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How an Indian Religious Minority Shaped Modern Iran JUNE 13, 2021 TODAY, IRAN’S ZOROASTRIAN minority comprises a tiny proportion of the country’s overall population, considerably less than half a percent. The Zoroastrian community of India — where they are known as “Parsis” — is even tinier. But around a century ago, they became an object of fascination for a series of influential Iranian intellectuals, both Zoroastrian and Muslim, who repositioned their country’s pre-Islamic reli...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political...

La presidente del Senado, Yasna Provoste (DS), se refirió, durante la tarde de este jueves, a los roces que se...

CAIRO: Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has suspended Mass prayers in seven dioceses following a rise in daily coronavirus cases. Prayers were suspended at the dioceses of the Virgin Mary in Fayoum, Archangel Michael in Aswan, Asna and Armant in Luxor, Akhmim in Sohag, Tahta and Juhaina in Sohag, Nag Hammadi in Qena, and Sohag. “The suspension follows a significant increase in coronavirus cases recently,” said Besada El-Anba, bishop of Akhmim. He said that priests will continue daily Mass w...

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slams continued sanctions by America Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US’ continued sanctions against the Islamic Republic amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   |  7 March 2021 9:00 AM GMT TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US continued sanctions against the Islamic Republic amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Even amid COVID-19, the US continues to exert Trumps failed maximum pressure on Iranians. ...

Iran FM slams US continued sanctions   Sat, Mar 06 2021 12:10:53 PM Tehran, Mar 6 (IANS): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US continued sanctions against the Islamic Republic amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "Even amid Covid-19, the US continues to exert Trumps failed maximum pressure on Iranians. Isnt it time to try something that may actually work?" Zarif queried on social media on Friday. The Iranian diplomat posted the image of a six-year-old Iranian girl who was a...

Ahura Mazda And Angra Mainyu: Polar Opposites There are several different accounts of how Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu are related to one another. One of these versions can be found in the Gathas, the 17 Avestan hymns believed to have been composed by Zoroaster (known also as Zarathustra), the founder of Zoroastrianism. The Gathas are thought to have been written during the 14th or 13th century BC, and were included in the Avesta (the primary collection of Zoroastrian religious texts) whe...

" " A symbol of Zoroastrianism is displayed at the Fire Temple, Yazd, Iran. Thomas Schulze/picture alliance via Getty Images Zoroastrianism is the worlds oldest surviving monotheistic religion and, many scholars think, the original source of religious conceptions of heaven, hell, Satan and Judgment Day in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Yet many people outside of Iran or India have never even heard of Zoroastrianism or think its an ancient faith that died out with the arrival of these be...