Cyrus Cylinder Lecture at the MET from ZAGNY on Vimeo. On Sunday July 21st 2013, over 250 Zarathushtis and friends met up at the world famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to celebrate ZARATHUSHTI DAY AT THE MET. The event was organized by the local associations: Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York… Continue reading Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
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The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Everlasting Flame Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination Kirdir inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab. Photograph – Khojeste Mistree One of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism originated amongst Iranian tribes in Central Asia during the second millennium BCE and spread to Iran where it became the principal faith until the advent of Islam. Central to the religion… Continue reading The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise
Each Oct. 12, Homyar Nasirabadwala, the gaunt, white-haired priest of Hong Kong’s Parsi community, pays a visit to the University of Hong Kong to conduct a brief ceremony of thanks on the birthday of its founding benefactor. Author: Anjana Trivedi Source: TIME Standing alone with his head bowed, in a crepuscular corridor next to a… Continue reading In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise
Zubin Mehta Awarded Tagore Award by Indian Government
Zubin Mehta, an Indian-Parsi conductor of western classical music, will be felicitated with Tagore Award for cultural harmony. A four-member jury led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Gopalkrishna Gandhi unanimously selected Mehta to be the second… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Awarded Tagore Award by Indian Government
FEZANA Journal Summer 2013 Special Edition on the Cyrus Cylinder
Dolly Dastoor, the Editor in Chief of the FEZANA Journal informs us: This special issue of the FEZANA JOURNAL is in recognition of the exhibition “The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning – The Legacy of Cyrus the Great: Iran and Beyond”. The FEZANA JOURNAL, the official publication of the Federation of Zoroastrian… Continue reading FEZANA Journal Summer 2013 Special Edition on the Cyrus Cylinder
Marrying kind: Zoroastrians still keeping the faith alive in Australia
Ray Medhora would be a good catch in any community. He is 27, handsome, a former Sunday school teacher and a family counsellor. By Julie Power | Sydney Morning Herald Happy families: Zoroastrians Ray Medhora and Binaifer Doodha at their pre-wedding celebration in St Ives on Thursday. Mr Medhora is also one of 2541… Continue reading Marrying kind: Zoroastrians still keeping the faith alive in Australia
Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and adopted on October 20, 2010, on the premise that mutual understanding and inter-religious dialogue constitute… Continue reading Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Come Festive Season and we have reason to celebrate. Every year in December, United Arab Emirates Parsees organise a Get Together Lunch, a Typical Parsi Gahambar. This event is sponsored by the generous family of Mr. & Mrs. Freddy Sidhwa. They have been sponsoring the Gahambar and other Parsee Events in United Arab Emirates for… Continue reading Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Special Edition Newsletter of the XVI NAZC 2012
The XVIth North American Zarathushti Congress was hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August 2012. ZAGNY has this month come out with a commemorative special edition of their Newsletter that covers the Congress. Download and read the newsletter on ZAGNY’s website.