and even devise punishments for those who refuse to comply?”? said university Professor, Sadegh Ziba Kalam, in attempt to define ‘national unity and Islamic integrity’. “ Iran has always been an interesting object of study for sociologists since it is comprised of so many su-cultures but has managed to maintain its integrity due to factors such as Language, religion, race, ancient and Islamic culture.”? he continued. “However, ethnic groups have defied the central government any time it has lacked in authority, history shows us”? He mentioned riots in Tabriz, Arab league (?) and Turkmen Sahra that happened immediately after the Islamic revolution when the central government was temporarily weakened. “But the situation is different now. There is a kind of integrity dominating our country”? Ziba Kalam added. “ Some people say that Switzerland is a country with many different French, Italian, German, etc speakers living together peacefully. Why is it that Iranians sometimes can not?”? Ziba Kalam stated. “One has to consider that the Islamic republic of Iran is an exceptional country in this respect. In exceptional circumstances like the eight-year war with Iraq, Iranians proved that it is their nationality that matters to them the most. People put aside their ethnic and religious differences in the war and defended their nation. People manifested their integrity as a nation during the elections as well. But then, we have observed instances of ethnic riots especially before the revolution.”? “A very good example of this was the riots that occurred after the constitutional revolution. Iran was reduced to a state of civil war after the constitutional revolution. The southern province of Khuzestan was almost declared independent by Sheikh Khaz’al. In the north of the country, Mohammad Taghi Khan Pesian and Mirza Koochak Khan were leading other uprisings.”? “ The same thing happened when Kurds declared independence in Mahabad in 1925, the country regained its integrity after many struggles.”? “The Islamic republic of Iran is moving towards much more integrity, problems with ethnic minorities were more common in the pre-revolutionary era. We do seem to be united enough to defend our country against any ill-wishing alien.”? “Our exalted leader has been very wise in naming this year the year of ‘national unity and Islamic integrity’”? Dr. Ziba Kalam concluded.

Ziba Kalam: “Nuclear issue necessitates national unity”? In an exclusive interview with Shahed cultural information base, Dr. Sadegh Ziba Kalam, stressed the need to prioritize international issues over domestic ones in the year of national unity and Islamic integrity. The nuclear issue is an extremely important concern of ours in the present time that needs to be analyzed, he said. “Can one consider a nation united only on the basis of their sharing a language and a religion? Can one define a culture and a series of values for this nation and compel them to comply with those codes and even devise punishments for those who refuse to comply?”? said university Professor, Sadegh Ziba Kalam, in attempt to define ‘national unity and Islamic integrity’. “ Iran has always been an interesting object of study for sociologists since it is comprised of so many su-cultures but has managed to maintain its integrity due to factors such as Language, religion, race, ancient and Islamic culture.”? he continued. “However, ethnic groups have defied the central government any time it has lacked in authority, history shows us”? He mentioned riots in Tabriz, Arab league (?) and Turkmen Sahra that happened immediately after the Islamic revolution when the central government was temporarily weakened. “But the situation is different now. There is a kind of integrity dominating our country”? Ziba Kalam added. “ Some people say that Switzerland is a country with many different French, Italian, German, etc speakers living together peacefully. Why is it that Iranians sometimes can not?”? Ziba Kalam stated. “One has to consider that the Islamic republic of Iran is an exceptional country in this respect. In exceptional circumstances like the eight-year war with Iraq, Iranians proved that it is their nationality that matters to them the most. People put aside their ethnic and religious differences in the war and defended their nation. People manifested their integrity as a nation during the elections as well. But then, we have observed instances of ethnic riots especially before the revolution.”? “A very good example of this was the riots that occurred after the constitutional revolution. Iran was reduced to a state of civil war after the constitutional revolution. The southern province of Khuzestan was almost declared independent by Sheikh Khaz’al. In the north of the country, Mohammad Taghi Khan Pesian and Mirza Koochak Khan were leading other uprisings.”? “ The same thing happened when Kurds declared independence in Mahabad in 1925, the country regained its integrity after many struggles.”? “The Islamic republic of Iran is moving towards much more integrity, problems with ethnic minorities were more common in the pre-revolutionary era. We do seem to be united enough to defend our country against any ill-wishing alien.”? “Our exalted leader has been very wise in naming this year the year of ‘national unity and Islamic integrity’”? Dr. Ziba Kalam concluded.