Nine years and one month after her husband and former Balochistan minister Abadan Faridoun Abadan was kidnapped from his hometown Quetta, businesswoman Niloufar Abadan has met the same fate. By Rahimullah Yusufzai | The News, Pakistan It is the first time that a known woman has been kidnapped for ransom in the troubled Balochistan province.… Continue reading Persecuted for bravery: Niloufar Abadan
Month: March 2011
Surat Parsis celebrate Jamshedi Navroz
Dawn of their New Year and arrival of spring was celebrated with traditional fanfare by the 3,700-strong Parsi community of the city on Monday. Jamshedi Navroz is an age-old tradition followed by people of Iran and Parsis after migrating to the country to celebrate it every year. "Jamshed was a great Iranian king and he… Continue reading Surat Parsis celebrate Jamshedi Navroz
Navroze Mubarak: Make Good News
On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze 2011 Parsi Khabar would like to wish all its readers and commenters a very Happy and Prosperous Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2011. We would like to leave you with a wonderful article by Dinyar Patel that is published in the Jame Jamshed weekly edition, this week. A haft sin table… Continue reading Navroze Mubarak: Make Good News
PM Manmohan Singh greets nation on Navroze 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Navorz, the Parsi New Year which falls tomorrow. "Navorz is the culmination of the celebration of seasons and is traditionally considered a harbinger of peace and prosperity," the Prime Minister said in his message. "Navroz symbolises the rich diversity of our culture and… Continue reading PM Manmohan Singh greets nation on Navroze 2011
A celebration of Life
We do some Parsi-style gorging, even as it readies itself for the yummy Nowruz Festival The Iranians call it Nowruz. The Parsis, descendants of the ancient Zoroastrians in India, spell it as Nowroz. Each one of them has slightly different traditions, but both communities celebrate the event with the most splendid of tables, groaning under… Continue reading A celebration of Life
It’s a Parsi Date
Navroze is yet another opportunity for fun and matchmaking Hoshang Patel has much to cheer about this Navroze, the Parsi New Year which is being celebrated today. By Dipti Nagpaul D’souza | Indian Express The 33-year-old bachelor, who has been bride-hunting of late, is looking forward to his date today with a girl whom he… Continue reading It’s a Parsi Date
A question of trust, a matter of faith
The Bombay High Court’s recent verdict in the Parsi Priests’ case is historic. It recognises the generosity of the Parsi community and condemns a narrow, sectarian religious perspective Civilization’s future, EM Forster wrote in his July 1941 essay, originally broadcast on BBC, demands something less dramatic and emotional than prattle about love. “Tolerance,” he said,… Continue reading A question of trust, a matter of faith
