The language, history, literature, cultural traditions, music, and sport provide necessary resources to understand national identity and form the national narrative.
The Persian (occupying power) attempts to replace the Baluch national narrative, they have denied the Baluch the resources to understand past and shape future according to their national image.
The other Iranian do not understand the Baluch culture, one has to be a member of the community in order to understand fully the strength of the culture.
Most nations provide spaces for internal criticism and open to outside influence and the Baluch are also governed by the same universal law. It is not the privilege of Persian Shiite to dictate the Historical nation how to live.
The Baluch in Iran Have always given second-class status, maybe tolerated and allowed to maintain their culture and religion as a private indulgence, but certainly not accepted that their culture and religion take a place in public life alongside the Persian and Shiite culture.
Some national minorities in Iran, wrongly, refer to Iran as Multi-culture state, but the Baluch, Kurd, Arab, Turk, and others are not immigrant groups in Iran.
It is not appropriate to refer to Iran as a multicultural state, the term Multiculturalism was introduced in the 1970s by Canada and the United States. Multiculturalism refers to the political-cultural claim to minorities who have immigrated to these countries and resisted assimilation.
The Baluch have 1000s years of historical association with Baluchistan prior to invasion and occupation on their land by the Persian king in 1928.
The Baluch are not struggling for a place in the Persian dominated Iran but they are striving for an independent Baluchistan from Iran.
Mehrab sarjov is a political activist based in London and campaign for an independent Baluchistan from Iran
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