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	International Mother Language Day
		Language is an arbitrary system of sounds and symbols which is used for many purposes by a group of people, chiefly to communicate with each other, to express cultural identity, to convey social relationships, and to provide a source of delight (for example, in literature).
		Each language has a huge vocabulary available to meet the needs of its users - in the case of European languages, where scientific and technical vocabulary is very large, this reaches several hundred thousand words and phrases.
		Languages are always in contact with each other, and affect each other in many ways, especially by borrowing words.
	www.irib.ir /Occasions/zabanemadari/motherlanguage1.HTM (500 words)

	International Mother Language Day
		The background to the proclamation of the International Mother Language Day was a proposal from Bangladesh at the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on 17 November 1999 to declare 21 February as an international day on the ground that on this day many had sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue.
		The Paris Conference was convinced that one of the most effective ways to promote and develop mother tongues was the establishment of an International Mother Language Day throughout the world with a view to organizing various activities in the member states and a language exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters on the same day.
		Diversity of languages and of cultures, as in the case of biodiversity, is increasingly being seen as a good and beautiful thing in itself.
	www.irib.ir /Occasions/zabanemadari/motherlanguage.HTM (458 words)

	International Mother Language Day (21 February)
		International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference in November 1999.
		The International Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
		Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage.
	www.un.org /depts/dhl/language (229 words)

	Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP)
		The Bangalees' love for and attachment to their language and culture were great and when in 1952 the neo-colonial, power-hungry, arrogant rulers of Pakistan declared that 'Urdu and Urdu alone would be the state language of Pakistan, they sowed the seed of its future disintegration.
		All these days highlight some values, events and issues and are intended to generate a healthy awareness in the people of the world about them with the ultimate aim of making this world a better place to live in for the entire human population.
		International Mother Language Day is particularly significant in the sense that it has a cultural importance.
	www.sdnpbd.org /mother_language_day/article.htm (2106 words)

	Bangladesh - Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The UNESCO has declared 21st February as The International Mother Language Day to be observed globally in recognition of the sacrifices of the Bangla language martyrs who laid their lives for establishing the rightful place of Bangla.
		In its resolution the UNESCO said-' 21st February be proclaimed International Mother Language Day throughout the world to commemorate the martyrs who sacrificed their lives on this very day in 1952’.
		The genesis of the historic Language Movement which ensued since September 1947 with the students in the vanguard backed by intellectuals, cultural activists and patriotic elements was the first spurt of Bangalee nationalistic upsurge culminating in the sanguinary events of February 21, 1952 and finally leading to the war of Liberation in 1971.
	www.bangla2000.com /Bangladesh/language.shtm (701 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing tangible and intangible heritage of the humanity.
		Language is not only a tool for communication and knowledge, but also fundamental to cultural identity and empowerment.
		Respect for the languages of those belonging to different linguistic communities through initial instruction in the mother tongue, the encouragement of pluralism and on inter-cultural, bilingual or multilingual education, access to other value systems and the sharing of knowledge across such borders are essential elements for peaceful cohabitation in the 21st century.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/02/20/new21.html (308 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He emphasized that "Bengali being the mother tongue of 55% of population of Pakistan deserves to be the State language of the new nation.
		So although it is a provincial language, but as it is a language of the majority of the people of the state and it stands on a different footing therefore.
		The State language of the State [of Pakistan] should be the language which is used by the majority of the people of the State, and for that, Sir, I consider that Bengali language is a lingua franca of our State.
	www.nvo.com /ghosh_research/nss-folder/historyoflanguageday (3392 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 262
		The next day, further protests led to the death of an employee of the Dhaka High Court and Shafiur Rahman, a student of the Law Faculty of Dhaka University.
		Such an international acceptance can only be interpreted as a suitable tribute not only to those who decided to protest against injustice on that day, more than five decades ago, but also for the entire Bangla speaking population, wherever they might live in the world.
		The universality of the language and the advantages of it being a symbol of the International Mother Language Day would be that much less.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/02/21/d40221020325.htm (1393 words)

	UNESCO - Education - International Mother Language Day 2002
		International Mother Language Day aims at promoting linguistic diversity and multilingual education, and at raising awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
		Over the past three centuries, languages have died out and disappeared at a dramatic and steadily increasing pace, especially in the Americas and Australia.
		International Mother Language Day, which is celebrated on 21 February every year throughout the world, was launched at the 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in 1999.
	www.unesco.org /education/imld_2002 (180 words)

	Language Log: UNESCO International Mother Language Day
		International Mother Language Day, celebrated annually on February 21, aims to promote the recognition and practice of the world's mother tongues, particularly minority ones." (UNESCO Director...
		There are several initiatives to document the state of the world's endangered languages or to promote their development, e.g.: Ethnologue, FEL, ELF, Terralingua, although their resources are tiny in comparison to the scale of the task.
		The majority of the world's population speak two or more languages, and "mother language" is the one they learnt first.
	itre.cis.upenn.edu /~myl/languagelog/archives/000481.html (168 words)

	IMC India - INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The recognition of the importance of linguistic diversity led to UNESCO’s decision to celebrate International Mother Language Day.
		International Mother Language Day ’s objective is to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education, and to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
		Paintings and drawings with captions in mother languages can be displayed inside and outside schools.
	india.indymedia.org /en/2004/01/208924.shtml (412 words)

	Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP)
		Amar Ekushey February attained greater glory being recognised as International Mother Language Day with the UNESCO declaration on November 17, 1999.
		On this day in 1952 the simple sons of the soil but heroic and majestic in their spirit raised their voice to resist a malintention that sought to degrade our language and culture through imposition of the alien language replacing our own language and culture.
		The language martyrs were among the finest sons of this country as they were pulsated by the highest and noblest feelings of patriotism and high idealism.
	www.sdnpbd.org /mother_language_day (368 words)

	Nation to pay respect to martyrs: Int’l Mother Language Day tomorrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		International Mother Language Day will be observed Monday (February 21) in the country as well as around the world, paying homage to those who made supreme sacrifices for the cause of Bengali Language Movement.
		On this day in 1952, Salam,Barkat, Rafique, Jabbar and Shafique embraced martyrdom in police firing in front of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital to establish Bangla as the state language of the then Pakistan along with Urdu.
		In 1999 the day was declared International Mother Language Day by UNESCO.
	nation.ittefaq.com /artman/exec/view.cgi/27/16396 (455 words)

	International Language Day Luncheon Raises Cultural Awareness - The Brown and White
		Hunter said this was a worldwide celebration and that this day was being acknowledged in all of the UN centers.
		Luthfa said it was on this day in 1952 that students in her native country fought for the right to have their own language recognized and went against the authorities of East Pakistan.
		When International Mother Language Day was introduced in 2000, Luthfa said her country was happy because cultural diversity was being recognized.
	www.bw.lehigh.edu /story.asp?ID=19503 (834 words)

	PPF - Details
		The speakers suggested that the mother tongues should be made medium of instruction to promote local languages, as it would pave way for the development of vernacular languages’ media in cyberspace.
		He said that Pushto language has its own alphabet in Afghanistan where it is being taught at educational institutions but in NWFP any person who tried to develop or demanded to promote this language was labeled as anti-Pakistan.
		She viewed that speaking in mother language gives comfort and compared the existence of different languages with flowers of different kinds and colors stressing that efforts should be made for all the local languages to flourish.
	www.pakistanpressfoundation.org /useractivitiesdetails.asp?uid=1094 (844 words)

	‘MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY’ SHOULD INSPIRE RESPECT, TOLERANCE FOR RICH CULTURAL TRADITIONS, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ...
		day of February of every year as International Mother Language Day. In a world of globalization, where a few languages take priority, the United Nations and UNESCO sought to protect and promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education.
		As a tool of communication, the mother language has a powerful role in the formation of the individual, and is “ the most powerful instrument of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage”. In recognition of this phenomenon, in November 2001, UNESCO followed up the proclamation of the
		I hope that the International Mother Language Day will inspire peoples of the world towards mutual respectful tolerance of our rich cultural traditions, of which mother language is one of the most precious.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2003/gasm307.doc.htm (289 words)

	Organiser - Content
		The Constitutional guarantee of facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups is significant.
		Recognition of the mother tongue as the medium of instruction at the primary state of education by the Constitution is inherent in Article 350A of the Constitution.
		The very fact that the Constitution of India guarantees the provision of facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups implies that the Constitution recognises the mother tongue as the medium of instruction at the primary stage of education.
	www.organiser.org /dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=67&page=37 (703 words)

	ADEA: International Mother Language Day
		In his message on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day, the UNESCO Director General draws attention to the complex social dimension of language: "From the first to the last moments of our existence, from generation to generation, language accompanies serves and creates us.
		The researchers focused on scientific and empirical evidence pertaining to language use and its implications on the quality of learning and education.
		Implementing mother tongue and bilingual education is often perceived as too costly, thus, another section of the study is devoted to analysing what the real costs are.
	www.adeanet.org /meetings/MotherLanguageDay-2006.htm (545 words)

	Last Word Looms for Half the World's Languages - Global Policy Forum - Globalization
		Half the world's 6,000 languages are under threat of extinction, a new edition of the 'Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing' warned Thursday to mark International Mother Language Day.
		Although languages elsewhere in the world have been dying out for 300 years, extinctions are now occurring at a dramatic and steadily increasing pace, according to UNESCO.
		The Atlas also points out that languages spoken by minority communities can be eroded as part of efforts by parents to encourage their children to adapt to norms set by majority cultures, especially as a means to get a job.
	www.globalpolicy.org /globaliz/cultural/2002/0221mother.htm (578 words)

	International Mother Language Day Petition
		We are writing to bring your attention to the systematic suppression of the Azeri-Turkish language and the imposition of Persian by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI).
		In such a society International Mother Language Day, February 21st, is a day of celebration and jubilation, but not for 35 million Azerbaijanis in Iran.
		By prohibiting individuals to study in their mother tongue, not only is language destroyed, but also the culture, history, heritage and economy of that people.
	www.petitiononline.com /anadil (430 words)

	Foundation For Endangered Languages Newsletter 19
		She highlighted the value of languages both as means of communication and as expressions of culture and identity.
		Almost half the languages spoken in the world are under threat, with Africa one of the hardest-hit continents, according to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
		And of the 1,400 languages - used by the continent's 700 million-strong population - at least 500 are on the decline.
	www.ogmios.org /193.htm (1785 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 262 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ethos generated by the day transcended the borders of Bangladesh in 1999, as the date came to be recognised as the International Mother Language Day for the whole world, voted into effect by the General Council of UNESCO on 17 November 1999.
		Hence, the international recognition is a unique honour accorded to a unique date that saw bloodletting by gallant Bangalees for safeguarding their own language, culture, and identity.
		It may be mentioned that the process that led to the international recognition of 21st February as the International Mother Language Day was effectively initiated by a group of Canada-based Mother Language lovers from different nations, including two Bangladeshis named Rafiqul Islam and Abdus Salam, by petitioning the United Nations.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/02/21/d40221150184.htm (1354 words)

	Girlguiding UK - Who we are - International Mother Language Day, 21 February
		International Mother Language Day takes place on 21 February and is supported by the United Nations through UNESCO.
		Language is a powerful tool – without it we wouldn’t be able to share ideas, fears or hopes, we would be unable to communicate.
		Through learning about the significance of language and valuing the importance of all the languages in the world, we can encourage a sense of unity, based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.
	www.girlguiding.org.uk /xq/asp/sID.606/aID.1137/qx/whoweare/article.asp (169 words)

	World: UN's Mother Language Day Focuses On Conserving World's Linguistic Heritage - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He said it is a "genuine challenge" to ensure that these languages -- 95 percent of which are spoken by only 4 percent of the world's population -- continue to be used alongside the world's major languages.
		By celebrating International Mother Language day, UNESCO is striving to contribute to the protection of the world's cultural diversity.
		David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on language, spoke with RFE/RL recently about the importance of language diversity and the need to preserve languages that are endangered: "Language diversity is the equivalent of human diversity," he said.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/2/99827E2F-A43E-4298-9F68-450EFC54E99D.html (891 words)

	Community News
		In an age of globalization and international cooperation where a few languages have become global languages, it is imperative that we uphold the diversity of local languages.
		While differing languages have, in the past, separated peoples and groups, it is my hope that all peoples can unite in celebrating the full diversity of languages.
		Given the danger that many of the 6,000 languages spoken today may disappear in the next 20 years, it is critical that the international community redouble its efforts to protect this common heritage of mankind.
	www.ndsu.nodak.edu /ndsu/bso/bcn.htm (991 words)

	UNESCO \| Education - International Mother Language Day
		Linguistic and cultural diversity represent universal values that strengthen the unity and cohesion of societies.The recognition of the importance of linguistic diversity led to UNESCO ’s decision to celebrate International Mother Language Day.
		International Mother Language Day 2005 will be devoted to Braille and Sign languages.
		With half of the world’s 6,000 to 7,000 languages facing the risk of dying out, UNESCO is preparing to observe, for the second time, International Mother Language Day (February 21) as part of its drive to protect the intangible heritage of humanity and preserve cultural diversity.
	portal.unesco.org /education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19644&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (318 words)

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