We are happy to learn that a project that we had heard of, is finally taking off. Yazdegard.net is a website that looks to impart and disseminate scholarly research and work on Zoroastrianism, done by the new crop of Zoroastrian scholars at various universities worldwide. Our good friend Dinyar Patel is one of the contributing… Continue reading Yazdgerd: Next Generation Scholars of Zoroastrianism
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Speak Your Mind: Open Thread
This is the very first time we are trying this idea. This is an open thread for discussion. Speak your mind. Anything and everything, topical or off-topic can be discussed in the comments. No personal attacks and no vulgarity. Say….
2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis
Below is a request from good friend Jim Engineer over at NextGenNow. Please do take the survey. Dear friends, Nowruz Pirooz va har rooz Norooz! Navroze Mubarak! We hope this e-mail and upcoming new year weekend finds you well! We are pleased to launch our 2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis and we would really… Continue reading 2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis
India’s Parsis use technology to keep religion alive
Phil Hazlewood at AFP recently interviewed our own editor Arzan Sam Wadia for an article about Parsis’ use technology to keep religion alive By Phil Hazlewood (AFP) MUMBAI — India’s Parsis, the modern-day descendants of migrants who fled persecution in Iran more than 1,000 years ago, are turning to new technology to keep their ancient… Continue reading India’s Parsis use technology to keep religion alive
Saal Mubarak: Happy Parsi New Year 2009
!! Saal Mubarak !! August 19th is the first day of the Parsi New Year. A time of happiness and rejoicing for all members of the small Parsi community in India and worldwide. This is one of my favorite days of the years. Memories of this day right through childhood included visits to the fire… Continue reading Saal Mubarak: Happy Parsi New Year 2009
Site Issues
We would like to bring to the notice of our readers that for a period of 6 – 12 hours our site was hacked. In a routine check I found out that the homepage had been hacked and a photograph of the president of Iran along with some anti-US slurs were showing up. We took… Continue reading Site Issues
TOI prints an update in the Satarawala case
A month ago Parsi Khabar informed its readers about an erronous and factually incorrect article where in Aspi Satarawalla filed a suit against his son for maintenance. This article would have been just news except that I knew the accused son, Pesi. He is a goood friend to both Shirrin and me for many years… Continue reading TOI prints an update in the Satarawala case
Parsi Khabar on Amazon Kindle
Parsi Khabar has some exciting news for you. We are now available on Amazon Kindle. In the past Parsi Khabar has been on Facebook and in recent weeks, we added functionality for you to follow us on Twitter @parsikhabar And now Parsi Khabar is featured on Amazon’s Kindle. The Kindle is a digital book/magazine/blog reader.… Continue reading Parsi Khabar on Amazon Kindle
Parsi Khabar on Twitter
We are happy to announce that Parsi Khabar is now on Twitter. If you are on twitter, please add us to your follow list Our twitter handle is @parsikhabar or you can easily find us here http://twitter.com/parsikhabar In case you are wonder what Twitter is: Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to… Continue reading Parsi Khabar on Twitter
