Persian Gulf Online Organization
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The Persian Gulf Online Organization or PGO, also known as Persian Gulf Task Force or PGTF, is a non-political, non-partisan, non-religious and non-governmental entity consisting of a network of volunteers across the globe dedicated to preserving and protecting the historical name of the Persian Gulf,[1][2][3] which separates Persia (Iran) from the Arabian Peninsula. Its members live in several countries around the world.[4]
PGO's members' efforts are mostly undertaken via the internet. On their website, current news about the Persian Gulf, maps, articles, bibliographies about the Persian Gulf, conferences, and other information can be found.[4] Javad Fakharzadeh has written some letters to British Airways and pointed out that the historically correct name of the waters is the Persian Gulf. Two weeks later, British Airways acknowledged their mistake and provided written guarantees that their onboard displays would be corrected. [5] PGO has sent sime letters to the Army News, and also had struggled with National Geographic about naming Persian Gulf. After that Iran's government involved in this subject too, and Iranian government agents in Europe and US contacted to National Geographic and wanted to use the same name of Persian Gulf according to its history. [6]
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[edit] Board members
PGO was established in 1999 by Mohammad Ala, a Persian professor,[7][8][9] and was represented by Pejman Akbarzadeh, another member of the organization, in Amsterdam and Tehran from 2002 to 2006. [10] [11] [12] Many other notable Iranian contributed in this organization. Javad Fakharzadeh is the head and co-founder of the organization.[5] He is also an advisory board member of CASMII. [13] Shahram Mostarshed, an anti-war activist and a member of the Green party of California, is one the them, along with another campaign organization, Iranians for International Cooperation (IIC).[14] Daniel Pourkesali is also a board member of this organization. [15] [4]
[edit] National Persian Gulf's Day
In January 2004, PGO offered Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to adopt a new national day in Iran with the name of "National Persian Gulf's Day". [6] It was approved by the government in July 2005 and since then a new national added to official Persian calendar. [16] [17]
PGO had also offered the government to publish Persian Gulf stamps but it was rejected.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Iran Heritage, Persian Gulf Online, and Iran Alliance 2008". Payvand. http://www.payvand.com/news/08/may/1088.html9. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Persian Gulf Organization PGO Charity In Alhambra California". The Charity Vault. http://www.charity-charities.org/California-charities/Alhambra-1552462.html. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Layeghi, Babak. "The Arabian Gulf?". GhasedakOnline. http://www.ghasedakonline.com/printable.php?aid=1182. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "We Stand Corrected: Daniel Pourkesali From the Persian Gulf Organization On The Importance of Names". www.greenprophet.com. http://www.greenprophet.com/2009/04/persian-gulf-organization/. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b "British Airways recognizes the Persian Gulf". Payvand's Iran News .... http://www.netnative.com/news/00/jun/1029.html. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "حذف نام خلیج فارس در موسسه هارپركالینز لندن" (in Persian). شبکه ی اینترنتی آفتاب. 11 2008. http://www.aftabir.com/news/view/2005/nov/08/c4c1131452143_social_urban.php/%D8%AD%D8%B0%D9%81-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B3%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%86. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "An Iran we could love". Antony Loewenstein. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/121762/20100916-0810/antonyloewenstein.com/2009/06/12/an-iran-we-could-love/print/index.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Fathollah-Nejad, Ali. "„Die Kinder Adams sind aus einem Stoff gemacht“: Die iranische Zivilgesellschaft schützen". Fathollah-Nejad. http://fathollah-nejad.com/index.php/2009/08/iran-erklaerung-40-wissenschaftler/. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Statement by a Group of Iranian Anti-war Activists about Iran’s Presidential Elections". monthlyreview.org. http://monthlyreview.org/mrzine/iran-election-statement-en.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Pejman Akbarzadeh - (This Website is Under Construction)". Pejman Akbarzadeh Official Website. http://www.pejmanakbarzadeh.nl/content/2011/05/pejman-akbarzadeh--this-website-is-under-construction. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Akbarzadeh, Pejman. "Distorting the Name of the "Persian Gulf" Continues". Payvand Iran News .... http://payvand.com/news/06/nov/1244.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Name of `Persian Gulf' registered in 1,800 maps". www.irantoulouse.com. http://www.irantoulouse.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=550. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "CASMII Organization". www.campaigniran.org. http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/70. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Shahram Mostarshed". Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran. http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/133&size=tiny. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Sanctions as Warfare". www.hiddenmysteries.net. http://www.hiddenmysteries.net/newz/article.php/20080724233721717. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "نامهای تاریخی"خلیج فارس"". فردا نیوز. http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/145613. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "صفار هرندي از پيشنهادكننده هرمزگاني روز ملي خليج فارس تقدير كرد". جامجم. http://www.jamejamonline.ir/newstext.aspx?newsnum=100004092457. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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