Mehdi Afzali. Formation and Characteristic of Iranian Diasporas Overseas. Nauchnoe obozrenie. Seriya 2. Gumanitarnye nauki [Scientific Review. Series 2. Human Sciences]. 2020. No. 1-2. Р. 40-49. DOI: 10.26653 ...

Abstract

The article discusses the formation and characteristics of Iranian Diasporas overseas, in this study the key characteristics of diaspora are considered, and in this concept the biggest part of Iranian diaspora includes those who are in exile tend to shape the attitudes of the Diasporas towards the home country, exiles are seen as a shared identity among the most members of the Iranian diaspora, which has formed a very political diaspora outside the borders of the country that are not accepted by the current regime of Iran, and any kind of collaboration with diaspora is suppressed because many politicians inside the country are against those who have been affected by the western culture. However, different generations of Iranians who have emigrated from Iran in different times during the three phases of emigration from 1950-2020 have different attitude towards the country and the current regime. Iranian Diasporas’ view toward the Iranian regime is believed to be negative, and those who left during the revolution in 1979 or slightly afterward, have the most negative attitude towards the regime. Also, many believe that if the structure and character of the regime is changed, they are willing to return to the country. In addition, the Persian culture is significant in the lives of Iranian Diasporas, and they try to preserve this culture among themselves and have a very strong connection to the Persian culture. Moreover, the main means of interaction with the homeland Iran is believed to be through, Internet and social networks and apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc., and satellite channels that today more than 300 Iranian channels are working and broadcasting. However, the Iranian regime believes that most of them are against the regime and they are promoting the westernization and leveraging the Iranian-Islamic culture; therefore, it tries to stop the influence of the satellites channels in Iran every now and then by removing the satellite dishes from the houses and fining people or even sentencing them to prison. Moreover, many organizations which introduce themselves as political parties against the current regime of Iran have recently started to be more united and reform their structure.

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