When teaching your mother tongue is punished with imprisonment: Noam Chomsky heads a statement of support for Zara Mohammadi, sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison for teaching Kurdish. Older Scots will know from bitter experience what it means to have your native speech beaten out of you. Even today, when Gaelic schools have … Continue reading When Teaching Your Mother Tongue is Punished with Imprisonment: in Support for Zara Mohammadi