Women's
rights in ancient Persia
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
Persian women were free to choose their spouse and Zoroaster
urged them to make their decision based on wisdom. "May God
grant you him who is steadfast in ...
Big 92.7 FM adds daily dose of humour in Mumbai station
Indiantelevision.com -
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
‘Bombay Bawa’ is a funny old man who loves the city, its
people and is in tune with the latest vibe…reminds you of the
good old Parsi of Mumbai! ...
Shenaz Treasurywala to host the 4th season of The great Indain
...
Indiantelevision.com -
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
MUMBAI: Year on year giving the audiences not only the best
comic talent but also a reason to tune in to the show! The 4th
season of The Great Indian ...
Shenaz back on TV
Times of India - India
The earlier three seasons had been hosted by Parizad Kolah
Marshall, also a Parsi. Shenaz had been busy travelling around
the world hosting shows and doing ...
Parsis may be silenced by success
Asia Times Online -
Kowloon,Hong Kong
Parsis are followers of the Zoroastrian religion, the world's
oldest prophetic faith. They fled to India from Iran around
the 8th century AD to escape ...
Rococo Eye-Openers at Two Auction Houses
New York Times - United
States
Edulji F. Dinshaw, a young Parsi from Mumbai, settled in New
York with his sister, Bachoo, before World War II. He
decorated his house with the panels, ...
Can
Queen finally lay Freddie’s ghost to rest?
Livemint -
Delhi,Delhi,India
As an Indian, I always felt a certain horrified fascination at
watching a Parsi boy prance around on stage looking like a gay
weightlifter in a Cusrow Baug ...
Parsi Reformists Ready with a New Fire Temple Plan
The Circle of Ancient
Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
The move is likely to create a storm in the Indian Zoroastrian
(Parsis) community which bars entry at fire temples to non-Parsis,
including non-Parsi women ...
Threatened Vulture Population Threaten Ancient Culture
Utne Reader Online - USA
For thousands of years, members of the Zoroastrian faith of
South Asia have relied on vultures to help in their burial
rites. Known as a “sky burial,” the ...
The Persian Connection: The End of the World Begins
The Circle of Ancient
Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
He is known as Zoroaster in the West. His new religion was one
of the earliest forms of monotheism, and Zoroaster’s god,
called Ahura Mazda, was one of the ...
Indians provide a burst of spice
Myrtle Beach Sun News -
Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Mrs. King's scholarly work minutely details the cuisine of
India's Parsi. In 165 intriguing urban and provincial recipes,
she reveals the European and ...
Voting rights? But whom do we choose?
Daily News & Analysis -
Mumbai,India
But despite their reservations, young Parsis believe that it
is a step in the right direction. The key is to ensure that
they don't lose the momentum.
Towering Silence
Science & Spirit -
Quincy,MA,USA
All the proper components of dokhmenashini, the Zoroastrian
method of handling their dead, were in place, but the vultures
that once completed the cycle by ...
GenNext to steer future of the Parsis
Daily News & Analysis -
Mumbai,India
Every Parsi, over the age of 18 years, will now have a vote in
deciding the future of the Parsi community. In a significant
judgment, Bombay High Court on ...
Cenotaph To History
Mumbai Newsline -
Mumbai,India
A newspaper report said a group of Parsis were hoping to have
the iconic statue, after a thorough scrub-down and a
restoration, to a new location—Parsi ...
The death of an eatery
Daily News & Analysis -
Mumbai,India
At a particular cross roads is the demarcation between the
predominantly Maharashtrian Girgaum and the once predominantly
Parsi Princess Street and Dhobi ...
Indian vultures may be gone in 10 years
Times of India - India
Besides the impact on the eco-system, declining numbers are
also a matter of concern for the Parsi community who leave
their dead out in the open to be ...
Pope Benedict, Logos, Chaos, and Freedom
American Thinker -
Bellevue,WA,USA
The Zoroastrian angel Asha: truth and order, is a
philosophical counterpart to ‘Logos'. In the Zoroastrian
tradition, Asha is the opposite of Chaos, ...
Tea, cars, steel, IT... Tata, the headiest brew in the world
The Observer - UK
The social conscience reflects the religious beliefs of the
Tata family, who are Parsees, or descendants of the
Zoroastrians who fled persecution in Iran ...
Fertility clinic gives hope, aid to dwindling Parsi community
Livemint -
Delhi,Delhi,India
But nothing worked—until they stumbled upon the fertility plan
of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, the apex organization in the
city that offers financial ...
Google Earth Community: Parsis- The World's Smallest "Nation"
Indian vultures face extinction due to diclofenac poisoning
domain-B -
Khandala,Maharashtra,India
The vultures also play an important role for the Parsi
community in India, who depend on the birds for the
ritualistic disposal of their dead. ...
VOTERS TO CHOOSE WEIRDOS AND CRIMINALS
Daily Mash (satire) - UK
Tom Logan, a voter from Lincolnshire, said: "The Liberal
Democrat chap is a Zoroastrian minister and has written five
books about cheese. ...
'I always turn to God'
Financial Express -
Bombay,India
“I am a Parsi priest. So I know the importance of God in my
life. I turn to him all the time,” says the father of two.
This spiritual side, in fact, ...
Dead as a dodo? Why scientists fear for the future of of the
Asian ...
Independent -
London,England,UK
India's Zoroastrian community – known as Parsis – are also
feeling the loss of the once-abundant birds. For centuries
they have relied on the vultures to ...
Vultures crash out of the Indian skyscape
Register -
London,England,UK
Kolkata’s parsi community relies on the birds to help dispose
of their dead in its legendary Towers of Silence. The Bombay
Natural History Society has been ...
Manouchehr Farhangi was Murdered in Madrid -
Spain (Post Updated March 23 & 29, 2008)
http://plateauofiran.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/manouchehr-farhangi-was-murdered-in-madrid-spain/
Simply stylish
Pune Newsline -
Pune,India
Kotwal, a Parsi actress from Mumbai, has even worked
extensively in the Kannada film industry. A perfect blend of
splendor with intellect, on asking about ...
Abarqu's
Cypress-Tree After 4000-YEars Still Gracefully Standing
The Circle of Ancient
Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
The tree considered by locals as sacred and according to their
folklore the tree was planted by Prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster).
...
Fire temple enters its 300th year
Times of India - India
On Thursday, the city's oldest Zoroastrian fire
temple-the Banaji Limji agiary-enters its 300th year. Tucked
away in a side lane called Banaji Lane opposite ...
Burial space a grave issue
Times of India - India
A Parsi in the city says, "Bangalore is the only place
in India which has both burial grounds and the Tower of
Silence. For a community of about 1000 ...
Hindu coming of age
New Statesman -
London,England,UK
In fact, the Zoroastrian ritual of ‘Naujat’, (The New
Birth- similar to the Sanskrit, ‘Dwitiya Janma’) by which
children receive religious initiation ...
Lankans
hail President Ahmadinejad’s visit
Sunday Observer -
Columbo,Sri Lanka
Iran is the birthplace of Zoroaster, one of the oldest
prophets of the world and founder of Zoroastrian religion. The
official religion of Iran based on ...
Cenotaph To History
Mumbai Newsline -
Mumbai,India
Only, nobody cares Sipping my masala chai one morning, I
suddenly realized that the Khada Parsi statue,
literally the Standing Parsi standing not far from
...
Burns from a sacred fire
Times of India - India
The good-life-loving Parsis are not finicky about
mixing the sacred and the secular. Still, I was intrigued by
the E&T detail in Nauzer Bharucha's report on ...
Possible
Existence of a Sasanian Fire Temple in Sarab-e Mort
The Circle of Ancient
Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
In regard to the Zoroastrian fire temple he said:
“located in the southern corner of the structure there is a
small area, which points out to its function ...
Essential bonds
Mumbai Newsline -
Mumbai,India
Today it has turned into a mega event, something that dazzled
Mumbai’s Parsis last week. “It’s not just a beauty
contest, but a 10-day grooming session that ...
Repair work of Rammohun Roy's tomb begins after 165 years
Economic Times -
Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Contractor, who has worked for the last 35 years to preserve
Rammohun Roy's legacy in Bristol, is married to Phiroze
Contractor, a Parsi from Mumbai. ...
Iran's 4500-year cypress tree living
IranMania News - Iran
Zoroaster was the ancient prophet of the Persians who
preached the peaceful Zoroastrian religion based on humanity
and goodwill, still widely practiced ...
Abarqu's Cypress-Tree After 4000-YEars Still Gracefully
Standing
The Circle of Ancient
Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
The tree considered by locals as sacred and according to their
folklore the tree was planted by Prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster).
...
Jinnah
and Ruttie — a wedding to remember
Pakistan Dawn -
Karachi,Pakistan
Exactly 90 years ago today, the Quaid-i-Azam, Mohammad Ali
Jinnah, married Ruttenbai Dinshaw Petit, a charming Parsi
girl; Mr Jinnah was 42, while Ruttie, ...
Around the world bicycle trip memoirs to be released after 80
yrs
Ahmedabad Newsline -
Ahmedabad,India
Just in their twenties and living off a shoestring budget,
three young Parsis, one from Baroda, ventured on the
first ever trip around the world on bicycles ...
John turns sculptor
Daily News & Analysis -
Mumbai,India
The fact that both of us are bawas (Parsis) helped us
bond. It was a fun session.” Incidentllay, John is playing a
Parsi boy in the film. ...
An
accidental millionaire
Mail & Guardian Online -
Johannesburg,South Africa
The Tatas belong to the Parsee religion, a small, tightly knit
Zoroastrian community that originates from Persia and
found sanctuary centuries ago in India. ...
Kolkata: Parsis delighted with the vultures' return
NDTV.com - New
Delhi,India
PTI The return of vultures to the Kolkata sky after a
three-year gap has delighted the Parsi community in
Kolkata despairing of the loss of their ...
YLEP 2009 - Dubai
By Sue(Sue)
-Khojeste Mistree, UK. Here are some phrases used by
many I interviewed. Some did not want their names published so
I respected that, and here is what was said:. “Better
organization”. “Better time management” ...
I
wanted to post this story here, in the hope that more people
will learn about Navroze Mody’s life, http://filmiholic.com/2008/03/31/in-memory-of-navroze-mody/
Endangered
vulture causes worry for Parsis
MyNews.in -
Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh,India
The Parsis or Zoroastrians believe death is not just
part of life, but the temporary triumph of evil over good and
in the process the dead body would ...
Marry, live in joint families: Minority panel to Parsis
Thaindian.com -
Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The clock is
ticking away fast and furious for India’s Parsi
community. Alarmed by their dwindling numbers ...
A big shift in power
Gulf Weekly -
Manama,Bahrain
The Tatas belong to the Parsi religion, a small,
tightly-knit Zoroastrian community, which originates from
Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in India ...
New Construction Near Doongerwadi
By arzan sam wadia
It is a big concern for the community,” says religious scholar
Khojeste Mistree. Others feared that debris from the
construction site will be dumped in the forest where peacocks
can be seen. “This is the only green belt in South Mumbai
...
Age
of living life to the full
The Tribune -
Chandigarh,India
Her second book on Parsi food and customs was
a runaway success. She would get calls from Dubai,
Iran and other places from ecstatic Parsis
who had ...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
Jimmy Engineer is a Parsi and all Parsis are good people. Someone asked Jimmy if he was an engineer (trust a Pakistani to ask a smart question like this). ...
Guardian - UK
No member of the Tata clan, who are Parsees, a Zoroastrian sect that has lived in India for more than 1000 years, can be found on the world's rich lists and ...
.
East
versus West takes center stage in Worlds at War
Houston
Chronicle - United States
... Anquetil-Duperron, the garrulous,
self-promoting 18th-century French Sanskritist who
translated the writings of the Persian sage
Zoroaster. ...
Times of India - India
The actors had planned the birth of the baby on Navroz, the Parsi New Year. The couple has christened the baby, Zeus B Irani. ...
Guardian - UK
The Tatas belong to the Parsee religion, a small, tightly-knit Zoroastrian community, which originates from Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in ...
Hindustan Times - India
There is also Kaevan Umrigar's English and Gujarati Invisible Parsis: The Poor of a Prosperous Community and Sanjivan Lal's Is God Deaf -- about a ...
Persian
Parade NYC: Baba-Karam & Zoraster at Madison Square
Park
Payvand - Iran
... presiding over this hidden architectural
gem that is now dwarfed by adjusting office
buildings, is a life size sculpture of Zoroaster.
...
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
... CDs filmed during sexual intercourse, pornographic clippings were recovered from Ichhaporias’ two-room apartment in Dadar’s Parsi Colony. ...
Surat brought Shakespeare to India
Times of India -
India
It was performed by the Parsi theatre group in
Surat. This fascinating fact comes to light as you
browse through 'India's Shakespeare: Translation,
...
BOOK REVIEW: Minority communities and Karachi by
Khaled Ahmed
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
The Parsees came to be known as such in the
19th century. People often say of them: “Parsee,
thy second name is philanthropy!” But one can say that
about ...
Iran
Boasts Country's Oldest Zoroastrian TempleFars News Agency - Tehran,Iran
Dating back to the Sassanid era, the fire temple is highly revered by Iranian Zoroastrians. It is known as the heart of the ancient city of Rey and has been ...
Falooda whets your appetite
The Post -
Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
Falooda appears to have been introduced in the
sub-continent by the Parsis of Iran. The
community makes this drink to celebrate spring equinox
on March 21. ...
Wanted: Indian chefs
Rediff -
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... Cafe Spice Namaste for dinner again
demonstrates the authenticity of Todiwala's cooking,
which draws inspiration from Goa and his own Parsee
background. ...
The Parsee Voice-Vol.V-3-6-Part-III
Man held for using nude photos to blackmail
Times of India -
India
The accused, Adi Ichhaporia, was arrested from his
residence in Dadar Parsi colony. Investigators
seized nude photographs of seven women, photos of
group ...
Tata has persevered - and largely succeeded
Guardian - UK
No member of the Tata clan, who are Parsees - a
Zoroastrian sect living in India for over a thousand
years, can be found on the world's rich lists and the
...
Out with the yellow, in with the red
Kingston This Week
- Ontario, Canada
The festival dates back to 1700 BC, from the
Zoroastrian era, but today, Iranians of all
religions celebrate the cleansing ritual. ...
Parsi
cuisine can't be made `in a jiff'
Toronto Star -
Ontario, Canada
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: It's unlikely cuisine – Parsi
– in an unexpected place – Ajax. Its owners boast that
Copper Chimney likely offers the only Parsi
cuisine ...
Buy gives Tata a fresh branding challenge
Financial Express
- Bombay,India
“In India, a car owned by a Parsi gets a premium.
The understanding and passion that the Parsi
community has for maintaining cars is legendary. ...
Facts about Tata Group Ltd.
MLive.com - MI,USA
It began as a trading company in 1868 under Jamsetji
Nusserwanji Tata, the son of a Parsi priest. It
established its first textile plant in central India in
...
Perizaad’sa terrible cook!
Times of India -
India
The occasion was right for celebrating food on Monday
evening as Jeroo Mehta spoke about her book consisting
Parsi recipes. The evening was peppered with
...
Global warming may douse Parsi holy fire
Economic Times -
Gurgaon,Haryana,India
UDWADA (VALSAD): If there is one place the Parsi
community considers holiest of holy in India, it is the
small town of Udwada on the Gujarat coast. ...
Murder in Spanish capital by Iran’s Intelligence
Ministry?
Iran Focus - Iran
Farhangi was born into a Zoroastrian family in
1926 in the south-eastern Iranian province of Kerman.
Prior to the 1979 Islamic revolution, he founded one of
...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
The Parsi community has played a pivotal role in shaping Karachi as it once was. Dinshaw, Nusserwanji, Cowasjee, Kothari and Avari are only a few names that ...
Barking & Dagenham Recorder - London,England,UK
Mr Italia is the first Zoroastrian since Freddie Mercury to have launched a single or album in the UK, and he is now hoping to follow in his footsteps by ...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Persians follow the Zoroastrian calendar, which begins with the spring equinox. Norouz officially began at 10:45 am today, 365 days and four hours after the ...
Stellar casting brightens Ferguson playMontreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... the Zoroastrian religion, suggested Ferguson was still chasing literary pretensions rather than embracing - and respecting - the nature of live theatre. ...
Alexander Studholme: The spirituality of Tibet is a
lesson to ...
Independent -
London,England,UK
... the Austrian philosopher and visionary
Rudolf Steiner identified one of the dominant powers
of the modern age as Ahriman, a Zoroastrian
spirit, ...
Think it over
Organiser - New
Delhi,India
The Zoroastrians used to sing the gathas. What
is more, the Zoroastrian heaven was conceived
as the “abode of music.” Jesus himself sang with his
disciples. ...
Bollywood’s best ‘bawas’
Times of India -
India
Perhaps one of the most tolerant and accommodating
communities in India, Parsis have often been at
the receiving end of humour. And if there’s someone
who ...
The Navroze table
Toronto Star -
Ontario, Canada
The festival of Navroze, considered the New Year by
some Parsis, is celebrated with a sumptuous
feast that features chicken, lamb, egg and seafood
delights. ...
Iran's ancient pre-Islamic community dwindling
Canada.com -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Zoroastrian community
has shrunk by half to 45000 people since the country's
1979 Islamic revolution, as members of the ancient
...
Iran Cultural & Tourist Attractions (PART 9: ORUMIEH &
TABRIZ)
IRNA - Iran
Some historians believe that Orumieh is the birthplace
of Zoroaster, the most famous Persian prophet.
There had been many historical sites and monuments in
...
Missing on Kosova: the sufi voice?
World War 4 Report
- Brooklyn,NY,USA
This is clearly Nowruz, the Persian new year
festival—perhaps brought to the Balkans in the 1820s by
the Kizilbashi, or perhaps by Zoroastrian-influenced
...
Religious conjunction today
Calcutta Telegraph
- Calcutta,India
For Parsees, the action would shift to the
Parsee Temple near the Parsee Colony. “Navroz
is celebrated by some as the New Year and also the
annual ...
Minority panel constitution awaits CM’s nod
GreaterKashmir.com
(press release) - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
After deliberations, he recommended that the state
government of Tamil Nadu should include Parsis in
the list of the State Minority Communities. ...
Avesthagen to Use Affymetrix Microarrays in Parsi
Study
GenomeWeb News
(subscription) - NY,USA
Bangalore, India-based Avesthagen plans to conduct a
study, called the AvestaGenome Project, of more than
60000 Parsi individuals in an effort to reveal
the ...
PM Manmohan Singh greets Parsis on occasion of
Navroz
TopNews -
Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
New Delhi, Mar 21: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
today greeted the nation, especially the Parsi
community, on the occasion of Navroz, the New Year Day
...
Story on NPR about Parsi's and the cookbook, My Parsi Kitchen. Listen or read! Go to the site, you will see some pictures too. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88505980
Different Hues
Kolkata Newsline -
New Delhi,India
The members of the Parsee community of the city
too it seems, don’t mind indulging in a bit of colour-flinging
and mithai-binging for this one day of the ...
Rite of spring called Nevruz
Turkish Daily News
(subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
There are many references with respect to the
celebration of No Ruz at this time in both
Zoroastrian and Islamic literature. The
Zoroastrian text Zadspram ...
Eat,drink and be merry, this Navroz
Zee News -
Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Navroz Jamshed-e-Navroz, celebrated on March 21st across
the world, is the first day of the first month of the
Zoroastrian year, according to the Fasli ...
The TV Shows That Get Lost In Translation
Glasgow Daily
Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Sony Television have produced an Indian version of the
show called Batliwalla House No 43, featuring a
Parsee family living in Mumbai.
Manouchehr
Farhangi Establishes International High School
Persian Mirror -
USA
Farhangi was born into a Zoroastrian family in
1926 in the ancient city of Kerman. He attended school
until grade 10 in the same city before moving to ...
Fearless N
Sydney Morning
Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... with Wadia's younger brother, Homi, but they
were forced into a secret affair as Wadia's mother
forbade him from marrying outside their Parsi
community. ...
Zarah Ghahramani fearlessly chronicles her time In
Tehran's worst jail
Georgia Straight -
Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... who was born just after the 1979 revolution,
draws on her own family experience as the daughter of
Kurdish parents—a Zoroastrian and a Muslim—to
trace ...
Last Men Standing
Times of India -
India
Few Parsis want to continue in the family
practice," she says, "Muslims have got into the line,
but Parsis are more skilled." Her nephew, who
pleases his ...
Major law firm enlisted by NIAC to protect Persian
Tablets
Payvand - Iran
"The Iranian-American community has felt helpless in
face of this threat to their historic heritage," said
Trita Parsi, NIAC President. ...
The
Red Wednesday, a fire-connected festivity!
PRLog.Org (press
release) - Bucuresti,Romania
Before the dusk, seven, as a symbol for the seven
Zoroastrian angels (Amshaaspandan), heaps of bushes
(of weed) are gathered before the house-gate or on the
...
Can't say
India Today - New
Delhi,India
The pretty Parsi girl is an ad film regular and
has won accolades for her role in the Kannada flick Jogi.
“I have been doing ads so far. ...
Iran: Religious Minorities Play their Part in Democracy
Fars News Agency -
Tehran,Iran
A Zoroastrian citizen residing in Kerman City
told IRNA, "We Zoroastrians participate at every
Majlis (parliament) elections along with our other
Iranian ...
What Does A Monkey Know About The Taste Of Ginger?
Reading Little
India - Reading,PA,USA
At Graffiti, he does a very traditional pork dish in the
manner of lamb dishes in his Zoroastrian
community, braised with apricots and ginger. ...
NOROOZ, the Iranian (Persian) New Year
Payvand - Iran
Norooz, which celebrates the divine creation of
Zoroastrian Lord of Wisdom-Ahura Mazda who created
the Universe, the Guardian Angels (Forouhars) and the
...
The Significance of Now Rouz
Iran Press Service
- Paris,France
But if Islam has kept up this Zoroastrian feast,
it is because of the role it plays in the stabilization
of the fiscal year and also because of its jovial ...
Iranian conservatives set to retain majority
Pakistan Dawn -
Karachi,Pakistan
Five other seats dedicated to Iran’s Jewish,
Zoroastrian and Christian minorities have been
decided. Races for more than 70 seats will go to a
run-off vote ...
The History of Persia Part III: Islam Comes to Persia
Bits of News - USA
Now fierce men bearing the star and crescent had
appeared on the Euphrates; to Yazdgerd III, the last
Zoroastrian king of the Persians, fell the task of
...
Back in the beam
Daily News &
Analysis - Mumbai,India
“It is a mad comedy and has the entire Parsi
ensemble as its star cast with Boman Irani leading the
pack. I am really waiting for its release,” she signed
...
Zoroastrians enjoy equal rights in Iran
IranMania News -
Iran
LONDON, February 10 (IranMania) - Head of Iranian Female
Zoroastrian Organization Parvin Mehrabani said on
Saturday that Iranian Zoroastrians have liberty
...
Persian treasure translated into Spanish
PRESS TV -
Tehran,Iran
... World to World of City by the former Iranian
president Mohammad Khatami and Minou-ye Kherad, a
Zoroastrian text, are among Vargas's known
translations. ...
Parsi communities participates in the Avestagenome
project
Express Pharma -
Mumbai,India
This large-scale genomic project aims to study the basis
of longevity that is noticed in the Parsi-zoroastrian
population, and also to create a medical ...
Mosque gathering aims to promote fellowship
phillyBurbs.com -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Cyrus Toorkey with the Zoroastrian Association of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey is a native of India who was
educated in Jesuit schools. ...
Tehranis to celebrate Chaharshanbeh-Suri in Chitgar Park
MehrNews.com -
Tehran,Iran
It was originally a Zoroastrian tradition held on
the last Tuesday evening of each year. Each family would
light seven bonfires on the roof of their house ...
Historically
significant women in Iran and the neighboring areas
Payvand - Iran
Atossa is also a figure from Zoroastrian
scripture. Around 540s BC Queen Cassandane of Achaemenid
Persia Wife of Cyrus the Great, sister of Otanes and
...
India's 'Elton John' strikes gold with Sir David Frost
The Asian News -
UK
A Zoroastrian by birth, like the famous musicians
Freddie Mercury and Zubin Mehta, Italia came to London
post his parent’s demise to see how far his music ...
My Life as a Traitor
Jerusalem Post -
Israel
She grants us a beautiful introduction to the very old
and humane Zoroastrian religion, based around
Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta - good thoughts, good words,
...
Author
of Persian Cookbooks
Persian Mirror -
USA
I had a chance to ask her some questions recently:
Shirin Simmons: I was born in Yazd in a middle class
closely knit Zoroastrian family. ...
India grabs the baton from its former cultural masters
Irish Independent
- Dublin,Ireland
Jamshedji, a Parsee whose male ancestors were
largely priests, was by this time already married, and
he soon started his own business. ...
No child's play: Problems faced by NRIs to adopt
children
Economic Times -
Gurgaon,Haryana,India
... the 12 million orphaned children in India who
need parents by not allowing Muslims, Christians, Jews
and Parsis to become a child’s adoptive parents.
...
BANANA
LEAF TIPS
Houston Chronicle
- United States
Sugar Land resident and native Pakistani Thrity Kharas
demonstrated the famous Zoroastrian (Parsi) dish.
It's traditional at weddings, including her own ...
Exhibit of bodies reveals spirit
Kansas City Star -
MO,USA
The traditional Parsi disposition of corpses in
“towers of silence” offers the bodies to vultures, a
practice that may shock those unfamiliar with the ...
Life
painted with colours
Calcutta Telegraph
- Calcutta,India
Jamshedpur, March 3: Katayun Saklat, the septuagenarian
Parsee artist from Calcutta, was here as an
organiser of Art in Industry painting workshop held at
...
The History of Persia Part I: Ancient Persia
Bits of News - USA
At some point in here – scholarly estimates vary widely
– the prophet Zoroaster founded what may well be
the world’s oldest revealed religion. ...
US Zeal for Iran's Non-Muslims Faulted
Washington Post -
United States
Instead, some Christian and Zoroastrian leaders
say, their members are leaving mainly to take advantage
of the program's offer of a streamlined path to ...
In
Iran, small Zoroastrian community celebrates
ancient feast of ...
Persian Journal -
Iran
Iran's Zoroastrian minorities gathered at their
temples across Iran on Wednesday to mark Sadeh - an
ancient feast celebrating the creation of fire that has
...
Snapshots from Mumbai
Mid-Day Mumbai -
Bombay,India
I remember reading quite a bit about the Parsis:
their contributions to the city, their religious
practices, their history in India. ...
Various Iran faiths on equal footing: Niknam
IranMania News -
Iran
Our prophet [Zoroaster] was born in this
country," he explained. Zoroaster is believed to
have lived in the 6th century BCE. Zoroastrians pray in
Chak Chak ...
WZChamber of Commerce announces Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP)
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'Chronology
of Tata Group, India's largest and oldest conglomerate
MLive.com - MI,USA
AP 1868: Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, son of a Parsi
priest, starts a private trading firm, laying the
foundation of the group. 1902: Opening of India's first
...
John's new avatar!
Times of India -
India
John plays Arjun, a Parsi boy in the film. Though
Sooni confirmed that she had shot the film with John,
she was reluctant to give more details. ...
Decoding the longevity DNA of Parsis
Hindu Business
Line - Chennai,India
23 The Avestagenome project, that seeks to plot the
genetic and medical database of the Parsi
community, expects to start its Mumbai-leg of the study
this ...
How
our own Nadia whipped Bollywood
Sydney Morning
Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Evans and Homi fell in love but, after his mother forbid
him marrying outside their Parsee community, the
couple conducted a secret affair for 20 years. ...
India, Hindu-View, Tolerance and Gandhi
Global Politician
- Brooklyn,NY,USA
Parsis, the followers of Spitama Zoroaster found
refuge here when their freedom was snatched away in
their own native country of Iran. ...
Various
Iran faiths on equal footing'
PRESS TV -
Tehran,Iran
"Iran is our birthplace. Our prophet [Zoroaster]
was born in this country," he explained. Zoroaster
is believed to have lived in the 6th century BCE.
Visit the gardens, soaring mosques, bazaars and ancient
ruins
MSNBC - USA
You'll spend the night and then head off to Yazd, a
Zoroastrian center whose warren of streets features
badgirs (wind towers), bazaars, and a Zoroastrian
...
A
History of Islam and the United States – Excerpt Three
Family Security
Matters - Ridgewood,NJ,USA
Mohammed adopted the Zoroastrian term for demon
called “Jinn” or “Genie.” (Sura 72 Al-Jinn)
Zoroastrians believed there was a tree in Paradise
called ...
Love is blind in dark Bombay Black
Vancouver Province
- Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... people were dying all around me, and it
became clear to me that if I could prove I was part of
the Zoroastrian community, my life might be
spared. ...
Linguist: Cyrus cylindrical inscription is Iranian
Islamic Republic
News Agency - Tehran,Iran
The cylindrical inscription of Cyrus as well as Bisotun,
Naqsh-e Rostam, Perspolis, and Zoroaster
manuscripts are genuine Iranian transcriptions and
...
Iran's ancient pre-Islamic community dwindling
Reuters India -
Mumbai,India
By Fredrik Dahl TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Zoroastrian
community has shrunk by half to 45000 people since the
country's 1979 Islamic revolution, ...
