Announcing Formation of the Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) – A Joint Project of the GWG and WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) that would empower Zarathushti students to create economic, cultural & intellectual value. The Global Working Group represented by Farrokh Rustomji… Continue reading Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
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Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Karachi’s legendary Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday, April 1, 2018 In 1918, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Metha collected donations to establish the school. Initially the school functioned at the Bai Virbaijee School from where it was shifted in 1919 to a building, Mama Mansion, which stands today at the corner of… Continue reading Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
Zarin Havewala doesn’t call herself a professional matchmaker, but her track record suggests otherwise. “So far, 55 couples have found their partners through my efforts — 53 couples are already married, and two more couples are engaged to be married soon,” says Ms Havewala, a Mumbai-based mother-of-two. Article by Siobha Hegarty | ABC Australia Ms… Continue reading Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Kurdistan, “The Other Iraq”, has been held up as a shining example of peace in the Middle East since US sanctioned protections were put in place in 1992, but how has this experimental democracy really affected women? 21 DAYS TO NAWROZ is a documentary feature explores the lives of three very different Kurdish women as… Continue reading 21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Book journey leads to NASA
Imagine standing up at the podium at NASA’s Goddard Space Centre in Washington DC, USA, and lecturing to some of the world’s best brains on leadership, sustainability, conflict and peace? Well, Aucklander Farida Master did just that this year and while admitting to some pre-nerves, this Indian-born Kiwi journalist has heaps of chutzpah and believes… Continue reading Book journey leads to NASA
Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release
Our dear friend and brilliant young Zoroastrian filmmaker Tanya Hoshi’s latest project, “Turning Tables“, will be having its World Premiere in Toronto at the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival. The film is about Classic Roots, a Powwow techno pioneer who integrates the sounds of his Anishinaabe heritage with electronic and house music. The film is… Continue reading Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release
Parsi Delegation Meets PM Narendra Modi On Navroz
On 20th March, 2018, a 16-member Parsi delegation from Mumbai and New Delhi met the H’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation, organised and led by Dasturji Khurshed K. Dastoor, Zoroastrian representative at the National Commission for Minorities, constituted the following from Mumbai – Havovi Khurshed Dastoor, Sam Bulsara,… Continue reading Parsi Delegation Meets PM Narendra Modi On Navroz
The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: NoRuz, the Zoroastrian New Year
Zoroastrian New Year NoRuz Observations Highlight Parliament Themes of Love and Inclusion What started over 3000 years ago in Iran during the height of the great Achaemenian Zoroastrian kings— the celebration of the first day of spring — has now become a major festival of joy and love to herald the arrival of light, the… Continue reading The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: NoRuz, the Zoroastrian New Year
Set Myself Free by Feritta
Some things are just meant to be, and some things come with a lot of blood, sweat and tears. ‘Set Myself Free’ the new single by Feritta is the culmination of both. Feritta, a Zoroastrian and an established Australian Singer, Writer and Performer with several awards including Best Female Solo Artist Australia and a critically… Continue reading Set Myself Free by Feritta
