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2005-02-26T08:42:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends @ CNW TELBEC,I noted that you have used the wrong term of "Arabian Gulf" instead of the historical and internationally recognized term of the Persian Gulf in your Web site;http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/February2005/21/c6848.html

I would like to point out that according to all historical/geographical documents, also United Nations' directives, the name of this waterway which separates Iran (Persia) from Arabian Peninsula is the PERSIAN GULF :
UN Links :http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/westasia.pdf http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/iran.pdf http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/docs/escwa.pdf

PERSIAN GULF is also the only term used by the U.S. Departmentof State:
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2422.htmor http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2404.htm
You can visit this page for some maps & documents and see even Arab scholars until 1960s used "Al-Khalij Al-Farsi" (Arabic name of the "Persian Gulf");
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http://www.persiangulfonline.org/maps.htm
"Arabian Gulf" in fact is the ancient name of the present-day "Red Sea" (located between Arabia and Africa).

Please imagine that all nations start to rename the historical and legal names of seas and oceans: African people try to change the name of Indian Ocean to African Ocean, American people rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America or Pakistani people try to use Pakistani Sea instead of the Arabian Sea !....

Also please be aware that Persian (Iranian) people never tried to use "Gulf of Iran"/"Gulf of Persia" instead of "Gulf of Oman" and never tried to chnage the name of "Arabian Sea" into "Persian Sea".

May I ask you to kindly use the proper term Persian Gulf in that article?
Thanks so much for your attention.
Sincerely,Pejman AkbarzadehMember of "ARTISTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS" (Tehran Chapter)http://artistswithoutfrontiers.com/pakbarzadeh/index.html

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2004-12-13T19:55:00.000-08:00

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All at sea over 'the Gulf'

2004-12-10T22:09:00.001-08:00

By Mahan Abedin

Asia Times

The recent furor over the National Geographic Society's decision to use the fictitious term "Arabian Gulf" alongside the historically and legally correct term "Persian Gulf" has had a much greater political impact and corresponding media coverage that many had anticipated.After all, the name "Persian Gulf", although long recognized by the United Nations as the only historically and legally valid term for the waterway separating the Iranian plateaus from the Arabian Peninsula, is not universally respected. The British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) and much of the British press have been calling it "the Gulf" for more than three decades. Moreover, even some organizations and publications in North America have not been immune to the financial inducements of powerful institutions and individuals inhabiting the western shores of the Persian Gulf.The abuse of the name "Persian Gulf" has been ongoing for more than 30 years, but until now it has never caused much media curiosity, let alone a minor political crisis. But this time around things are very different. First and foremost, the Iranian government has entered the fray for the first time and banned the National Geographic Society (NGS) from Iran until it corrects its mistake. Moreover, Iranian communities worldwide have become involved in a campaign against NGS; an online petition has so far generated more than 70,000 signatures. Iranian bloggers have been at the forefront of the campaign, with the more creative among them even generating a "goggle" bomb whereby those searching for the politically constructed name "Arabian Gulf" are directed to a site where they are presented with historical facts about the body of water.Many intelligent and curious observers may be tempted to ask what the fuss is all about. To understand fully why this issue generates such powerful emotions in Iranians would be impossible without a brief exposition of the history of the "Persian" Gulf.Millennia of 'Persian Gulf'It was the ancient Greeks who originally named the body of water separating the Iranian plateaus from the Arabian Peninsula "Persious Sinus". This reflected both an appreciation of Persian civilization and a grudging respect for Persian naval prowess. Early Roman historians - in keeping with the traditions of the ancient Greeks - called the waterway "Aquarius Persico". Thus the ancient world universally recognized this strategic waterway as the Persian Sea, a recognition that has persisted throughout the ages.Even after the conquest of Iran by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century AD, there was no attempt to alter the name of the Persian Sea. The Muslim Arabs universally referred to the gulf as "Bahr al-Farsi" (Persian Sea) and duly respected the precedence established by the Greeks and the Romans. This precedence was in turn respected by the various Arab, Iranian and Turkish empires that held sway in the region for the next 1,200 years.At what particular point in history the Persian Sea became the Persian Gulf is not altogether clear. But what is important and acutely consequential is that the United Nations has on two occasions formally recognized "Persian Gulf" as the exclusive term for the strategic waterway separating Iran from its Arab neighbors. The first announcement was made pursuant to the document UNAD 311/Gen on March 5, 1971, and the second was pursuant to UNLA 45.8.2 (C) on August 10, 1984. On both occasions, all 22 Arab nations represented at the United Nations signed the documents.Some observers have traced the origins of the campaign to change the name of the Persian Gulf to the rise of Arab nationalism and in particular, Gamal Abdel Nasser. In fact, this campaign predates Nasser by several decades and, like many other noteworthy events in that region, inevitably involved the British. The first person to propose changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the "Arabian" Gulf was Sir Charles Belgrave, the British adviser to the rulers of Bahrain in the early 1930s. Belgrave made the proposal to his masters in London, but both the Colonial and Foreign offices rejected it outright.The next attempt was made by a more consequential individual. After the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry by the nationalist government of Dr Mohammed Mossadegh in 1951, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co (AIOC) was desperate to sabotage Iranian interests in the region to avenge its losses. The task of reviving the "Arabian Gulf" project was entrusted to Roderick Owen, arguably one of greatest unsung heroes of the British secret state in the 20th century. Using the cover of a shadowy functionary of the AIOC, Owen was in fact a senior MI6 officer in the Middle East. The primary product of Owen's campaign was a book called The Golden Bubble of the Arabian Gulf. This book constituted the first literary work of any significance to popularize the term "Arabian Gulf". Thus the campaign to distort and eventually displace the historical term "Persian Gulf" originates in the retreat and defeat of British colonialism in the Middle East.There is no doubt, however, that Nasser was the man - and the militant Arab nationalism that he represented was the ideology - that popularized changing the name of the Persian Gulf to accommodate Arab chauvinism. Nasser was less interested in changing the name of international waterways than being seen to be confronting the Shah of Iran - who was almost universally disliked in the Arab world at that time. Nasser's Egyptian regime, using the financial resources of the small Arab sheikhdoms on the western shores of the Persian Gulf, started the global campaign to change the name of the Persian Gulf, in earnest.The leadership of this campaign was gradually appropriated by the new Ba'ath regime in Iraq. The post-1968 Iraqi Ba'athist regime struck a close alliance with the government of Abu Dhabi - the most influential constituent of the embryonic United Arab Emirates (UAE). This relationship proved decisive as the Arab-nationalist propaganda campaign of the Iraqi Ba'athists had recourse to the financial resources of the UAE. Interestingly, the government of Abu Dhabi retained its close alliance with the Ba'athist regime of Saddam Hussein right to the bitter end in April 2003.Several fake academic and research institutions were set up as fronts to propagate the politically motivated name "Arabian Gulf". These organizations established extensive links with universities, publishing houses and cartographic centers around the world to offer inducements to adopt the "new" name for the strategic waterway. In time many Western academics, politicians and journalists were persuaded - thanks to generous financial incentives - to adopt the new name.This campaign had such a marked impact that in the mid-1970s the BBC decided to adopt the neutral term "the Gulf" for the waterway. This unprecedented move constituted the Arab nationalists' greatest success, as the BBC had unrivaled power and influence at that time. Indeed, the ripple effect had immediate results insofar as much of the British press followed the BBC in adopting "the Gulf" as the primary point of reference. In due course some media on the European continent and a small minority of media and publications in North America adopted the BBC approach in stripping the Persian Gulf of its identity.Why 'Persian Gulf'Those who follow the BBC in calling for the institutionalization of the so-called neutral term "the Gulf" are missing several important points. First and foremost, the name "Persian Gulf" reflects millennia of history, and disrespecting this name inevitably diminishes the histories and civilizations that grew around this strategic waterway. Second, the name "Persian Gulf" has been legitimized by the highest international legal body, namely the United Nations. This legal premise is diminished at our peril; just imagine the crises that would erupt if nations took it upon themselves to rename the historical and legal names of seas and oceans. Imagine the Pakistanis calling the Indian Ocean the "Pakistani Ocean"; Texans renaming the Gulf of Mexico to reflect the identity of their own state; or the Iranians calling the Gulf of Oman the "Gulf of Iran". Clearly, renaming the historical identifications of places is no trivial matter and can have very adverse political consequences. Third, the campaign to change the name of the Persian Gulf, although rooted in the frustrations of a collapsing British Empire, has been driven by the politics of Arab nationalism. This nationalism is now almost universally condemned as a failure, and any lingering dreams of pan-Arabia dissipated with the fall of Baghdad and the ouster of Saddam Hussein on April 9, 2003.After the Iranian government took its unusually robust stance against NGS, the Arabic broadcasting network al-Jazeera put out a cartoon ridiculing the Iranian effort. The cartoon showed an Iranian mullah disregarding regional issues and "Muslim" unity (depicted in quintessentially distasteful and provocative al-Jazeera style by a US soldier carrying away a Muslim woman) and instead opting to punish NGS for its disrespect for the Persian Gulf. While this kind of crude, provocative, false and hypocritical politicization is typical of al-Jazeera and the Arab media generally, it is important to underline that this issue is not inherently political. It is about the history and heritage of a waterway that has had a Persian identity for millennia.In a statement on its website, the National Geographic Society said that while it considers "'Persian Gulf' to be the primary name, it has been the society's cartographic practice to display a secondary name in parentheses when the use of such a name has become commonly recognized".Mahan Abedin is the editor of Terrorism Monitor, which is published by the Jamestown Foundation, a non-profit organization specializing in research and analysis on conflict and instability in Eurasia. The views expressed are his own.(Copyright 2004 Asia Times Online Ltd. All rights reserved. )

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2004-12-10T22:09:00.000-08:00

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2004-11-30T20:51:00.000-08:00

Iran has stepped up its campaign to ensure the body of water between Iran and the Arabian peninsula is known as the Persian, not the Arabian, Gulf.It is said to have withdrawn an invitation to National Geographic magazine to attend a festival because they refer to the Gulf as both. Iranian bloggers also launched a web action on the Google search engine.The words "Arabian Gulf" elicit a spoof message: "The Gulf you are looking for does not exist. Try Persian Gulf." The practice, known as "Google bombing", has been used in the past against George W Bush, who comes up nder "miserable failure". The message parodies the text which usually appears when a web page does not exist, and goes on to recommend that users should read "some history books".

It is the second time Iranian bloggers have united to make a political point. Earlier this year, they used their weblogs to direct users to pro-reformist websites and online newspapers that had been closed down by the Iranian authorities.

Al-Jazeera under fire
In Tehran, organisers of a photo festival told the AFP news agency they had invited National Geographic's picture editor, Susan Welchman, to join them on the jury for the exhibition's competition, but said she was now no longer welcome. Iranian officials objected to the fact that the latest issue of the magazine's atlas refers to the stretch of water as "The Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf)". National Geographic has already been banned from going on sale in Iran, pending a "correction" of the atlas. On Monday, Iran threatened the Arabic satellite TV al-Jazeera with action for an online animated cartoon published in the wake of the National Geographic ban. It shows an Iranian cleric ignoring regional problems in favour of taking action over what to call the Gulf.

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2004-11-30T20:46:00.000-08:00

بالاخره خبر به وبسايت انگليسي بي بي سي هم رسيد. خيلي خفنه به نظر من. بهترين خبري بود که ميتونستم بشنوم. الان که دارم مينويسم اين رو صفحه ي اولش هم هست. اينطوري هزاران هزار نفر پيغام ما رو ميشنوند و در باز ميشه براي ساير خبرگزاري ها که خبر رو مخابره کنند.
نکته ی مهم: الان که خبر مثل نقل و نبات داره پخش میشه یه کار مهم باید انجام بدیم و اون هم پیشگیری از اقدام مشابه عربها است. با اینکه بعید میدونم از پس همچین کاری بر بیان ولی باز کار از محکم کاری عیب نمیکنه. اگه میتونید و از لینک دادنها خسته نشدید محض احتیاط یه لینک بدید به persiangulfonline.org با عبارت persian gulf یعنی اینطوری: persian gulf. یک بار بیشتر لازم نیست این کار رو بکنید و اگر تا به حال این کار رو یک بار انجام دادید دیگه لازم نیست. هر کدوم از این لینک ها که داده بشه به همون اندازه کار عربها رو برای بمباران خلیج فارس سخت تر میکنه.
درضمن، الان که خبر پیچیده و همه screenshot هم گذاشتند صلاح نیست صفحه ی اصلی رو عوض کنیم. یه دلیلی هم که باعث شد زود خبرش رو مخابره کنند شاید همین غیر متعارف بودن و بامزه بودن صفحه بود. ولی سعی میکنم امشب روی یک صفحه ی جدی تر کار کنم واز درون صفحه ی اصلی بهش لینک بدم، هر وقت ساخته شد. از شما هم خواهش میکنم فقط و فقط اگر اطلاعات دقیق و خوب درباره ی تاریخچه ی خلیج فارس و جزایر سه گانه به انگلیسی دارید یا مقاله ای جایی دیدید برام ایمیل کنید یا کامنت بذارید.
در ضمن پایین صفحه ی خبر و همچنین عکس این مطلب در یاهو نیتونید بهش رأی بدهید، اگر رای خوب بگیرد خبر بمب ما در صدر اخبار قسمت oddly enough قرار خواهد گرفت فکر کنم. عکسمون هم میاد بالا و آدم های بیشتری میبیننش. پس لطفا رای بدید اگه حوصله داری

persian gulf الخليج العربی الخليج العربي arabian Gulf http://arabian-gulf.org arabian gulf Arabian Gulf

Arabin Gulf Does not Exist

2004-11-30T03:26:00.000-08:00

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A Review at Amazon.com

2004-11-30T01:53:00.000-08:00

About half a century ago, Arab leader, Gamal Nasser started a disastrous war against Israel. Arabs lost the war and they were about to question the incapable leader, Nasser; but he played a trick, and with a cunning maneuver, Nasser deflected the public opinion to another issue. He accused Iran of not helping him in his stupid war, and in retaliation he faked a name for the Persian Gulf. 50 years ago he arrogantly ignored 2500 years of history, and called Persian Gulf as arabian gulf. After Nasser, other arab tyrants, specially Saddam, followed this trend. And now what National Geographic Society suddenly has done in the 8th edition, is nothing but giving credit to those tyrants and ill-mentally fanatic people in the arab world; not to mention those who feel sympathy with terrorists.
However story of the middle east map does not end here. In the map it is mentioned that some islands in the Persian Gulf are occupied by Iran but claimed by the UAE. It is worth to mention that Iran has been controlling those islands before the establishment of a country named the UAE! It seems that the National Geographic Society gets its source of information from an oil-rich southern Persian Gulf sheik, because not only the disputed islands, but some other Iranian islands are labeled with arabic names. Believe me, if after referring to this map, you try to buy a ticket to the exotic island of Qeys, no travel agency can help you; because its name is Kish, not Qeys!
But now if you go a bit further, and get closer to the Mediterranean coast, you will find yourself in another highly disputed region, the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights is captured by Israel about 40 years ago. Most of Israeli maps refer to this area as a captured (occupied) area from Syria, but in this atlas, the Golan heights are a part of Israel with no sign that indicates the area has been highly claimed by Syria.

Overall, the maps are colorful and beautiful, but it is not only the National Geographic Atlas that presents these maps. If you want to buy a reliable map, it is better to look for other publishers. I recommend Oxford Atlas of the world, with more accurate maps, and a more reasonable price.

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Arabian Gulf Does not Exist

2004-11-29T22:32:00.000-08:00

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Does Not Exist

2004-11-29T01:54:00.000-08:00

امضاي اعتراض نامه مذکور

الخليج العربی

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Arabian Gulf

National Geographic is Corrupt & Inaccurate

2004-11-28T02:41:00.000-08:00

- National Geographic Society has destroyed their reputation by falsifying fake names such as the Arabian Gulf as a substitution for the Persian Gulf in their latest World Atlas. Consistent with the indisputable historical facts, this body of water between the south of Iran and Arabian Peninsula is referred to as "Persian Gulf" in all old languages. This historical name has been in constant use for thousands of years simply because the first major nation-state in the region was created by Iranians/Persians. Regrettably, this Atlas is full of errors which renders it of nominal value (pictures are good, but the substances are worthless). Many of these errors seem to be designed to give credibility to various political interests. Referring to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf is not the only falsification. Sheb'aa lands are located in the south of Lebanon and Syrian and according to the international laws belong to the Syria and it is not a part of Israel but occupied by Israel. It is a common knowledge that the name of Arabian Gulf has no historical precedence beyond 1960s. In regard to the fact that "The Persian Gulf" is officially acknowledged in the United Nations as per the documents UNAD, 311/Qen on March 5, 1971, and UNLA 45.8.2 C on August 10, 1984, the question is what persuaded the National Geographic Organization to use unsubstantiated bogus terms like "the Arabian Gulf" coined by the raise of Arab-Nationalism just after 1960s. This body of water (Persia Gulf) used to have different names. The Latin Persicus term was influenced by the ancient Greeks, who embraced and perpetuated the label Persikos for Iran. But Iranians have always called their country Iran - which means "Land of the Aryans." In 1935, Iranian government officially requested the world start using Iran instead of Persia. Where did the Greeks pick up Persikos? According to the 2002 Encyclopedia Britannica, Parsa was the name of an Indo-European nomadic people who migrated into a region of southern Iran in about 1000 BC. The Greeks first encountered them about 500 years later, and during now-famous battles involving figures like Alexander the Great gradually extended the term to cover inhabitants of the entire Iranian Plateau. Ancient texts and maps clearly refer to Sinus Persicus - supporting the claim that the term Persian Gulf (Sea) has very old roots indeed. Many other languages, including French (Golfe Persique) and Spanish (Golfo Persico), eventually adopted their own version of "Persian Gulf." In 2001, Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, notes that in ancient times Erythraean Sea "applied to the Indian Ocean, later to the Persian Gulf, and finally to the Red Sea." Merriam-Webster's 1998 Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, makes the same point. It's a little confusing, but the waters can be sailed without too much difficulty - at least until you reach the shores of Eritrea. Erythros, of course, is an old Greek word for red. The Erythraean Sea was also known as the Mare Rubrum - Latin for "Red Sea." But in ancient times the body of water known today as the Red Sea was called Sinus Arabicus, according to historians. In other words, today's Red Sea was once the "Arabian Gulf," and this is a separate body of water from the Persian Gulf. It is important for an academic and scientific society to be precise and without discrepancy. It is shame to see what once a respected publication to be converted to a useless political instrument. It is a total disrespect to the history of the world, as well as international laws and regulations if this publication is not corrected with an apology to all Iranians. It appears money and politics can even change the geography of the world! That is why "the Persian Gulf" has been changed to "the Arab Gulf" in one of the most highly regarded global geography resource. They are other errors regarding names of the cities throughout of this Atlas. Such lack of knowledge is unacceptable! DO NOT purchase this Atlas since it has modified the geographic names based on popularity, money given to the National Geographic Society and politics. They are reliable Atlases with accurate geographic details offered by other publishers and organizations.

از شما ايراني عزيز در هر کجاي اين کره خاکي که هستيد، خواهش مي کنيم با امضاي اعتراض نامه مذکور، در اين امر ما را همراهي الخليج العربی Arabian Gulf http://arabian-gulf.org/ نماييد..

گزارش راديو فردا از بمب گوگلي

2004-11-27T20:30:00.001-08:00

بمب گوگلي: مقابله اينترنت بازهاي ايراني با اقدام موسسه نشنال جئوگرافيک در آوردن نام خليج عربي در کنار خليج فارس

از لحظه اي که خبر آمد موسسه نشنال جئوگرافيک در آخرين اطلس گيتي شناسي خود جلوي اسم خليج فارس نوشته خليج عربي، همه اينترنت باز هاي ايراني به دنبال راهي خوب براي يک رو کم کني حسابي بودند. اولين پيشنهاد اين بود که همه براي اين موسسه نامه بزنند، چند متن انگليسي براي نامه به اين موسسه خيلي خود در وبلاگ ها آمد و سيل نامه هاي اعتراضي احتمالا ميل باکس آن موسسه را ترکاند. ولي حمله به اطلس گيتي شناسي اين موسسه در سايت آمازون شروع شد که در اين سايت مي توانند همه جايگاه اجناس آن را با امتياز هايي که مي دهند جابجا کند. حمله سوم هم متوجه سايت ياهو و خبري از خبرگزاري آسوشيتد پرس بود. ناگهان سر و کله ايراني ها پيدا شد که در صد ها پيغام نوشته بودند خليج فارس درست است نه خليج عربي. همه اين ها اما گويا عصبانيت ناشي از اسم خليج عربي را نتوانست ساکت کند تا اين که يک نفر در کامنت هاي سايت صبحانه پيشنهاد داد که همه با هم يک بمب پر سر و صدا بسازند. قرار شد همه به يک صفحه به نام خليج عربي لينک بدهند تا رتبه آن در جستجوهاي گوگل بالا برود. شما اگر الان عبارت خليج عربي Arabian Gulf را در گوگل جستجو کنيد، آدرس نزديک به 71 هزار نتيجه در گوگل براي شما پيدا مي شود. اما بچه هاي اينترنت باز مي خواستند کاري کنند که صفحه مورد نظرشان از ته ليست اول بيايد. راهش اين بود که همه به آن لينک بدهند. اين بمب بالاخره ترکيد. اين صفحه به شکل استاندارد صفحاتي که وجود ندارند طراحي شده و در آن نوشته شده خليجي که به دنبال آن مي گرديد وجود ندارد، نام خليج فارس را وارد کنيد

از شما ايراني عزيز در هر کجاي اين کره خاکي که هستيد، خواهش مي کنيم با امضاي اعتراض نامه مذکور، در اين امر ما را همراهي الخليج العربی Arabian Gulf http://arabian-gulf.org نماييد.. .

گزارش روزنامه شرق از بمب گوگلي

2004-11-27T20:30:00.000-08:00

خليج مورد نظر يافت نشد
گروه رسانه - على اكبر قزوينى: «زندگى ما روزى پايان مى يابد كه در برابر آن چيزهايى كه اهميت دارند، سكوت كنيم.» اين جمله به نقل از مارتين لوتركينگ در انتهاى اى ميلى آمده است كه بسيارى از كاربران ايرانى شبكه جهانى اينترنت اين روزها دريافت كرده اند. اقدام مؤسسه پرآوازه نشنال جئوگرافيك در اضافه كردن نام «خليج عربى» (Arabian Gulf) به عنوان نام دوم/جايگزين (alternative secondary name) براى «خليج فارس» (Persian Gulf)در ويرايش جديد «اطلس جهان» كه در ۴۱۶ صفحه قطع بزرگ اول اكتبر (۱۰ مهر) امسال منتشر شده است، موضوعى است كه اى ميل يادشده به آن پرداخته و از دريافت كننده خواسته است اعتراض خود را به اين عمل با ارسال يك اى ميل به نشنال جئوگرافيك، نوشتن يك نقد منفى در وب سايت آمازون ذيل معرفى اطلس مذكور و ارسال اى ميل دريافت شده براى هر تعداد از دوستان، نشان دهد. اين گونه بود كه در اندك زمانى هزاران متن اعتراض الكترونيكى با مضمون هاى مشابه روانه صندوق پست آن لاين نشنال جئوگرافيك شد و ده ها نقد و نظر منفى در وب سايت آمازون جاى گرفت، به گونه اى كه رتبه اطلس جهان را از ديدگاه بازديدكنندگان آمازون تا حد دو ستاره (از پنج ستاره) پايين آورد.به موازات اين واكنش ها، متن اعتراض ديگرى نيز آماده شد تا ايرانيان سراسر جهان پاى آن را امضا كنند. باوركردنى نبود، اما در حالى كه در ساير اعتراض هاى اينترنتى تعداد امضاكنندگان از چند هزار نفر فراتر نمى رفت، اعتراض نامه مذكور هر لحظه چند امضاى تازه دريافت مى كرد (و مى كند)، به گونه اى كه در زمان نگارش اين مطلب (بامداد جمعه ۶ آذر) تعداد امضاكنندگان از ۳۲ هزار نفر فراتر رفته است. جالب آن كه اولين امضاكننده اين متن اعتراض كسى نيست جز روحانى نام آشناى وبلاگستان فارسى، سيدمحمدعلى ابطحى. در يادداشتى به تاريخ دوم آذر ماه، ابطحى در وبلاگ خود نوشته است: «به خدا ميهن دوستى ايرانيان چقدر پرشكوه است. هر جا كه نام ايران باشد همه يكپارچه براى جانفشانى حاضرند. بعد از مطلبى كه در مورد نام خليج هميشه فارس نوشته بودم، بر و بچه هاى پرشين بلاگ هم يك تومار براى حمايت از نام پرافتخار خليج فارس در اينترنت باز كردند. به من گفتند. اولين امضا را كردم. (آدرسش اين است: http://PersianBlog.com/PersianGulf.asp) متأسفانه به رغم آنكه در اين مسئله ملى مردم و جوانان غيرتمند ايرانى پرتلاش فعاليت مى كنند، حضور دستگاه هاى رسمى را كمتر مى توان يافت. با وزارت خارجه تماس گرفتم، مى گويند كه متن نوشته مرا به صورت نامه رسمى دارند دنبال مى كنند. ولى مى شود سفير ما به همان جا كه بچه هاى اينترنتى اى ميل مى زنند مراجعه كنند، سخنگوى دولت و وزارت خارجه مى توانند موضعگيرى كنند. مجلس به همان اندازه كه يك نماينده براى اعدام زنان خيابانى حساسيت دارد، اگر به فكر ايران بودند در اين مهم كمى حساسيت نشان مى دادند.» گام بعدى اما كه وب را تركاند، تركيدن «بمب گوگل» بود. پيشنهاد آن را يك نفر در يكى از وبلاگ هاى دسته جمعى فارسى زبان مطرح مى كند. نويسنده وبلاگ «لگوماهى» از اين فكر خوشش مى آيد و وقتى مى بيند هنوز كسى دست به كار نشده، خودش وارد عمل مى شود و با ساختن صفحه اى به سبك صفحات خطاى مرورگر (مبنى بر يافت نشدن يك صفحه وب)، به بازديدكننده گوشزد مى كند كه خليج عربى وجود نداشته و بايد واژه خليج فارس را جست وجو كند. مرحله بعد براى ساختن يك بمب گوگلى، ارتباط دادن واژه Arabian Gulf با اين صفحه است و اين كار در صورتى به موفقيت مى انجامد كه تعداد بسيار زيادى از صفحات وب اين لينك را داخل خود قرار داده باشند. اينجاست كه اتحاد ايرانى يك بار ديگر خود را در عمل نشان مى دهد و با مطرح شدن اين ايده در يكى از وبلاگ هاى پرخواننده فارسى، ده ها هزار وبلاگ نويس فارسى در وبلاگ هايشان با واژه Arabian Gulf و «الخليج العربى» به اين صفحه ساختگى لينك مى دهند. نتيجه آنكه در اندك زمانى رتبه اين صفحه در سيستم شاخص گذارى موتور جست وجوى گوگل آنقدر بالا مى رود كه از روز چهارشنبه ۴ آذر، در جايگاه نخست نتايج جست وجوى دو عبارت يادشده جاى مى گيرد. • اصل ماجرا از چه قرار استدر نوار آبى رنگ جنوب ايران، در نقشه جديد نشنال جئوگرافيك كه نسخه الكترونيكى آن به صورت آن لاين در دسترس است، نام خليج فارس در حالى ذكر شده كه عنوان خليج عربى با حروفى اندكى كوچك تر، داخل پرانتز، زير آن جا خوش كرده است. اين در حالى است كه تُنب هاى دوگانه و ابوموسى، با پيكانى قرمز رنگ مورد اشاره قرار گرفته و عبارت «اشغال شده توسط ايران (براساس ادعاى امارات متحده عربى)» هويت ايرانى اين جزاير را زير سئوال برده است. اينها اما همه ماجرا نيست. «كيش» ايرانى در اين نقشه به «قيس» (Qeys) تغيير نام داده و زير نام «لاوان»، واژه «شيخ شعيب» در داخل پرانتز به عنوان نام جايگزين ذكر شده است. ضربه آخر بر اين محدوده جغرافيايى پارسى نيز در آبراهه جنوب غربى آن وارد آمده، آنجا كه «اروندرود» ايرانى ناپديد شده و «شط العرب» به تنهايى در آن جا خوش كرده است. اين همه تحريف تاريخى و ناديده گرفتن اسناد و مدارك رسمى و بين المللى هنرى است كه بى شك از هر سازمان و مؤسسه نوپايى ساخته نيست. نشنال جئوگرافيك اما پس از اين اعتراض ها هنوز حاضر به عقب نشينى نشده است. در بيانيه اى كه در سايت اين مؤسسه منتشر شده، دليل آوردن عبارت خليج عربى در كنار نام خليج فارس، «رايج شدن كاربرد خليج عربى در ساليان اخير» ذكر شده است؛ و علت آوردن ادعاى اماراتى ها در مورد جزاير سه گانه، «مناقشه ميان دو كشور بر سر اين جزاير». حال بايد از مسئولان اين مؤسسه كه تا اين حد در مورد «به روز» بودن نقشه هايشان دقيق هستند و هيچ نكته كوچكى را فروگذار نيستند، پرسيد كه سياست يك بام و دوهوايشان را در مورد كيش و اروندرود چگونه توجيه مى كنند؟آمار امضاكنندگان تومار اعتراض به تغيير نام خليج فارس حتى در سريع ترين بازيابى (refresh) صفحه وب مربوط به آن نيز ثابت نمى ماند و پيوسته در حال بالا رفتن استاز شما ايراني عزيز در هر کجاي اين کره خاکي که هستيد، خواهش مي کنيم با امضاي اعتراض نامه مذکور، در اين امر ما را همراهي الخليج العربی Arabian Gulf http://arabian-gulf.org نماييد.. .

اعتراض وبلاگ نويسان به تحريف تاريخي نام خليج هميشه فارس

2004-11-27T01:29:00.000-08:00

مؤسسه نشنال جئوگرافيک (National Geographic ) که از اعتباري جهاني در دانش جغرافيا برخوردار است در اطلس تازه جهان که منتشر کرده، در کنار نام «خليج فارس» از نام مجعول «خليج عربي» استفاده کرده است که موجب اعتراضاتي نسبت به اين عمل در بين ايرانيان و بخصوص جامعه وبلاگنويسان شده است. بر همين اساس پرشين بلاگ به عنوان بزرگترين سرويس دهنده وبلاگ فارسي، وظيفه خود دانست اقدامي رسمي در جهت هماهنگي و اعلام اعتراض به اين امر نمايد. در همين راستا توماری اعتراض آميز خطاب به مؤسسه مذکور به زبان فارسي و انگليسي در اختيار عموم قرار داده شده که هر ايراني در هر جاي دنيا مي تواند با امضاي آن اعتراض خود را به اين تحريف تاريخي اعلام نمايد.
تا کنون جمع کثيري از ايرانيان اين اعتراض نامه را امضاء کرده اند و با گسترش اين اعتراضها اميد است که مؤسسه مذکور اقدام به تصحيح اين عمل خود نمايد.
از شما ايراني عزيز در هر کجاي اين کره خاکي که هستيد، خواهش مي کنيم با امضاي اعتراض نامه مذکور، در اين امر ما را همراهي الخليج العربی Arabian Gulf http://arabian-gulf.org نماييد..

CONTACT THESE PEOPLE AT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:

2004-11-26T21:22:00.001-08:00

Contacts:
Sarah Clark National Geographic Society
202-828-5664 sclark@ngs.org

Liz Nickless National Geographic
Society202-775-6163 enickles@ngs.org

Arabian Gulf is a fake name
Arabian Gulf does not exist

The Term Persian gulf

2004-11-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

The Greek name for this body of water - the "Persian Gulf" - has been in use since ancient times, for it signifies the first major nation-state in that area, namely the Persian Empire (now Iran). In the 1960s, with the rise of Arab nationalism Arabs began to call The Gulf the "Arabian Gulf". However, the Iranian government led two resolutions in the United Nations to officially recognize that body of water as the "Persian Gulf". The first announcement was made through the document UNAD, 311/Qen on March 5, 1971 and the second was UNLA 45.8.2 (C) on August 10, 1984. Most countries and organizations use the name "Persian Gulf".

Fact and Maps Online

2004-11-25T08:48:00.000-08:00

Following publication and electronic dissemination of World Atlas 2005 of the National Geographic , a professional and renowned Society, there are some arbitrary changes in some geographical names in Persian Gulf, namely; adding the Fake Name Arabian Gulf in parallel, using Sheikh-shoeyb for Iranian Island of Lavan as well as Qeys for Iranian Island of Kish.

There is also an absolutely meaningless politically motivated, irresponsible, biased and offensive phrase in red color used for the three Iranian Islands in Persian Gulf Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb & Abu Musa (Occupied by Iran â€“ Claimed by U.A.E)!!!

Another clear disrespect to Iranian Nation and ignorance of international standards, is using a fake name for Persian Gulf!

The question is: what have been the ill-intentions to make such arbitrary changes against the internationally recognized historical and cultural heritage and the sovereign rights of a nation with a well-known long history of civilization?

Primarily, it was supposed that they may be unintentional mistakes, but unfortunately after the interview of Mr. Allen Carol, the chief of the editors of the Atlas maps with media, stating that despite using credible international sources like UN, U.S State Dep., Embassies in Washington D.C., and other organizations, this is the National Geographic Society that takes the final decision for selection of Geographical Names!!! The question raises whether the Sovereignty of states and their historical and cultural heritage is a matter to be decided over by any individual or organization arbitrarily??!! So what is international law for? What is the value of international custom and international treaty as the legitimate and recognized common language of international community? Is a scientific and cultural society competent to decide or compromise the sovereign rights of a nation?!

What does Mr. Allen Carol mean by De Facto Policy of National Geographic based on selection of the practically used names, irrespective of name or names used by certain individuals or groups. Arguably, War, genocide and territorial claims are also still practiced every now and then in parts of the world, but is the mere existence of any such practice in international community enough to justify its legitimacy and legality?! Nevertheless, Is the National Geographic acting as the world authority to judge and decide the right practice?

Does National Geographic Society consider International Custom as a certain individual or group?! Is the United Nations Organization a certain group or individual? Is the government of the United States and other states a certain group or individuals?! Then, who remains there to compose international community?

Mr. Allen Carol continues that the reason of using the fake name is that some countries of the Persian Gulf region have chosen and are using this fake name!

Is initiating and using any fake and illegal action a legitimate justification to change the reality and rights of others?! Moreover, is the National Geographic Society the competent international authority to judge and recognize the standard geographical names?! Does repeating robbery legitimize and establish it?!

In another strange argument, He opines that the other reason for using the fake name is to facilitate web search for internet users?! Is it really possible to ignore the rights of nations and justifying this transgression of rights with a simple explanation of facilitation of affairs?!

It was a totally unfair justification when he added that since National Geographic should satisfy all customers and interlocutors, there is no way but to balance the names!!! It is really regrettable that an institution violates the sovereign rights of a whole nation arbitrarily in order to satisfy his clients! National Geographic Society can satisfy his clients and customers on his own pocket, but not on others'. For sure it is a unique and unprecedented argument that is more like a humor!

Hereby, for the purpose of repetition of evident facts, we would like to have you review again some historical and legal evidences and let you know the weakness of National Geographic arguments, of course if explanations by Mr. Allen Carol represent the policies of national geographic society.

As is well-known, International custom and treaty regulate the relations among international actors as is recognized under the UN Charter. Here we just intend to remind you that with respect to the Persian Gulf, both international treaty and international custom recognize Persian Gulf strongly and clearly in a way that are not deniable at all.

With regard to treaty law, you can refer to all United Nations Documents and Treaties where you may not find a single case that Persian Gulf is named differently. Also, The United Nations with 22 Arab member States has on two occasions officially declared the unalterable name of the sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula as the Persian Gulf. The first announcement was made through the document UNAD, 311/Geneva on March 5, 1971 and the second was UNLA 45.8.2 (C) on August 10, 1984.

The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) has advised states to Use the correct term for the body of water between Iran and Saudi Arabia as the Persian Gulf.

In addition to the above mentioned, International custom clearly demonstrates that along the history, the waterway located between the southern Iranian shores and Saudi Arabian Peninsula, have been called Persian Gulf. All credible and international sources show this. You may refer to the following links just as a sample. Please let us know if you could find a single case that Persian Gulf has been called another way?

As just some examples of the international custom, you may have a look at all the following maps and find the name Persian Gulf.

Maps of the Arab World: 1998: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east98.jpg

Maps of the Arab World 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/mideast_pol97.pdf

Maps of the Arab World: North Africa & Middle East 1995:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Arabian Peninsula & Vicinity:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/arab_pennisula.gif

Maps of the Arab World: Political 1981:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/persian_gulf_region.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Muslim Distribution:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg

Maps of Arab World: Political 1980:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/hormuz_80.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Middle East and Former Soviet Union 1986:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_86.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Bahrain Political Map 1991
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/bahrain.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Bahrain Small Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/bahrain_sm97.gif

Maps of the Arab World: General Map of Iraq (2002- UN cartographic Section):
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/iraq.pdf

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Political Map 1996:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_pol96.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Map ?ECIA ?E1993:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_rel96.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Small Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_sm97.gif

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/iraq.jpg

CNN 1998:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/iraq/iraq.maps/forces/

From Conduct of the Persian Gulf War; Final Report to Congress, US Dept. of Defense, April 1992:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraqi_missile_dod_92.jpg

Kuwait Political Map 1996:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_pol96.jpg

Kuwait Political Map 1991:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait.gif

Kuwait Map 1996:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_rel96.jpg

Kuwait Small Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_sm97.gif

Kuwait:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/middle_east/kuwait/kuwait.htm

Kuwait: Operation Desert Storm:
http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Gulf/CPGW_Images/cpgw_294.gif

Oman Political Map 1979:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman.gif

Oman Map 1996:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman_rel96.jpg

Oman Small Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman_sm97.gif

Oman Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/oman.jpg

Oman - Muscat ?EUS Department of State 1985:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/muscat.jpg

Qatar Political Map 1980:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar.jpg

Qatar Map 1995:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar_rel95.jpg

Qatar small map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar_rel95.jpg

Qatar Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/qatar_map.jpg

Saudi Arabia Political Map 1991:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/saudi_arabia.gif

Saudi Arabia Small Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/saudi_arabia_sm97.gif

Saudi Arabia Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/saudi_arabia.jpg

Saudi Arabia Dhahran map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/dhahran.jpg

United Arab Emirates Map 1995:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/united_arab_emirates.jpg

United Arab Emirates Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/united_arab_emirates_sm97.gif

United Arab Emirates Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/uae_map.jpg

Middle East General Political Map 1998:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east98.jpg

Middle East Political Map 1997:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/mideast_pol97.pdf

North Africa & the Middle east Political Map 1995:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

Arabian Peninsula & Vicinity 1984:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/arab_pennisula.gif

Persian Gulf Region Political Map 1981:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/persian_gulf_region.jpg

Muslim Distribution Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg

Strait of Hormuz Political Map 1980:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/hormuz_80.jpg

Middle East & Former Soviet Union 1986:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_86.jpg

Middle East Political Map 2003:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_pol_2003.jpg

Middle East Political Map 2004:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_ref04.jpg

Eastern Half of the Roman Empire :From East and West Though Fifteen Centuries, Volume II, by G. F. Young. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1916:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/eastern_roman_empire.jpg

Map of West Asia published by the UN:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/westasia.pdf

Map of Iran published by the United Nations:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/iran.pdf

Map of the Economic & Social Conditions of West Asia published by United Nations:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/docs/escwa.pdf

Map of Iran published by Encyclopedia Britannica and posted on Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?iran

Map of Iran published by MapQuest and posted on HRW World Atlas website:
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/iran.htm

Map of Persian Gulf Region by Microsoft Corp posted on Expedia website:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?iran

Persia & Afghanistan-1854:

map by S. Hall for possible listing on our website (published by A & C Black and clearly depicting the Persian Gulf and the area from the Tigris River in the West to the Indus River in the East from Baldwin maps)http://www.baldwinsmaps.com/maps/926.jpg

Political Map of the Persian Gulf Region by Latimer Clarke Corporation, 1998:
http://www.atlapedia.com/online/maps/political/Saudi_etc.htm

The Ancient Near East: Persian Empire 500 B.C:
www.bible.ca

arabian gulf does not exist. PERSIAN GULF is correct.

UNITED NATIONS STATEMENT ON PERSIAN GULF

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The following is from the UN directive in regards to the name of the Persian Gulf:UN directive of August 18 1994 {94-33224 (E) 180894} Stating: "Attention is once again drawn to editorial directive ST/CS/SER.A/29 and Corr.1 and Add.1 on the use of the term 'Persian Gulf'. The purpose of the present addendum is to urge that care be taken to ensure the appropriate use of this term in documents, publications and statements prepared by the Secretariat. The full term 'Persian Gulf' should be used in every case instead of the shorter term 'Gulf', including in repetitions of the term after its initial use in a text." Or the May 14, 1999 { 99-14427 (E) 200599 UNST/CS/SER.A/29/Rev.1} , which is stipulating the follow: "1. The term 'Persian Gulf' is used in documents, publications and statements emanating from the Secretariat as the standard geographical designation for the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. The full term 'Persian Gulf' is always used to designate that sea area when it is first referred to in a text and is repeated thereafter whenever necessary for the sake of clarity. 2. The term 'Gulf' is used in documents, publications and statements emanating from the Secretariat to identify or refer to the general geographical area surrounding or adjacent to the sea area referred to in paragraph 1 above or to refer to the situation around that sea area. The terms 'Gulf area', 'Gulf region' and 'Gulf States' are examples of such usage. "

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CRISIS

2004-11-25T04:52:00.000-08:00

Crisis: National Geographic has used a wrong name for Persian Gulf
Journalists and politicians protest to the Persian Gulf name violation in Shargh Newspaper
http://www.sharghnewspaper.com/830902/html/societ.htm
http://akhbar.gooya.com/politics/archives/019342.php
Iran Bars National Geographic Over Map Dispute Sun Nov 21, 2004 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=6876759
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Updated: 12:46 p.m. ET Nov. 21, 2004 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6548908/
TEHRAN - Iran banned National Geographic reporters and sales of the magazine until it corrects an atlas it published using a disputed name for waters off the Islamic Republic's south coast.
Iran insists on calling the waters the "Persian Gulf." However, the saltwater body also touches the shores of eastern Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. Many people in these other states refer to the waters as the "Arabian Gulf."
Iran's culture ministry said the atlas published by U.S.-based National Geographic labeled the waters as the "Persian Gulf," but also included the "Arabian Gulf" name in parentheses on the map.
"As a reaction, we are banning their journalists from entering Iran and the distribution of their publications until they correct this," the culture ministry's foreign media director Mohammad Hossein Khoshvaght told Reuters.
The ministry also said the atlas labels three islands in the Gulf claimed by the United Arab Emirates as "occupied by Iran." Iran insists Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb are part of its sovereign territory.
"We consider this a clear violation of U.N. documents and antagonistic towards Iran's national interests," Khoshvaght said. "National Geographic should immediately correct this big mistake and this strange move."
The National Geographic's chief cartographer Allen Carroll defended the use of both names.
"We do, and will continue, to recognize 'Persian Gulf' as the primary name," he said on National Geographic's Web site.
"But we want people searching for "Arabian Gulf" to be able to find what they're looking for and not to confuse it with the nearby Arabian Sea," he added.
The culture ministry has previously also objected to the use of the compromise term "The Gulf" used by some foreign news agencies.
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2004-11-24T18:44:00.000-08:00

خليجِ هميشه خليج
در اين قضيه‌ی اعتراض به نشنال جيوگرافيک سرِ گذاشتنِ کلماتِ Arabian Gulf توی پرانتز بعد از Persian Gulf در نقشه‌ی خليجِ فارس به نظرم يک مساله‌ی مهم دارد گم می‌شود که اتفاقآ خيلی اساسی‌تر از نامِ يک تکه آب است، و آن اطلاقِ توضيحِ "Occupied by Iran, Claimed by UAE" در موردِ جزايرِ ابوموسی و دو تنب در اين اطلس است. با اين توضيح، نشنال جيوگرافيک به‌وضوح در موردِ جزايرِ سه‌گانه طرفِ امارات را گرفته است (هرچند از يک نظرِ الفاظی که به‌کار رفته‌اند، ممکن است با واقعيتِ خارجی، اين که جزاير دستِ ايران هستند و امارات در موردشان ادعای حقوقی دارد، مطابق باشند، ولی استفاده از کلمه‌ی Occupied کاملآ غرض‌ورزانه و پيش‌داورانه است) و برخلافِ ادعاهايش، به هيچ‌وجه جانبِ بی‌طرفی را رعايت نکرده است (البته نکته‌ای هم که در موردِ ابوموسی وجود دارد اين است که خودِ ايران هم هميشه قبول داشته است که نيمه‌ی جنوبی جزيره متعلق به امارات است، و الآن هم فکر می‌کنم اين قسمت از جزيره دستِ امارات باشد، هرچند مطمئن نيستم). نشنال جيوگرافيک را می‌توان به‌خاطرِ اين حرکتش متهم به راه انداختنِ پروپاگاندا عليهِ ايران کرد و اين که قصد دارد اذهانِ مردم را عليهِ حق مالکيتِ ايران بر اين جزاير بسيج کند.
از اين مساله‌ی خيلی مهم که بگذريم، به نظرِ من سر اسمِ خليج خيلی داريم زياده‌روی می‌کنيم. از هرکس که می‌گويد نامِ Arabian Gulf جعلی‌ست می‌پرسم: يعنی Persian Gulf کمتر از Arabian Gulf جعلی‌ست؟ اصلآ کدام نام‌گذاری‌ای هست که «جعل» نباشد؟ کسانی که خليج را از نزديک ديده‌اند يا در آن شنا کرده‌اند يا از بالای آن پرواز کرده‌اند به من بگويند کجای آن کلمه‌ی «فارس» نوشته شده؟؟؟ ما ايرانی‌ها برای خود قرارداد کرده‌ايم که اسم آن تکه‌ی آبی را که در سواحلِ جنوبیِ چندتا از استان‌هايمان قرار دارد بگذاريم خليجِ فارس. کشورهای ديگر هم اکثرآ به همين اسم می‌شناسندش. اما کشورهای عربی که در جنوبِ همين تکه آب قرار دارند، قرار گذاشته‌اند که اسمش را بگذارند الخليج العربي. روی همين حساب هم بعضی وقت‌ها کشورهای ديگر به نامِ خلیجِ عربی می‌شناسندش. عرب‌های جنوب به‌همان اندازه نسبت به اين آب حق دارند که ايرانی‌های شمال. خودِ آب هم تاجايی که من می‌دانم اسمِ خود را نمی‌داند و نه زمين و نه زمان هيچ‌وقت بر اين آب نامی ننهاده‌اند.
به نظرِ من اگر نگرانيم، بايد اول نگرانِ از دست دادنِ جزاير سه‌گانه باشيم و اهميتِ استراتژيکِ آن‌ها در کنترلِ رفت‌وآمدهای خليجِ فارس/عربی. اگر هم می‌خواهيم در موردِ نام آن آب‌ها های‌وهوی کنيم اميدوارم اقلآ خودمان بدانيم که زيربنای اين های‌وهوی کشک است. مثلِ سياست‌مدارانمان که قاعدتآ می‌دانند نصفِ بيشترِ حرف‌هايشان کشک است ولی به‌ هر حال بايد حرف‌های کشک را هم بزنند.
پ.ن. از همه‌ی اين حرف‌ها گذشته، به سفارشِ پندار می‌توانيد توی وب‌لاگتان با کلماتِ Arabian Gulf به صفحه‌ای که لينک داده‌ام بلينکيد تا بلکه به زورِ بمبِ گوگلی هم که شده همه‌مان قدری خودارضايیِ ملی‌گرايانه بکنيم

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arabian gulf does not exist. PERSIAN GULF is correct. National Geographic is the enemy of history.

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Persian Gulf forevre

2004-11-24T08:50:00.000-08:00

Arabian Gulf does not exist

2004-11-24T02:06:00.000-08:00

arabian gulf does not exist.

PERSIAN GULF is correct.

National Geocraphy is the enemy of history

Persian Gulf FOREVER

2004-11-23T23:14:00.001-08:00

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همانطور که مي دونيد موسسه
National Geographic
واقع در انگلستان معتبر ترين موسسه جغرافيايي و نقشه نگاري در جهان هست. اين موسسه اخيرا در چاپ آخرين نسخه اطلس جهاني به اشتباهات فاحشي دست زده است که اعتراض هر ايراني ميهن دوست را برانگيخته است.
اشتباهات به قرار زير است :
عنوان خليج فارس را در يک پرانتز خليج عرب آورده است.
سه جزيره هميشه ايراني تنب بزرگ و کوچک و ابو موسي را در پرانتز اشغال شده توسط ايران آورده است.
درياي هميشه مازندران را با عنوان کاسپين آورده است.
اروند رود را با عنوان شط العرب آورده است.
مرواريد خليج فارس را با نام عربي قيس به جاي کيش آورده است.
جزيره لاوان را با نام شيخ شعيب آورده است.
اقداماتي که هر ايراني ميهن دوست (لطفا عنوان وطن پرست را ديگر به کار نبريد چون وطن کلمه عربي است) لازم است انجام دهد اعتراض محترمانه همراه با دليل در آدرسي که در زير برايتان مي آوورم مي باشد

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شماره تلفن فكس و ايميل نشنال جئوگرافيك را اينجا پيدا كنيد

ساده ترين متن پيشنهادي انگليسي جهت اعتراض اين متن است.

Dear Sir,
I am writing to object to the inclusion of the name ‘Arabian Gulf’ as an alternative to Persian Gulf on your recently published world map (8th Edition).
This action is causing considerable upset to the Iranian community around the globe. We fear that using the proposed alternative of ‘Arabian Gulf’ alongside the correct name of ‘Persian Gulf’ will, in the long run, cause an actual name transition and result in the loss of a major association of our culture with this significant and famous part of the World’s geography.
I request that you amend this in your next edition to preserve our cultural heritage associated with this famous landmark.
Yours faithfully,
امضاء شما

همچنين دوستان وبلاگ نويس و دارندگان سايت پارارگراف طولاني زير را كپي نماييد و در سايت هايتان در يك صفحه مجزا آپلود فرمائيد.

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