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Author Archives: Manouchehr Kouhestani
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Persian version of my recent post about “Ridiculing accents” Translated by Behnam Keimasi (بهنام کیماسی) آیا مایه گذاشتن از اقلیتهای زبانی برای سرگرم کردن کودکان کار درستی است؟ این سوالی بود که حدود دو ماه پیش زمانی که داشتم یک … Continue reading
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Ridiculing accents
Is it ok to entertain children at the expense of linguistic minorities? That was the question I asked myself a couple of months ago when I was watching a kids’ show on Iranian TV. In the show, a performer was … Continue reading
