Pollution of the Persian Language
Qiyas summary
Critique of Persian language purification movements and their link to Iranian politics
Excerpt
Many Persian theorists, particularly nationalists, view Arabic words as evidence of “contamination” or an attempt to “Arabize” Iranian identity. Consequently, they link the Arabic language with official Islam and the historical political and sectarian dominance of Arabs, seeing the replacement of an Arabic term with an older or coined Persian one as a symbolic act to “restore pre-Islamic Iranian civilization” or to sever psychological ties with Arab rule. …
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
