In an email announcement the World Zoroastrian Organization UK announced the election of Professor Zenobia Nadirshaw as its new President. Professor Zenobia Nadirshaw MBE was elected as the President of The World Zoroastrian Organisation on the 7th February 2021. Professor Zenobia addressed the WZO Committee Members after being elected as the President and we are… Continue reading Professor Zenobia Nadirshaw MBE elected as the President of The World Zoroastrian Organisation
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Dr. Mahrukh Bamji Appointed Chair of Department of Pediatrics at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital
We are informed of the appointment of Mahrukh Bamji, MD as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the NYCHHC/Metropolitan Hospital. Dr. Bamji has had a versatile career at Metropolitan as a senior clinician, an able administrator, a researcher, and an educator. She is the Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at New York Medical College, Board-certified… Continue reading Dr. Mahrukh Bamji Appointed Chair of Department of Pediatrics at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital
A Moral Obligation to Protect the Planet
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2021 (IPS) – Legends are the lodestars of history, the marriage of Sir Dorabji Tata with Meherbai on Valentine’s Day of 1898 among the most lyrical of them. Two years later, he gifted her the Jubilee Diamond, the sixth largest diamond in the world, twice as large as the Kohinoor. Article… Continue reading A Moral Obligation to Protect the Planet
This Mortal Coil: Zoroastrian Religion
Zoroastrianism is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, revealed by a prophet in Persia back in the 5th Century BC. Believing in one supreme deity, Ahura Mazda (Lord of Wisdom), creator and sustainer of all things, the central value is everyone has free will to choose between good and evil. Adherents express their faith through the… Continue reading This Mortal Coil: Zoroastrian Religion
A Portrait of Ruttie Jinnah That Doesn’t Hold Up
There is much that is debatable and untenable in the new book on Jinnah’s wife. Who goes into history? Who is worthy of a biography? The shakers who change civilisation and our view of the world – the scientists, writers, painters and philosophers. And perhaps more than them, the movers, the captains and the kings… Continue reading A Portrait of Ruttie Jinnah That Doesn’t Hold Up
Welcome to My Parsi Party
Welcome to My Parsi Party Parsis revel in their reputation as hedonistic gourmands. Every gathering, celebration, religious occasion, and even loss is marked by food. Writer Sabrina Medora shares never before printed recipes for the dinner parties of her childhood. By Sabrina Medora | Food and Wine February 19, 2021 NEWBORN BABIES IN MY PARSI… Continue reading Welcome to My Parsi Party
Navrose and Nirang: My life as a modern Zoroastrian
“I have to drink cow pee?!” Nine-year-old me glared up incredulously at my older brother, Tyler, who snickered, and with a devilish teenage grin, nodded his head — the answer was, unfortunately, yes. “I did it and now so do you!” Now, you may be thinking, what kind of cult is this girl in? Or… Continue reading Navrose and Nirang: My life as a modern Zoroastrian
Inaugural Jashan on Navroze to Kick Off 12 World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 Planning
The 12th World Zoroastrian Congress (WZC) is co-hosted by ZAGNY (Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York, and FEZANA (Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America). The WZC returns to the United States after 22 years and is expected to attract 1500 attendees from all over the world. Planning is under way for attendees (including teens… Continue reading Inaugural Jashan on Navroze to Kick Off 12 World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 Planning
The Pompous Legacy of the Persian Language in India
From to ‘Hind’ and ‘Hindostan’ to ‘Chashma’ and ‘Biryan’, the words you know and the language and history you don’t. Persian “The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.” This is not a quote without context. The India of today (2021, can you… Continue reading The Pompous Legacy of the Persian Language in India
