TORONTO, August 15, 2012 – It is ironic that as Zoroastrian leaders were holding up the Cylinder of Cyrus the Great, the Achemenian from Iran, as a symbol from antiquity of religious freedom and human rights at the 16th North American Zoroastrian Congress in New York, on August 5th, a suspect killed innocent worshippers who… Continue reading Zoroastrians Reach Out To Sikhs In Solidarity
Category: Diaspora
FEZANA 2012 Zarathushti Awards Announced
The FEZANA Awards for 2012 were announced today at the XVI North American Zarathushti Congress 2012, being in New York at the Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook NY. Shirin Nariman Dastoor Outstanding Young Zarathushti Student Award Winner: Ervad Bahrom F. Firozgary Mehraban Zartoshty Outstanding Young Zarathushti Award Narius K. Dastur North American Mobeds Council… Continue reading FEZANA 2012 Zarathushti Awards Announced
Zarathushti Presence in Zanzibar
A great post and some photographs of the Zoroastrians in Zanzibar by Farah Bala If you are familiar with the Zoroastrian community, you probably know that it is one whose numbers are dwindling very rapidly with an approximate world population of 300,000, including both the Iranian and Parsi Zoroastrians. When 2 Zoroastrians meet for the… Continue reading Zarathushti Presence in Zanzibar
XVI NAZC 2012 Launches iOS and Android App
In a first for a Zarathushti event anywhere in the world, ZAGNY and the hosts of the XVI NAZC 2012 are happy to announce the launch of their App. This app is free and is available for immediate download for both Apple iOS and Google Android platforms. To download for Apple iOS: Download Android: Download
Discovering the Zoroastrian e-diaspora: A Paper by David Knaute
David Knaute is writing his PhD thesis on Zoroastrianism for the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. More specifically, his research concerns the outmigration of Zoroastrians from Pakistan and contemporary diaspora communities in the UK and USA. David spent ten months in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2009–2010. During this time, he was also introduced… Continue reading Discovering the Zoroastrian e-diaspora: A Paper by David Knaute
Bhandara Joins Pakistan Muslim League – N
Prominent industrialist and a leader of Parsi community on Tuesday announced to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after a meeting with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz welcomed Aspandiar Bhandara’s decision to join the PML-N. He acknowledged the services of the Bhandara family to national economy, politics and literature. While the investors were leaving the… Continue reading Bhandara Joins Pakistan Muslim League – N
Lord Bilimoria’s Speech at the House of Lords On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of ZTFE
House of Lords – Thursday 24 May 2012 Opening speech by Lord Bilimoria to move the motion: “That this House takes note of the contribution made by minority ethnic and religious communities to the cultural life and economy of the United Kingdom, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Zoroastrian… Continue reading Lord Bilimoria’s Speech at the House of Lords On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of ZTFE
Lord Bilimoria Addresses The House of Lords on the Occassion of ZTFE’s 150 Year Anniversary
A crossbench peer and leading entrepreneur has criticised the UK’s “madcap” immigration controls, warning they are damaging business prospects. Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, condemned the government’s immigration cap as a “crude and blunt instrument”. Opening a Lords debate on the contribution of minority ethnic and religious groups to the cultural life and economy… Continue reading Lord Bilimoria Addresses The House of Lords on the Occassion of ZTFE’s 150 Year Anniversary
Zarathushti Youth Without Borders
Behram Pastakia writes One of the long term goals of the First Strategic Plan of FEZANA was to nurture Zarathustis willing to serve the poor and disadvantaged members of society, with like minded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s). Roshni Kasad, orignially from New Jersey, now based in California, who had served with Manav Sadhna, an NGO working… Continue reading Zarathushti Youth Without Borders
