ثٚ ٗبّ فلاٝٗل عبٕ ٝ فوك کيیٖ اٗلیْٚ ثورو ثوٗگنهك ----------------------------------------------------------- اىٓ٘ل آلٗل ٝ ٤ٍَ اٍب كه کلی رٝ ؾ٤ كه کلی یبٍب ر٘گ چْٔبٕ گٍٞ ٗبثقوك چبهٝاىاكگبٕ ٕـؾوا گوك ثلٍگبﻻٕ کژ ٜٗبك پِْـذ كٝىفی چٜوگبٕ ٍلِٚ ىّذ ُٜٞؿبی پ٤ِل ٗبٛ٘غبه اژكٛب ُٝ ككإ فٞٗقٞاه ف٤َ كیٞإ كٍ ٍپوكٙ ثٚ هیٞ رب ثٚ گوكْٝٗبٕ ه٤ٍلؿ ٙویٞ ثلگٜو ر٤وٙ ای ا٤ٗواٗی فٞاٍزبهإ ع٘گ ٝ ٝیواٗی کوكٙ اؿْزٚ رٛ ؾ٤ب ثب ىٛو اهىٝٓ٘ل كزؼ ایواْٜٗو ثٚ گٔبٗی کٚ رٜٔزٖ فٞاثَذ ٗوِ ایوإ كزبكٙ ثو اثَذ یب یَ ر٤يچ٘گ ٍوکِ ؛ گٞ٤ هكذ ٝ پوكفزٚ ّل عٜبٕ اى ٞ٤ٗ یب کٚ ث٤ژٕ ؛ ٛژثو هىّ اگبٙ ٍوٗگٕٞ اٝكزبكٙ اٗله چبٙ یب کٚ اهُ ثٚ ر٤و پوربثی ٤َٗذ ّل ىیو گ٘جل اثی یب کٚ ّل ث٤لهكْذ عبكٝ چ٤و ثو ٗجوكٍٞ ٙاه یکٚ ؛ ىهیو یب کٚ اٍل٘لیبه پِٜٞ ٓوك ٝ إ ٜٗبٍ كﻻٝهی پژٓوك ثب ف٤بﻻد فبّ ٍٞ ٝكایی کوكٙ پب كه هکبة فٞكهایی ارِ اكوٝى ٝ عبْٗکبه ٝ عَٞه َٓذ فٞكکبٓگی ى عبّ ؿوٝه ٓوكٓبٗی ٗجوكٙ ثٜوٙ ى ُٞٛ ىٗلگی کوكٙ كه ک٘به ٞؽُٝ ٛٔچٞ اٛویٔ٘بٕ فٞف اٗگ٤ي ربفز٘ل اٍت كزٚ٘ ثب چ٘گ٤ي کٛ ٚ٘٤ب رٞفز٘ل ٝ فٕٞ هاٗلٗل فْک ٝ رو ٛوچٚ ثٞك ٍٞىاٗلٗل ثی فجو ىاٗکٚ اهُ ٝ ث٤ژٕ گٝ ٞ٤ اٍل٘لیبه هٝی٤ٖ رٖ یب ىهیو ٍٞاه ٝ هٍزْ ىاٍ ٝ اٜٚٔٗ ٤ّو ٍوک٤ْلٙ ى یبٍ اى کٞ٤ٓوس ٗبٓلاه ٍزوگ رب ثٚ ثٜٖٔ ؛ یﻻٕ فوك ٝ ثيهگ ٍوثَو ٗبّ گٛٞوی كوكٍذ کٚ ٍزٜ٤٘لٙ رو ىٛو ٓوكٍذ گٛٞوی اثلیلٙ كه کٞهٙ فٕٞ ربهیـ ٝ هػٝ اٍطٞهٙ گٛٞوی ثب رجبهی اى كوٛ٘گ ثَزٚ ثو فْٖ ّوىٙ چٕٞ پبﻻٛ٘گ گٛٞوی ّجچواؽ گٔواٛی ٓطِغ اكزبة اگبٛی گٛٞوی پوٝهٗلٙ ی پبکی كوٙ ای ایيكی ٝ اكﻻکی گٛٞوی ٗقِج٘ل اٗلیْٚ کوكٙ كه فبک ؼٓوكذ هیْٚ ع٘گ إ ثلهگبٕ فْْ اٝه ع٘گ فوٜٓوٙ ثٞك ثب گٛٞو چبُْی كیگو اى گنّزٚ ی كٝه ث٤ٖ پوٝهكگبٕ ظِٔذ ٞٗ ٝه کٜٚ٘ پ٤کبه اٛویٖٔ هایی ثب ٍجک هؽٝی اٞٛهایی کبهىاهی کٚ عي ٚ٤ٍ هٝىی ثلگٔبٕ ها ٗجٞك اى إ هٝىی گ٤و ٝ كاهی کٚ گٛٞو كوٛ٘گ ىك ثو إ ٜٓو ٗبّ ٝ كاؽ ٗ٘گ ٜٓو ٗبٓی کٚ رب ثٚ عبٝیلإ ٓی كهفْل ثٚ ربهک ایوإ كاؽ ٗ٘گی کٚ رب ثٚ هٍزبف٤ي ٓی کْل ربه ّوّ إ چ٘گ٤ي )ایٖ ؼّو کٚ ثٚ رٍٞظ ّبػو ؼٓبٕو ؛ ؾٓٔل پ٤ٔبٕ ؛ ٍوٝكٙ ّلٙ پٞ٤ٍذ ّهبُٚ ای ثٞكٙ اٍذ . ٗگبٙ ک٤٘ل ثٚ : اُجوى ؛ پوٝیي ؛ » ٤ٍوی كه ؼّو اعزٔبػی ٝاٗزوبكی ػٖو ٓـٍٞ « ؛ ٓغٚػٞٔ ٓوبﻻد ا٤ُٖٝ ٤ٍٔ٘به ربهیقی ٛغّٞ ٓـٍٞ ؛ ط۱ ؛ ۸۲-۸۱ٓ( By Garshasp (Note this material was not checked thoroughly for grammatical/spelling mistakes due to lack of time. The article was written in September 2007. If some of the links given in this article do not work, please use www.archive.org and look for the 2006-2008 time frames ). It is sad that in this age and day, there are people actively working to create ethnic discord, tension and animosity between groups of people due to language, religion or etc. This article clearly shows that the recent book by Alireza Asgharzadeh is unscholarly, un- academic and racist. The book by Alireza Asgharzadeh titled: ―A. Asgharzadeh, Iran and the Challenge of Diversity: Islamic Fundamentalism, Aryanist Racism, and Democratic Struggles , Palgrave Macmillan (June 12, 2007) )‖ is full of conspiracy theories and based upon pseudo-scholars who support conspiracy theories. The book is incoherent and inconsistent in terms of putting forward the racist thesis of the author. The aim of the current article is to examine the book and show the multitude of inconsistent argument, historical revisionism and selective amnesia of quoting sources by Alireza Asgharzadeh. The current article only examines some of the falsehood and historical forgeries perpetuated by Alireza Asgharzadeh. Had the writer of this article attempted to expose the falsehood of every single argument of Alireza Asgharzadeh, the article would simply be more than 1000 pages. But sufficient examples are given to show that Alireza Asgharzadeh is himself an extremely racist person, supports pan-Turkism and is a historical revisionist. An important note should be made that Alireza Asgharzadeh uses the term Azerbaijani and Turk equivalently. Thus when the author of this article states statements such as: ―X does not have anything to do with Turkic culture‖, it does not mean that ―X does not have anything to do with Azerbaijani culture‖. But since Alireza Asgharzadeh uses the term interchangeably, the author of this article will take a note of this. Also some of the language used in this article might seem a bit straight forward, but when any Iranian who has not been tainted by anti- Iranian ideologies like pan-Turkism reads the book of Alireza Asgharzadeh, the response will naturally be straight forward. After the complete response, the author will give his suggestion and strategy on confronting pan-Turkism which has risen due to the ignorance of the Islamic republic and its lack of interest in Iranian nationhood and also due to foreign influence as will be shown. Also the author wishes to express that he has nothing against the citizens of any neighboring country including Turkey or Azerbaijan republic and does not judge humans based on their background which they have not chosen. But there is not a shadow of doubt that there are expansionist groups in these countries which actually inhibit mutual regional development and have expressed their desire to separate NW Iran from Iran. Thus some of the comments of this article should be seen in this defensive light. Note: This article might be expanded slightly in the future to take into account several other falsehoods created by pan- Turkist chavaunists. Three revisionist writers quoted heavily by Asgharzadeh ............................................................5 Naser Pourpiar ........................................................................................................................5 Brenda Shaffer ...................................................................................................................... 12 Mohammad Taqi Zehtabi ...................................................................................................... 16 Medes................................................................................................................................ 28 Parthians ........................................................................................................................... 34 Other pseudo-scholars mentioned by Asgharzadeh ................................................................ 34 Racist Websites ................................................................................................................. 34 Javad Heyat ....................................................................................................................... 34 Sadiq Mohammadzadeh .................................................................................................... 35 Alireza Nazmi Afshar ........................................................................................................ 35 Historical Turco-Iranian Encounters ...................................................................................... 37 Irano-Turkish Relations in the Late Sasanian Period .............................................................. 45 Persian language among Turkish dynasties ........................................................................ 51 Oghuz attack on Azerbaijan during Ghaznavids .................................................................... 53 Negative view of Turks by the Ottomans ............................................................................... 56 Are Azeris Turks? ................................................................................................................. 58 Assimilation and Pan-Turkism in the republic of Azerbaijan and Turkey ............................... 64 Pan-Turkist claims on Iran in the 19th and early 20th century and selective historical amnesia by Alireza Asgharzadeh ........................................................................................................ 71 Iranian nationalism in the 19th century caucus ....................................................................... 72 Ottomon spreading of Pan-Turkism ........................................................................................... 72 Response to many of the false claims of Alireza Asgharzadeh ................................................... 91 Some Introductory material from Alireza Asgharzadeh ......................................................... 91 Falsification of Iran‘s history by Asgharzadeh ....................................................................... 97 Official Language of Iran and Asgharzadeh‘s hiding of the truth ......................................... 106 Bogus Census of Demographics of Iran by Asgharzadeh ..................................................... 108 Another Bogus figure .......................................................................................................... 117 Mamalek Mahrooseyeh Iran does not mean what Alireza Asgharzadeh claims .................... 118 Babak Khorramdin, an Iranian who fought against the Caliphs and their Turkish Soldiers ... 120 Foreign Interference ............................................................................................................ 122 British meddling in Khuzestan ......................................................................................... 122 Ottomon interference and pan-Turkism ........................................................................... 123 USSR interference and Pishevari: .................................................................................... 123 Saddam Hussein and Khuzestan ...................................................................................... 125 The republic of Azerbaijan .............................................................................................. 125 The West ........................................................................................................................