Even after the Arab conquest, Persian remained the language of local rulers, as Iranian administrators, mullahs and traders settled in the cities of Transoxania (which covered much of today's Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan), and is the basis of the language spoken by the Tajiks today.

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The Workshop considered the responsibilities of local authorities and community leaders such as governors, mayors and other administrators as the city of Istanbul and its vicinity is recognized by the international community as one of those mega settlements where the safety of critical infrastructures such as hospitals, schools, etc. as well as residential buildings should be ensured as a top priority.

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Meanwhile, the club are still to confirm that their takeover by local businessman Andrew Glover's Spirit of 1873 consortium, as sanctioned by their administrators, has gone through.

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Local administrators today are focusing on attainable desegregation goals, Orfield says, such as continuing magnet school and student transfer programs.

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